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| Course title | Animal Biology and Ecology I |
| Course code | Biol1016 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 121.5 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 48 |
| Date of course confirmation | 20/04/2011 |
| Responsible Unit | Preclinical Institute |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. biol., asoc. prof. Gunārs Pētersons Dr. biol., Oskars Keišs |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| Animal biology and ecology is a biological introductionary study course providing view on the general principles of the structure of animal’s body and its physiological processes and their evolution, imparting knowledge on the taxonomic diversity of the kingdom animals, providing understanding on the role of animals in ecosystems and giving information on the impact of agriculture, particularly husbandry. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Knowledge .on structure and physiological processes of animals of different taxonomic groups; on diversity of the kingdom animals and on the role of animals in ecosystems; skills .to search for zoological and ecological information and to analyse it; to carry out sections of animals, to identify species of animals by the identification guide; competences to evaluate the importance of wild animals in the protection of animal and public health and in the protection of environment, to be competent and to be able to find information on the taxonomic status of different animal species. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Campbell, N. A., Reece J. B. Biology 7th ed. San Francisco [etc.] : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2005. 1231 p. + 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 080537171.
2. Manuel C. Molles, Jr.. Ecology 4th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008. 604 lpp. ISBN 9780071101974. 3. Dogels V. 1986. Bezmugurkaulnieku zooloģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne. 556 lpp. 4. Naumovs N., Kartašovs N. 1990. Mugurkaulnieku zooloģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne. 528 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1. Claus W., Claus C. 2004. Zoologie für Tiermediziner. 1. Auflage. Enke. 222 S.
2. Storch V., Welsch U., Remane A. 2003. Systematische Zoologie. 6. Auflage. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. 853 S. 3. Wehner R., Gehring W., Kühn, A. 2007. Zoologie. 24. Auflage – Georg Thieme Verlag. 861 S. |
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