| Course title | Insect Behavior |
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| Course code | KZO/232 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Frequency of the course | In academic years starting with an even year (e.g. 2016/2017), in the winter semester. |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | unspecified |
| Work placements | unspecified |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Content of lectures: Introduction. Neurological and endocrine basis of insect behavior. Spatial adjustment: Terrestrial, aquatic and aerial locomotion; kinesis; taxis; orientation to environmental cues: radiant, magnetic, emitted energy; dispersal; migration. Thermoregulation: Exothermy vs endothermy; heat production; cooling mechanisms; energetic considerations; physiological and behavioral thermoregulation; behaviors in extreme environments, thermoregulation in social insects. Feeding behavior. Chemical communication. Visual communication. Communication by mechanical signals. Defense behavior. Epigamic behavior. Ovipositon behavior and care of young. Social organization. Register of eusocial Arthropods. Content of practices:
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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| Learning outcomes |
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The course aims at helping the students to understand how a number of insect behavioral systems function, and gaining insight into the ways in which behavioral research can be conducted. It presumes from the students some basic introduction to entomology and animal behavior.
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| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination
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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 |