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Course code: BHS20095f16
Semester: 2016/2017 winter
Name: Wild Ancestors and Relatives of Pets
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. 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 determinde the differences in structure of the body, behaviour, genetics etc., which are as effects of evolution and domestication. Skills: student compares wilde and domestic species and can define changes which are results of domestication process; student analyzes condition of population and human influence.

Competences: 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: Assessment classes: attendance is obligatory; student can have only one unexcused absence. Completion of the course: students apply writing test in the examination session. The test takes 60 minutes.

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