7. Zoology

7.1. Compulsory Modules

MZO 1 Basic Modul Zoology

• 300143 VO Principles in metazoan systematics, evodevo and evolutionary research
• 300472 VO [ en ] Behavioural ecology

MZO 2 Methods and Research Training in Zoology

• 300025 PP Histological techniques, microscopy & 3D-reconstruction
• 300040 PP DNA Barcoding - a new approach to species identification in ecology and biodiversity research
• 300094 PP Functional Anatomy of Vertebrates - Analyses of selected Movement - Patters
• 300096 PP Arthropoda - morphology and evolution
• 300182 PP [ en ] Physology and Ecology of Tropical Vertebrates
• 300232 PP Fluorescence staining, confocal microscopy and computer generated 3D-reconstruction
• 300302 UE [ de en ] Practical Course in Developmental Biology
• 300338 PP Comparative Anatomy and Morphology of native Fishes
• 300374 PP [ en ] Hands-on Cryopreparation techniques and Immunolabelling for Light and Electron Microscopy
• 300561 PP [ en ] Molecular Phylogenetics - from the root to the tips of the animal tree - Methods and concepts of molecular phylogenetics: from DNA to interpreted phylogenies
• 300674 PP Submicroscopical anatomy and preparatory techniques in electronmicroscopy
• 300703 PP Animal Acoustic Signals - Animal Acoustic Signals

7.2. Block of Elective Modules: Zoology

• 300464 UE Limnetic and marine copepods of Europe - Diversity, systematics and ecology of the copepods of Europe (Microcrustaceans)

MZO W-1 Morphology, Anatomy and Ultrastructure of Animals

• 300042 UE Microscopic anatomy of vertebrates
• 300079 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
• 300150 UE Introductory course on animal gene expression
• 300158 SE [ en ] New concepts in light- and electron microscopy - (scientific results, instruments, methods)
• 300219 SE [ en ] Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure 1 - Seminar for Master and PhD-students - in Special Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research
• 300306 UE Comparative morphology and evolution of basal vertebrates
• 300316 SE [ en ] Morphology, systematics and developmental biology of animals - Seminar for Master- and PhD-Students
• 300356 UE Entomological Laboratory - Taxonomic studies on selected insects
• 300396 VO Vertebrates - Morphology, Phylogeny, Biology
• 300544 UE Museological technics - Introduction to the preparation of insects.

MZO W-2 Biodiversity and Systematics of Animals

• 300006 VO Social Systems - Social Systems in vertebrates with special emphasis on mechanismus - behaviour - brain-personality-stress, etc.
• 300015 VO Introduction Hydrology and Running Water Ecology
• 300067 VO+UE Fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics
• 300076 VO Australian Fauna - examples of evolution, ecology and biogeography
• 300079 SE [ en ] Zoology and Evolution - Seminar for Master- and PhD Students
• 300124 VO The birds of Austria - an ecological and conservationbiological overview
• 300156 VO Biology and Ecology of alpine animals
• 300162 UE Field course Hydrology and Running Water Ecology
• 300180 SE [ en ] Biology of tropical amphibians
• 300202 UE Animal observations in the zoo - Basic practical course in observation of zoo kept animals
• 300281 VO [ en ] Symbiosis - concepts and model systems
• 300290 VO Introduction to pollination biology
• 300294 VO Biology and ecology of the Lepidoptera
• 300548 SE Mutualistic Interactions of plants and ants - Communication & nutritional ecology
• 300657 UE Identification course for aquatic invertebrates - in Central European freshwaters

MZO W-3 Developmental Biology

• 300489 VO [ de en ] Growth and Proportion - Basics of biosystemstheory II
• 300530 UE [ en ] Imaging and visualization in developmental biology - Principles and applications, including 3 D Methods

MZO W-4 Theoretical Biology

• 300188 VO [ de en ] Theoretical Morphology
• 300357 UE [ en ] Mathematical Basics for Theoretical Biology

MZO W-5 Basic Modul of Evolutionary Biology

• 300064 VO Evolutionary Biology
• 300511 VO [ en ] Concepts in Evolutionary Biology
• 300515 VO [ en ] Speciation and coevolution - Concepts und case studies

MZO W-6 Behaviour, Neurobiology and Cognition

• 300558 VO Animal Communication

MZO W-7 Ecological Field Methods: Animals

MZO W-8 Marine Biology

• 300170 VO [ en ] Biological Oceanography
• 300280 SE [ en ] Recent literature in Marine Ecology and Oceanography

MZO W-9 Interpretation of Ecological Data

• 300193 SE+UE Preparation and evaluation of multifactorial experiments in Ecology
• 300269 VO [ en ] Analysis of ecological data (VO) - univariate methods
• 300368 UE [ en ] Practical data analysis in ecology, biodiversity and zoology
• 300445 UE [ en ] Analysis of ecological data (UE) - univariate methods