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Lecturer(s)
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Robovský Jan, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Říčan Oldřich, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Fuchs Roman, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: (1.) Continental drift and biome evolution of each Zoogeographic region. (2.-11.) Vertebrate zoogeography (area sizes; limits of distribution; climatic zonation; dispersal and vicariance events; area disjunctions; centers of diversity; regional endemics; convergent groups; relationships between Zoogeographic regions; species diversity; islands). Patterns of distribution of Fishes (2.-4.), Amphibians (5.), Reptiles (6.), Mammals (7.-9.), and Birds (10.-11.). One lecture will also be dedicated to invertebrates (12.)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students will become familiar with global patterns of biogeographic distribution of recent vertebrates. The course will present the topic in a systematical fashion using the main traditional Classes of vertebrates, within each Class then following the main Zoogeographic regions.
Knowledge of historical and ecological processes determining global and local distribution of vertebrates. Overview of vertebrate fauna of individual zoogeographical areas with an emphasis on its unique features and the degree of threat
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge at the level of the average graduate of the KZO 152 course Vertebrate Zoology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
answering 50% of questions in the written exam
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Recommended literature
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Bates M. a redakce Time-Life. 1975. Jižní Amerika - Země a život..
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Bergamini D. a redakce Time-Life. 1973. Austrálie - země a život..
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Berra T. M. 2007. Freshwater Fish Distribution..
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Bourliere F. a redakce Time-Life. 1971. Eurasie - Země a život..
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Carr A. a redakce Time-Life. 1971. Afrika - Země a život. .
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Corlett R. T. a Primack R. B. 2011. Tropical Rain Forests: An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison..
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Darlington P. J., 1957: Zoogeography: The Geographical Distribution of Animals..
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Duellman W. E. 1999. Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective..
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Farb. P. a redakce Time-Life. 1975. Severní Amerika - Země a život..
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Ripley S. D. a redakce Time-Life. 1972. Tropická Asie - Země a život..
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Wallace A. R. 1876 (2000): The Geographical Distribution of Animals, vol. 1 a 2..
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Wallace A. R. 1880 (2007): Island life..
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