Course: Animal Evolution

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Course title Animal Evolution
Course code KZO/571
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
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 summer semester.
Semester -
Number of ECTS credits 3
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Zrzavý Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Content of lectures: 1. Phylogenetic position of the Metazoa within Eukaryota, unicellular Holozoa 2. Origin of the Metazoa 3. Porifera, Placozoa, Cnidaria, Ctenophora 4. Origin of the Bilateria and Xenacoelomorpha 5. Deuterostomia 6. Chordata 7. Vertebrata 8. Protostomia and phylogenetic position of "Platyzoa" 9. Spiralia 10. Ecdysozoa 11. Panarthropoda a origin of the arthropods 12. Arthropoda

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 42 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The graduate has a knowledge of comparative morphology (incl. cytology and histology) and embryology of the Metazoa and an overview of the present-day hypotheses about phylogenetic position of the Metazoa within Eukaryota and about phylogenetic relationships among metazoan phyla
The graduate has a fundamental knowledge on comparative morphology and embryology of the Metazoa and on the present-day hypotheses concerning phylogenetic position of the Metazoa within Eukaryota and phylogenetic relationships among metazoan phyla
Prerequisites
Recommended courses: Phylogeny and Diversity of Organisms, Invertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay

Essay based on at least 5 original scientific publications no older than 5 years.
Recommended literature
  • Ax 1996: Multicellular Animals I. Springer Vrlg. .
  • Nielsen 1995: Animal Evolution. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Giribet and Edgecombe. Invertebrate Tree of Life. 2020.
  • Zrzavý. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. 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): Zoology (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Zoology (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -