11. Zoology

11.1. Compulsory Modules

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology

• 300388 VO Form, Funktion and Evolution in Animals
• 300435 VO Animal biogeography - Principles of animal biogeography
• 300702 VO Animal Cells and Tissues

MZO 2 Methods and Research Training in Zoology

• 300040 PP DNA Barcoding - a new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
• 300088 PP Practical Course: Vertebrates - Comparative Morphology of Vertebrates
• 300136 PP Population biology of native amphibians
• 300145 PP [ de en ] Developmental biology of marine invertebrates
• 300156 PP Advanced techniques of electronmicroscopy and ultrastructural research
• 300198 PP Alpin field course in zoology
• 300216 PP Molecular and cellular neurobiology
• 300247 PP Experimental developmental biology
• 300307 PP [ en ] Experimental evolutionary biology
• 300416 PP [ en ] 3-D Imaging and Modeling Using MicroCT
• 300418 UE [ en ] Research Training in Zoology
• 300674 PP Submicroscopical anatomy and preparatory techniques in electronmicroscopy

11.2. Block of Elective Modules: Zoology

MZO W-1 Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Animals

• 300079 SE [ en ] Seminar for Masters, Diploma and PhD-students - in zoology and evolution
• 300291 VO Electron Microscopy in Biology - Methods, Preparation and Interpreparation
• 300356 UE Entomological Laboratory - Taxonomic studies on selected insects

MZO W-2 Biodiversity and Systematics of Animals

• 300028 SE+EX EX to voices of Austrian birds
• 300049 VO Biology, ecology and conservation biology of bats
• 300050 VO Ornithology II - Introduction to the Ornithology : reprodaction biology
• 300079 SE [ en ] Seminar for Masters, Diploma and PhD-students - in zoology and evolution
• 300153 UE Ecology and biodiversity of moths
• 300193 SE [ en ] Symbiosis - concepts and model systems
• 300227 EX Special excursion in animal ecology
• 300228 UE [ en ] Field methods in bird migration research
• 300230 UE Animal Behaviour Observation - Practical Course
• 300244 UE [ de en ] Advanced field course fish ecology
• 300257 VO [ de en ] Primates and their societies
• 300286 UE [ en ] Field Methods in Ornithology
• 300295 UE Field course "Aquatic habitats" - advanced level
• 300387 UE [ en ] Biodiversity of Stream Ecosystems
• 300428 UE+EX Bryozoa identification course - advanced level
• 300466 UE+EX Rotifers from Europe - Systematics, biology and ecology of the limnetic and semi-terrestrial rotifers from Europe
• 300471 VO Biology and evolution of perciform fishes
• 300482 VO The world of mites - morphology, biology, ecology, phylogeny, medical and commercial relevance
• 300499 VO Voices of Austrian birds - Introduction to the songs and calls of Austrian birds

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology

• 300134 VO [ en ] Comparative Embryology of Vertebrates
• 300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods
• 300685 VO [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology

• 300008 VO Basics of biosystems theory

MZO W-5 Basic Modul of Evolutionary Biology

• 300329 VO Introduction into evolutionary biology - Principles of molecular evolution - from gene evolution to speciation
• 300685 VO [ en ] EvoDevo: Evolution of developmental processes

MZO W-6 Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition

• 300310 VO Neurobiology II
• 300336 VO [ en ] Biology of Cognition
• 300464 VO Behavioral Ecology
• 300683 VO Physiology of the Senses

MZO W-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals

• 300253 UE [ de en ] Methods in Field Research - Focus: Birds and small Mammals

MZO W-8 Marine Biology

• 300314 UE [ en ] Fauna and flora of marine habitats - only together with course 300303

MZO W-9 Interpretation of Ecological Data