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Lecturer(s)
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Sládeček František, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Nedvěd Oldřich, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Tajovský Karel, RNDr. CSc.
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Ditrich Oleg, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Kuchta Roman, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of lectures 2021: 1. Breathing of invertebrates in water and on land, morphology and function of organs; 2. Circulation, anatomy of organs, blood pigments; 3. excretion of nitrogen metabolites, compounds, anatomy and function of organs; 4. organs and ways of movement; 5. optical sense, morphology and function of eyes; 6. reproduction, sex determination systems; 7. intraspecific communication, interspecific signalization, mimicry, aposematism; 8. toxic invertebrates, morphology, anatomy and function of organs, purpose, action and composition of toxins; 9. skeletons and shells; 10. ectoparasites, blood-sucking invertebrates, adaptation, hosts, transmitted diseases, tissue and gut endoparasites; 11. phylogeny of the animal kingdom, rules of taxonomy. Content of practicals: Observation, identification and study of diagnostic characters and body architecture of specimens representing important groups (conservation, health, phylogenetic relationships, evolution) with additional comments to their biology. 2021: Beetles, hymenopterans, dipterans, planthoppers, bugs, big free-living and parasitic crustaceans, Myriapoda, arachnids, helminths, molluscs.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Demonstration
- Preparation for classes
- 10 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 80 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to provide orientation in zoology of the main higher taxa of invertebrates. The course is targeted to students planning to continue in master degree studies in experimental or systematic zoology and animal ecology. Paralelly, it gives a wider look for specialists in entomology, protozoology, helminthology, arachnology, or malacology about relevant invertebrate taxa other than the specialist group in managable amount of information.
Students know the characteristics of animal phyla, classes and orders of animals, such as anatomy, physiology and ecology. Students are able to identify specimens of selected classes, orders and families. Students appreciate animals for their diverse abilities.
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Prerequisites
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Recommended is passing courses KZO/151 a KZO/155.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Student performance assessment
The exam is oral, it checks knowledge of particular characteristics of animals accross taxons. To get the credits, at least six of ten displayed specimens must be recognized and categorized.
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Recommended literature
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Anderson D.T. Invertebrate Zoology. Australia, 1999. ISBN 978-0195513684.
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Burda, H., Hilken, G., & Zrzavý, J. Systematische Zoologie.. Stuttgart, 2008. ISBN 978-3825231194.
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Jan Zrzavý. Fylogeneze živočišné říše. Praha, 2006. ISBN 978-80-86960-08-1.
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