BB517: Zoology (15 ECTS)

STADS: 04001701

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
2nd and 3rd quarter

Teacher responsible
Email: jcd@biology.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Revison of timetable:
: Forelæsninger uge 47-50 flyttet fra tirsdag til mandage.

Comment:
Tidsmæssig placering: Botanik: 1. kvartal Zoologi 2. kvartal: Invertebrater 3. kvartal: Chordater.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students must be familiar with the topics covered by BB501 – Biology from molecule to ecosystem.

Course introduction
The course provides a fundamental understanding of the biology of Invertebrates and Chordates. Based on the fylogenetic system, aspects from several different biological disciplines are covered, including systematics, taxonomi, evolution, anatomy, morphology, embryology , histology, life cycles, and physiology. The course thus aims at giving the participants insight to animal diversity

Expected learning outcome
By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:

• describe the phylogenetic systems and general evolutionary trends
• prepare the organisms for dissection and microscopy account for the criteria used in the classification
• analyze the anatomi, morfology and embryology of the organisms and identify important structures
• describe the morfological variation between the organisms and their associated structures within a given taxon
• evaluate the coupling between form, function, and the organisms' adaptation to their environment.

Subject overview
Systematics and phylogeny of Invertebrates and Chordates. The evolution, anatomy, morphology, development, life cycles, physiology and embryology of selected groups.

Literature

Hickman et al: Integrated principles of Zoology, McGraw-Hill. Seneste udgave .

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
(a) Lab exercises in 1st and 2nd quarter account for 4 ECTS of the course. Graded pass/fail. Internal censorship by the teacher.
(b) Lab exercises in 3rd quarter account for 4 ECTS points of the course. Graded pass/fail. Internal censorship by the teacher.
Full participation in all lab exercises and excursions is required to participate in the exams.
(c) 4 hour written exam in botany after 2nd quarter.
(d) 4 hour written exam in zoology after 3rd quarter.

Every course module is graded according to the 7-scale. External censorship.
Re-examination after 4th quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Botanik:
3 dags intensivt kursus med 6 timers forelæsning og 21 timers feltarbejde i sommerferien (august). Kurset foregår på campus og i omegn af Odense
Forelæsninger 14 timers forelæsning og 28 timers laboratorieøvelser (1. kvartal)

Zoologi:
20 timers forelæsning, 44 timers laboratorieøvelser og 8 timers ekskursion.

Undervisningen i 1. -3.. kvartal er begge del-moduler opdelt i enheder (to pr. uge) bestående af 1 times forelæsning efterfulgt af 2 timers laboratorieøvelser. Dertil kommer 1 dagsekskursion i zoologi.
SDU´s e-learn facillitet fungerer som informationscenter og billededatabase for kurset.

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Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
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