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Course of General Ornithology; the lectures cover general and comparative aspects of avian morphology, physiology, ecology, and behaviour. Descent of Birds; Genesis of Avian Flight; Cretaceous Birds; Avian Morphology: Feathers, Skeleton, Muscles, and Others; Flight Aerodynamics; Mechanics of Terrestrial and Aquatic Locomotion; Avian Chronobiology; Temperature Regulation; Water Economy; Song and Vocal Communication; Avian Vision, Hearing, and Other Senses; Avian Cognition; Migrations and Navigation; Social Behaviour and Mating Systems; Reproduction, Parental Care, and Development; Foraging and Diets; History of Avian Taxonomy; Contemporary Phylogenetic Hypotheses and Elementary Bird Taxa; Biogeography; Biology of Higher Bird Taxa. Please note, the lectures are given in Czech language. English version of the course can be requested in advance if there are at least 5 students.
Last update: Exnerová Alice, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (24.10.2019)
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Gill F. B. 2007: Ornithology. W. H. Freeman and Company. New York. Gill F. B. & Prum R. O. 2019: Ornithology. W. H. Freeman and Company. New York. Veselovský Z. 2001: Obecná ornitologie. Academia. Praha Feduccia A. 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds. Yale Univ. Press. New Haven and London. Del Hoyo J., Elliot A., Sargatal J. 1992-2002. Handbook of the birds of the world. Volumes 1 - 7. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. Del Hoyo J., Elliot A., Christie D. 2003-2011. Handbook of the birds of the world. Volumes 8 - 16. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. Last update: Exnerová Alice, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (04.10.2023)
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Tato část přednášky je ukounčena zápočtem; podmínkou zápočtu je vypracování krátké eseje na některé ze zadaných témat. Předpokládá se absolvování navazující přednášky Ornitologie II, která je ukončena zkouškou. Last update: Exnerová Alice, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (24.09.2020)
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(1) Origin and evolution of birds; evolution of avian flight; (2) Feathers; feather coloration; (3) Anatomy and morphology, morphological characters and phylogeny of avian taxa; (4) Flight, and other modes of locomotion; (5) Circadian an circannual rhythms; thermoregulation; (6) Acoustic communication of birds; (7) Avian sensory systems; (8) Behaviour and cognition; (8) Migration and navigation; (9) Reproduction and social behaviour of birds; (10) Parental care and development; (11) Food and foraging; (12) Antipredatory behaviour; (13) Historical survey of avian taxonomy; (14) Current phylogenetic hypotheses and elementary taxa; (15) Avian biogeography; Last update: Exnerová Alice, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (24.09.2020)
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