Lecturer(s)
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Šumbera Radim, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Šálek Martin, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Lövy Matěj, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: 1. Growth and regulation of mammalian populations, life history, age structures, life tables, senescence, dispersal 2. Population cycles of mammals, hypothesis, geographic variability, collapsing population cycles 3. Ecophysiology of mammals I: Adaptation to cold and hot environments 4. Ecophysiology of mammals II: Heterothermy, aestivation, lethargy, hibernation 5. Mammals in extreme environments I: Subterranean mammals, morphological, physiological and behavioural adaptations, their ecosystem roles 6. Mammals in extreme environments II: Aquatic mammals, morphological, physiological and behavioural adaptations, their ecosystem roles 7. Mammals in extreme environments III: Flying mammals, morphological, physiological and behavioural adaptations, their roles in ecosystems 8. Zoogeography of mammals, historical biogeography, colonisation abilities of different mammalian taxa 9. Metapopulations, makroecology, island biogeography, landscape ecology, fragmentation of habitats, urban mammals, edge effect 10. Global diversity of mammals, hotspots 11. Conservation of mammals in world
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Individual preparation for exam
- Preparation for exam
- 50 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Studying relationships between mammals and their biotic and abiotic environments, adaptations to particular environments, global diversity, conservation topics
The graduate should be able to orient themself in the complex issue of mammalian adaptations to different environments, their biogeography and conservation and to apply the gained knowledge, concepts and methodology of this discipline in their own research and future professional career.
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Prerequisites
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no requirements
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment
Assessing 50% in a written exam
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Recommended literature
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Schmidt-Nielsen K.: Animal Physiology: Mechanisms and Adaptations. CUP, Cambridge, 1997, 607 pp. .
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Stenseth N. C., Lidicker W. Z.: Animal Dispersal: Small Mammals as a Model. Chapman&Hall, Dordrecht, 1991, 384 pp. .
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Vlasák P.: Ekologie savců. Academia, Praha, 1986, 291 pp..
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