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Lecturer(s)
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Kopecký Oldřich, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics: 1. Classification of the group within the vertebrate system, general characteristics based on comparative anatomy, history of research into the group 2. Phylogeny of the group, historical development of the orders Caudata and Anura 3. Phylogeny of the group, historical development of the order Anura 4. Current taxonomy of extant groups, overview of amphibian biodiversity - I. 5. Current taxonomy of extant groups, overview of amphibian biodiversity - II. 6. Zoogeography of amphibians 7. Amphibians of the Czech Republic 8. Anatomy and physiology of amphibians 9. Reproduction of amphibians - caecilians and tailed amphibians 10. Reproduction of amphibians - frogs 11. Parental care, ontogeny and larval ecology 12. Amphibians and defence against predators 13. Ecology of batrachocenoses 14. Conservation of amphibians
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
The written examination focuses on understanding and familiarity with the subject matter, particularly in four areas: phylogeny and taxonomy, anatomy and physiology, ecology and ethology of the amphibian group
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Recommended literature
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BARUŠ, V., OLIVA, O. et al. Obojživelníci. Praha: Academia, 1992. ISBN 80-200-0433-5.
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MASTĚRA J., ZAVADIL V., DVOŘÁK J. Vajíčka a larvy obojživelníků a České republiky. Praha: Academia, 2015.
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MORAVEC J. Obojživelníci a plazi České republiky. Praha: Academia, 2019.
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VITT L.J., CALDWELL J.P. Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Cambridge: Academic Press, 2009.
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WELLS K. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. Chicago. 2009.
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