ECTS
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Course code: BBS20287f12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Ecology of terrestrial animals
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 10 / 20 / 0
Lecturer: dr Elżbieta Kowalska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student: W1 – has knowledge of ecological systems’ structures and mechanisms [KB2_W03_BŚ; KB2_W05_BŚ]; W2 – knows ecological research methods, formulates research hipotheses [KB2_W01; KB2_W05_BŚ]; W3 – explains strategies of organisms adaptation to environmental conditions [KB2_W04]; W4 - understands relationships between organisms and their environment [KB2_W02_BŚ]. Skills: Student: U1 - applies various methods of ecological research [KB2_U01; KB2_U02]; U2 - defines species membership of specified terrestrial organisms [KB2_U01_BŚ]; U3 - analyzes and interprets the interactions between organisms living on land and determines their environmental requirements [KB2_U03_BŚ]; U4 – is able to use ecology law in protecting the rights of ecology endangered terrestrial animal species[KB2_U04_BŚ].
Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): Student: K1 – is able to work in a team and organize fieldwork thinking creatively [KB2_K02]; K2 - is able to select and apply appropriate methods of collecting, breed, conservation and preparation in the study of invertebrates [KB2_K03]; K3 - acts in accordance with the principles of health and safety in the laboratory [KB2_K07].
Prerequisites: Invertebrate zoology I and II, Vertebrate zoology, General ecology
Course content: Research methods in ecology of terrestrial animals. Ekogeografical rules. Mechanisms of animal ecological isolation. Levels of environmental organizations. Interactions between organisms. Biodiversity.
Recommended literature: 1. Krebs Ch. J.: Ekologia, PWN, Warszawa 2011; 2. Weiner J.: Życie i ewolucja biosfery, PWN, Warszawa 2012; 3. Krebs J.R., Davies N.B.: Wprowadzenie do ekologii behawioralnej, PWN, Warszawa 2001; 4. Górecki A., Kozłowski J., Gębczyński M.: Ćwiczenia z ekologii, Kraków-Białystok 1987.
Assessment methods: Exercises assessment: current rating (based on the material recognition), the assessment of project work. The presence on the exercises is mandatory, the student may have only one unexcused absence. The written test covering the content of the lectures and exercises. Course assessment based on average grade. Subject assessment: on the basis of the positive grade of exercises.
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