Lectures: 1. Protozoa - reasons for their changing position in the system of organisms. Groups and species important in veterinary and human medicine (parasites, agents causing alimentary intoxications). Flatworms, acanthocephalans, nematodes, annelids, molluscs - diagnostic characters, biology, classification. Important parasites and their life cycles, intermediate hosts, food species 2. Arthropods - chelicerates, crustaceans, insects. Diagnostic characters, biology, classification. Ticks and mites (Acari) of veterinary or medical importance, marine crustaceans used as food. Storage pests, parasites, vectors 3. Echinoderms, chordates, vertebrates, cartilaginous and ray-finned fishes - diagnostic characters, biology. Important marine and freshwater food fish species, the most common aquarium and pond fish species and their biology 4. Amphibians and reptiles - diagnostic characters, biology, classification. Groups and species important in terrariums, laboratory experiments, as food, and their biology 5. Birds - diagnostic characters, biology, domestication, classification. Commonest exotic cage and aviary birds and their biology. Game fowl, birds of prey used in falconry 6. Mammals - diagnostic characters, biology, domestication, classification. Mammals as a reservoir of transmissible diseases with natural nidality. Commonest exotic pet mammals and their biology. Game species and their biology 7.-14. Fauna of Central Europe: invertebrates; arthropods; fishes; amphibians and reptiles; birds; mammals; methods of determination, collecting, monitoring and conservation of invertebrates and vertebrates. Practical Work 1. Fundamentals of modern biological systematics and nomenclature (principles of taxonomy and nomenclature, phylogeny, zoogeography) 2. Protozoa, flatworms, acanthocephalans, nematodes, molluscs, annelids, - demonstration of selected species (study of specimens) 3. Arthropods - chelicerates, crustaceans, insects. Demonstration of selected taxa focused on species of veterinary or medical importance, food species and storage pests. 4. Echinoderms, chordates, vertebrates - fishes. Demonstration of selected species. Food animals - taxonomic aspects (marine fishes etc.) Written test 1 - "invertebrates". 5. Amphibians and reptiles. Demonstration of selected species. Phylogeny of Tetrapoda. Animal species that require special care in captivity and dangerous species. 6. Birds - demonstration of selected species. 7. Mammals - demonstration of selected species. 8.-27. Field excursion (terrain excursion): 1) biodiversity of invertebrates - methods used in entomology, hydrobiology, 2) monitoring of amphibians and reptiles, 3) methods used in ornithology, 4) monitoring of small mammals, 5) monitoring of nocturnal animals, 6) excursion to rescue station, 7) dissection of cormorant (anatomy of bird and parasitology), 8) introduction to telemetry 28. Written test 2 - vertebrates, presentation and control of worksheets. Credits
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