| NBID06 | Applied Vertebrate Zoology, 15 ECTS credits. /Tillämpad vertebratzoologi/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 142 |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): C
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| Aim: The course aims to provide advanced knowledge on the form and function of vertebrates with emphasis (but no exclusivity) on mammals. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Enrolment in the International MSc programme in Applied Biology Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course consists of lectures, laboratories and seminars. The course is offered in coordination with Kolmården Animal Park so the park facilities will be frequently used as a source of live experiences and study materials. The students are expected to work independently and manage their time efficiently in order to handle the course assignments wich include a research project carried out in small groups. A parallel thread of the course is the training in basic skills in designing experiments, analyzing data and communicating results so specific lectures will be provided (Project orientation). |
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| Course contents: The course will offer an overview of the main organ systems in vertebrates with a strong evolutive and functional orientation: skeleton and locomotion, senses, muscles, circulatory and respiratory systems, and digestive and reproductive systems. This will be complemented with more applied topics such as animal tracking and telemetry techniques, animal nutrition, animal handling and sedation. An essential component of the course laboratories will be the manipulation and handling of animal tissues for routine anatomical and functional studies. |
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| Course literature: Two compendia with research articles will be available. Suggested but not required books include: Kardong (2002). Vertebrates. Comparative anatomy, function, evolution. 3rd edition. McGraw-Hill Randall, Burggren & French (2002). Eckert Animal Physiology. 5th edition. Freema |
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| Written examination Literature Essay Research project 1 Research project 2 Report and active participation |
3 p 2 p 2 p 2 p 1 p |
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Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Jordi Altimiras (jordi@ifm.liu.se) Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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