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Lecturer(s)
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Tropek Robert, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. The course organisation, recommended literature, examination requirements (Tropek). Phylogeny of arachnids (including mites) and their history. (Řezáč) 2.-3. Diversity, system, phylogeny and biogeography of individual arachnid orders. (Tropek) 4. Morphology and anatomy of arachnids. (Tropek) 5. Ontogeny, growth and development of arachnids, moulting, life cycles. (Tropek) 6. Physiology and neurobiology, physiology of senses, toxins and toxin glands. (Tropek) 7. Silk glands and webs. (Řezáč) 8.-9. Ethology: reproduction, brood care, communication, locomotion, predation, defense, social behaviour, parasitation. (Řezáč) 10. Importnace of arachnids for humans: arachnids in agriculture, their importance and protection, toxicity. (Řezáč) 11.-12. Environmental adaptations. Arachnofauna of the Czech Republic: occurence and areals, endangerment and conservation, invansions and expansions, synanthropous species, typical arachnids in diverse habitats. (Tropek) 13. Captive breeding. (Tropek)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Overview of arachnids diversity (except mites). The course summarise actual knowledge of taxonomy, phylogeny, morphology, ontogeny, physiology, ecology, ethology, biogeography and conservation. It is focused mainly on spiders, as the most studied group. The other arachnid orders are considered proportionally to the state of knowledge.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
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Recommended literature
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Barth F.G. 2011. A Spider's World: Senses and Behaviour. Springer-Verlag..
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Buchar J., Kůrka A. 1998: Naši pavouci. Academia.
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Foelix R.F. 2011: Biology of spiders. Oxford University Press..
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Herberstein M.E. 2011: Spider behaviour. Cambridge UniversityPress..
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Jocqué R., Dippenaar-Schoeman A.S. 2006: Spider families of the world. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
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Pinto da Rocha R., Machado G., Giribet G. 2007. Harvestmen. Harvard University Press..
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Punzo F. 1998. The Biology of Camel-Spiders (Arachnida, Solifugae). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Ruppert E.E., Fox R.S., Barnes R.D. 2003. Invertebrate zoology..
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Stockmann R., Ythier E. 2010: Scorpions of the world. NAP Editions..
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Šilhavý V. 1956: Sekáči - Opilionidea. Fauna ČSR, sv. 7. Nakl. ČSAV.
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Weygoldt P. Whip Spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi). Apollo Books..
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