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Lecturer(s)
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Šetlíková Irena, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Berec Michal, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Riegert Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Robovský Jan, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Taxonomy, distribution and basic biology of animals included in CITES categories - Appendices I, II and III, event. A, B, C, D. Lectures: Overview of representatives of individual taxonomic groups of animals included in CITES Appendices I, II, III. Tribe Cnidaria - classes Anthozoa, Hydrozoa. Tribe Mollusca - classes Bivalvia, Gastropoda and Cephalopoda. Tribe Annelida, class Hirudinoidea. Tribe Arthropoda, classes Arachnida, Insecta. Tribe Echinodermata. Tribe Chordata, classes Elasmobranchia, Actinopterygii, Sarcopterygii, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia. Distribution of individual taxa, basic data on their biology, type of threat, traded forms, conservation issues. Specification of included taxa in terms of inclusion in the individual appendices. Tutorials/seminars: Presentation and analysis of current foreign language publications on wildlife trade.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the biology and distribution of CITES-listed animals, their position in the taxonomic system, reasons for CITES listing, causes of endangerment and conservation options.
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Prerequisites
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No prerequisites
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Participation in lectures, tutorials, 100% participation in field trips, advanced knowledge of the origin, purpose, distribution and biology of CITES-listed animals. 65% success rate in tests as a condition for credit.
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Recommended literature
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Anderson, D. T. Invertebrate zoology. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1998.
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Burnie, David; Kholová, Helena. Ptáci : obrazová encyklopedie ptáků celého světa. Praha : Euromedia Group - Knižní klub, 2008. ISBN 978-80-242-2235-6.
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Hutton, Jon; Dickson, Barnabas. Endangered species, threatened convention : the past, present and future of CITES, the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora. London : Earthscan, 2000. ISBN 1-85383-636-2.
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Jameson , E. W. Patterns of Vertebrate Biology. New York, Springer - Verlag, 1981.
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Nybakken, J. W. Marine biology: an ecological approach. San Francisco, Benjamin Cummings, 2001.
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Pough, F. H. a kol. Vertebrate Life. New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1996.
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www.CITES.org. Identifikační manuály CITES rostlin a produktů.
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