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Ornithology I. - MB170P63A

Title:	Ornitologie I
Czech title:	Ornitologie I
Guaranteed by:	Department of Zoology (31-170)
Faculty:	Faculty of Science
Actual:	from 2019 to 2023
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	2
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:2/0, C [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	Czech
Note:	enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	doc. RNDr. Roman Fuchs, CSc.
Teacher(s):	doc. Mgr. Alice Exnerová, Ph.D. doc. RNDr. Roman Fuchs, CSc.

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Annotation -

Last update: doc. Mgr. Alice Exnerová, Ph.D. (24.10.2019)

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.

Literature -

Last update: doc. Mgr. Alice Exnerová, Ph.D. (04.10.2023)

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.

Requirements to the exam - Czech

Last update: doc. Mgr. Alice Exnerová, Ph.D. (24.09.2020)

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.

Syllabus -

Last update: doc. Mgr. Alice Exnerová, Ph.D. (24.09.2020)

(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;