Course: Arthropod Biology

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Course title Arthropod Biology
Course code KBI/P325
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Czerneková Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hajer Jaromír, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Ecological diversity and roles of arthropods. Mandibulata Crustacea and their role in ecosystems. Terrestrial arthropod taxa Myriapoda, Hexapoda Chelicerata Evolutionary history and relationships of different arthropod taxa Arthropod morphology, particularly as this relates to taxonomy and identification

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The primary topics of concern included identification of various types of arthropods, variations of external and internal structures of different species of arthropods, appreciation for arthropod diversity and respect for living organisms.Arthropods are ecologically important, evolutionarily successful animals with considerable economic impact, medicinal potential, and conservation relevance. Students will learn about these animals through a combination of lecture, group activities, laboratory observations and field experience. The course is open to undergraduate students having successfully completed Invertebrate Zoology.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Invertebrate Reproduction and Development. Int. Science Services/Balaban Publishers.
  • Arthropod Structure and Development. Elsevier SCI LTD..
  • Invertebrate Systematics. Csiro Publishing.
  • Základním textem a pomůckou pro studium předmětu Biologie členovců jsou studijní opory dostupné na http://biology.ujep.cz/. Tyto opory navazují na text určený pro předmět Zoologie bezobratlých živočichů pro bakalářské studium biologie http://biology.ujep.cz/vyuka/login/index.php.
  • Anderson D.T. Invertebrate Zoology. Oxford University Press 2001. s. 226-349.
  • Hajer, J. Vybrané kapitoly ze zoologie bezobratlých (skriptum, díly 1 a 2). UJEP, l990,l99l..
  • Harrison F.W. and M. Locke. Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates, Volume 11, Wiley-Liss, New York, 1999.
  • Houseman J. Digital Zoology 2.0 version 2007 + CD.
  • Manton S.M. The Arthropoda: Habits, Functional Morphology and Evolution. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1977.
  • McGavin G.C. Essential Entomology. An Order-by Order Introduction. Oxford University Press 2003.
  • Zrzavý J. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. Scientia 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching of Biology for Secondary Schools (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter