Vertebrate Zoology and Animal Physiology
Course code
MLB6063.LT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Selgroogsete zooloogia ja loomafüsioloogia
Course title in English
Vertebrate Zoology and Animal Physiology
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To support the development of a knowledge base to orientate onself in the diversity of vertebrate animals.
To develop knowledge and skills to know and describe the general building plans, anatomy and systematics of vertebrate animals.
To give an overview of physiological processes in animals, their diversity in animal kingdom and connections to ecophysiology.
To develop knowledge and skills to know and describe the general building plans, anatomy and systematics of vertebrate animals.
To give an overview of physiological processes in animals, their diversity in animal kingdom and connections to ecophysiology.
Brief description of the course
Introduction to vertebrate animal diversity, description of the classes and more common subunits, their typical bodyplans and characteristics of anatomy and ecology.
In labs the topics introduced in lectures are reinforced by practical tasks. Work with identification keys will be introduced.
Topics in lectures: animal nervous system and sensory organ adaptations; animal movement and its diversity; gas exchange in organisms; animal energetics, enery balance, feeding; thermoregulation and its adapations; water and salt regulation in animal organisms, animal endocrinal system; animal immune system
In labs the topics introduced in lectures are reinforced by practical tasks. Work with identification keys will be introduced.
Topics in lectures: animal nervous system and sensory organ adaptations; animal movement and its diversity; gas exchange in organisms; animal energetics, enery balance, feeding; thermoregulation and its adapations; water and salt regulation in animal organisms, animal endocrinal system; animal immune system
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to orientate himself in diversity of vertebrate animals;
- knows systematics of vertebrate animals in estonian/english and latin on given level and is able to assigne animals to these groups from given examples (pictures);
- is able to describe and compare the abundance, distribution and anatomy of different animal groups;
- is able to compile a paper according to the requierments;
- is able to find a orientate itself in scientific literature.
- is able to describe basic processes in animal physiology and bring examples on adaptations in connection with changes in animal physiology;
- orientates in the diversity of physiological processes in animal kingdom;
- is able to compare similar physiological processes in different animal groups and compare different ecophysiological adaptations with eachother;
- is able to compile a paper and find as well as orientate in scientific literature.
- is able to orientate himself in diversity of vertebrate animals;
- knows systematics of vertebrate animals in estonian/english and latin on given level and is able to assigne animals to these groups from given examples (pictures);
- is able to describe and compare the abundance, distribution and anatomy of different animal groups;
- is able to compile a paper according to the requierments;
- is able to find a orientate itself in scientific literature.
- is able to describe basic processes in animal physiology and bring examples on adaptations in connection with changes in animal physiology;
- orientates in the diversity of physiological processes in animal kingdom;
- is able to compare similar physiological processes in different animal groups and compare different ecophysiological adaptations with eachother;
- is able to compile a paper and find as well as orientate in scientific literature.
Teacher
Arno Põllumäe PhD
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