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Course: Systematic Ornithology

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Course title Systematic Ornithology
Course code KZO/384
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 winter semester.
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Riegert Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: Methods of avian systematics; Phylogeny, morphology and behavioral ecology of main avian groups (Paleognathae, Galloanserae, Strisores, Columbaves, Gruiformes, Phoenicopterimorphae, Charadriiformes, Gaviiformes-Procellariformes, Pelecaniformes-Ciconiiformes, Opisthocomiformes, Accipitriformes, Strigiformes, Coraciimorphae, Inopiaves, Passeriformes)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Preparation for classes - 90 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course deals with modern avian phylogeny, including ecology, morphology and behavioural adaptations of each taxon.
Participants will get deep insight in word avifauna and the variability of morphological adapatations and reproductive strategies. The course significantly increase the knowledge on avifauna based on previous less specialized courses.
Prerequisites
The participants should have basic knowledge in the field Zoology. Recommended (but not compulsory) prerequisity is the course KZO / 156 - Zoology of higher Vertebrates

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

The students should have a basic overview on diversity, ecology and phylogeny of wordwide avifauna.
Recommended literature
  • Ericson, P., & Johansson, U. Phylogeny of Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data.. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 29, 126-138., 2003.
  • Ericson, P., Anderson, C., Britton, T., Elzanowski, A., Johansson, U., Källersjö, M. . Mayr, G. Diversification of Neoaves: integration of molecular sequence data and fossils.. Biology Letters, 2, 543-547., 2006.
  • Hackett, S., Kimball, R., Reddy, S., Bowie, R., Braun, E., Braun, M. . Yuri, T. A phylogenic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history.. Science, 320, 1763-1768, 2008.
  • Prum, R., Berv, J., Dornburg, A., Field, D., Townsend, J., Lemmon, E., & Lemmon, A. A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing.. Nature 526(7574), 569-U247, 2015.
  • Sibley, C., & Ahlquist, J. Phylogeny and classification of birds: a study in molecular evolution.. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press., 1990.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026