Universität Wien

300070 UE Special Course: Mollusca (2024W)

Morphology of Mollusca (only in combination with 300133)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Für diese LV wird eine verpflichtende Sicherheitsunterweisung stattfinden. Nach Ablauf der Anmeldephase und Aufnahme der Studierenden, muss diese absolviert werden. Der link zum entsprechenden Moodle-Kurs wird ihnen nach Aufnahme in den Kurs zugesendet.
Alle Übungsräume dürfen ausschließlich mit Labormantel und geschlossenen Schuhen betreten werden, falls benötigt, muss eine Laborbrille angeschafft werden - Privatsachen bitte in den Garderoberäumen verstauen.

There will be a mandatory safty instruction for this course. After the registration period, the admitted students have to complete this instruction. The link to the corresponding Moodle course will be sent to you after you have been accepted to the course.
All practice rooms may only be entered with a lab coat and closed shoes, and, if needed, lab glasses must also be purchased - please store private belongings in the cloakroom.
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Moodle
Th 28.11. 15:00-18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The preparatory meeting takes place on Tuesday, 1st of October 2024 in seminar room 1.2, UBB, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna.
Correction of info in the title: together with 300046 VO Mollusca - Organisation, Biologie und Systematik der Mollusca.

  • Tuesday 01.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1 (Kickoff Class)
  • Tuesday 01.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 03.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 08.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 10.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 15.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 17.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 22.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 24.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 29.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 31.10. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 05.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 07.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 12.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 14.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 19.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 21.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 26.11. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 03.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 05.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 10.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 12.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 17.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 07.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 09.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 14.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 16.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 21.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 23.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 28.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 30.01. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 1.3 Mikroskopie 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.049, Ebene 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The Mollusca are most diverse in terms of morphology and ecology and second in species-richness only to arthropods. At the same time, it is the animal phylum with the most species under threat of extinction.
The combined lecture and practical course, probably unique in its depth, gives a comprehensive introduction to this phylum. The lecture deals with the general characteristics of all eight major molluscan groups, from the archaic "worm-molluscs" to the sophisticated cephalopods. It also provides a phylogenetic and evolutionary framework for the Mollusca and incorporates front-line results of all relevant fields, i.e. developmental biology, ultrastructure research, palaeontology, and molecular phylogeny.
The practical course offers hands-on experience with a diverse sample of molluscan species. The organization of each group and the most important variations are assessed by dissections and histological serial sections. Morphological skills, such as comparing dissected and sectioned specimens, histological characterization of tissues, and scientific illustration are introduced and trained. Individual focus topics are presented in oral and written form. This, together with an oral exam and the overall performance serve as basis for the evaluation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation, written and oral reports on the focus topic, and an oral exam on examples from the practical course contribute equally to the evaluation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

active participation: max. 5 points
written and oral report: max. 5 points
oral exam: max. 5 points

Grades:
13,11- 15,00 points: 1 ("sehr gut")
11,31 - 13,10 points: 2 ("gut")
9,41- 11,30 points: 3 ("befriedigend")
7,51 - 9,40 points: 4 ("genügend")
0,00 - 7,50 points: 5 ("nicht genügend")

Examination topics

Content of the course.

Reading list

MIZZARO-WIMMER,M. & SALVINI-PLAWEN, L. (2001): PraktischeMalakologie. Beiträgezurvergleichend-anatomischen Bearbeitung der Mollusken: Caudofoveata bis Gastropoda – *Streptoneura*, I-X, 1-188, Wien (Springer-Verlag).
PONDER, W. F. & LINDBERG, D. R. (eds.) (2008): Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca, i-xi, 1-469, Berkeley and Los Angeles (University of California Press).
PONDER, W. F., LINDBERG, D. R. & PONDER, J. M. (2020): Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 1, i-xxiii, 1-900, Boca Raton, FL (CRC Press).
PONDER, W. F., LINDBERG, D. R. & PONDER, J. M. (2020): Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 2, i-xx, 1-870, Boca Raton, FL (CRC Press).
TRUEMAN, E. R. & CLARKE, M. R. (eds.) (1985): The Mollusca, Volume 10: Evolution, i-xx, 1-491, Orlando (Academic Press).
TRUEMAN, E. R. & CLARKE, M. R. (eds.) (1988): The Mollusca, Volume 11: Form and Function, i-xix, 1-504, SanDiego (AcademicPress).
WANNINGER, A. & WOLLESEN, T. (2015): Mollusca. – In: WANNINGER, A. (ed.), Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates, Volume 2: Lophotrochozoa (Spiralia): 103-153, Wien (Springer-Verlag).

Association in the course directory

BZO 12, MZO W1, MEC-9, MZO4

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