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Course code: BBS20341f15Semester: 2015/2016 winter
Name: Wild Ancestors and Relatives of Pets
Major: Biology
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr Magdalena Zatoń-Dobrowolska
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: student has knowledge about recognize different species, which are ancestors or relatives of pets; student describes they biology, occurrence and characteristic; student determines the differences in structure of the body, behaviour, genetics etc. which are as effects of evolution and domestication. Skills: student assigns species to appropriate taxon based on characteristic traits; student analyzes condition of population and human influence; student compares wiled and domestic species and can define changes which are results of domestication process.
Competences: Personal and social competences [attitudes and behaviours]: student is aware of the responsibility for shaping the population and its evolutions; student understands the need to predict consequences of actions taken in nature.
Prerequisites: zoology, evolutionary
Course content: The overall purpose of the course is to introduce students with pets systematic; ancestors and evolution of pets; relatives species to pets – they characteristic and biology; effects of domestication in field of they biology and behaviour; changes in genetics of this species.
Recommended literature: 1. STROMENGER Z., SCHMIDT K.: Słownik kotów świata. Prószyński i spółka, 2001 2. KALETA T.: Dzikie psy i hieny. Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa, 1998 3. KALETA T., FISZDON K.: Wybrane zagadnienia z genetyki i zachowania się psów. Wydawnictwo SGGW, 2002
Assessment methods: Completion of the course: students which get completion of the classes pass a written test in the examination session. The test goes on 120 minutes. If the exam will not be pass at the first time, student has the right to second term.
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