300101 UE Practical training in determination native animals (2015S)

Introduction to functional morphology, systematics and diversity of Central European animals

Continuous assessment of course work

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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).

Registration is open from Th 05.02.2015 08:00 to Th 19.02.2015 18:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 27.03.2015 18:00

Details

max. 180 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Vorbesprechung am 02.03.2015 um 16.00 Uhr im HS 1, UZA 1 mit Anmeldung und Kurseinteilung.
Die persönliche Anwesenheit oder Vertretung ist erforderlich !!! Es erfolgt die Zuteilung zu den vier Parallelkursen DI, MI, DO, FR
Kurszeiten DI-FR 13.00-17.00 Uhr ÜR 4, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien
Kursbeginn: DI 03.03.2014

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In weekly courses the most important indigenous animal groups (vertebrates, molluscs, insects and arachnids) are presented and identified with special identification keys. Each course consists of a theoretical introduction to the morphology and taxonomy, practical identification techniques and a summarising conclusion of the subject matter. The goal of the course is to impart systematic knowledge of important indigenous animal taxa.

Assessment and permitted materials

3 intermediate examinations (knowledge of species diversity), evaluation of the field course, final written examination. The overall grade comprises the total of all course performances

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Aim of the lecture is the knowledge of important representatives of the native fauna from fish, amphibians and reptiles, mammels and birds, insect orders, grasshoppers, bugs and cicadas, beetles, butterflies, hymenopterans, flies, insect larvae, arachnids, gastropods and bivalves). Animal identification with determination books on different taxonomy levels(e.g. family or species). The courses also deal with functional morphology and morphological diversity of the course materials.

Examination topics

Lectures about systematics, morphology and determination criterions of the course material are given; about three hours self-employed possibility for Determination; debriefing of the course summarizing the specific features of the handled material.

Reading list

SCHAEFER M., 2010: BROHMER, Fauna von Deutschland. 23. Auflg., Quelle & Meyer, 809 pp. ISBN 978-3-494-01472-2 oder neuere Auflagen werden verwendet.

Association in the course directory

B-BOE 4, B-BZO 7, B-BPB 8, B-BAN 9, B-BMG 11, B-BMB 10, B-BPF 8

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