| Course title | Diversity of Fishes - I |
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| Course code | KZO/158 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Lesson |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Frequency of the course | In academic years starting with an odd year (e.g. 2017/2018), in the winter semester. |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 6 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Content of lectures: Origin, evolution and systematics of chordates, vertebrates, the various fish-like groups and rise of tetrapods. 1. Systematic procedures. 2. Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution. 2a. A history of "fishes". 2b. Paleo-and Mezozoic "fishes". 2c. Chondrichthyes. 2d. Living representatives of primitive "fishes". 2e. Rise of tetrapods. 2f. Teleostean diversity. 3. Form, function and ontogeny: Skeleton, skin and body cover, soft anatomy. 4. Zoogeography of recent marine and freshwater groups. Content of practices: Practices include demonstration of morphological and anatomical diversity of "fishes" and demonstration of major groups of "fishes".
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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| Learning outcomes |
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Detailed presentation of anamniot vertebrates (Agnatha-Gnathostomata-Osteichthyes; excluding tetrapods but including their rise from "fishes") focusing on their phylogeny, fossil representatives, anatomy and historical diversity. The aim of the course is to provide a chronological and taxonomical review of fossil and extant "fishes" in context of their anatomical/morphological evolution. Recent fauna should be understood as being a result of a long-term historical procesess.
The student has a detailed understanding of the diversity and phylogeny of fishes |
| Prerequisites |
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no prerequisites
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Test
achieve a min. 60 % on test, attend all practicalls and deliver protocols. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Ecosystem Biology (1) | Category: Ecology and environmental protection | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |