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Funktionsmorphologie wirbelloser Tiere

Level, degree of commitment Advanced module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 VL „Funktionsmorphologie and Biochemie der Tiere“ KU „Funktionsmorphologie der Tiere“ SE „Anpassung an Lebensräume“,
360 hours (Funktionsmorphologie and Biochemie der Tiere (90 h), Funktionsmorphologie der Tiere (180 h), Anpassung an Lebensräume (90 h))
Credit points,
formal requirements		 12 CP
Translation missing. German original:
Schriftliche Prüfung mit Zeichnungen zum Inhalt der Vorlesung „Funktionsmorphologie und Biochemie wirbelloser Tiere“ und des Praktikums „Funktionsmorphologie wirbelloser Tiere“ (9 LP). Benotetes Referat im Seminar „Anpassung an Lebensräume“ (3 LP) Beide Teilprüfungen müssen bestanden sein.
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Biologie.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each summer semester
Person in charge of the module's outline N.N.

Contents

Functional Morphology and Biochemistry of Animals:

Comparative functional morphology and biochemistry of animals; structure-function relationships; adaptation to living conditions, specialization; Specifically discussed: Body surfaces (e.g., ontogenetic origin, structure, molecules), locomotion (e.g., ectoskeletons, endoskeletons, their origin and structure; biomechanics; evolution of limbs and wings); food acquisition and ingestion (esp. structural features, silks, gluts, bioluminescence), digestion (e.g., special foregut structures), circulatory systems and respiration, excretory systems, reproduction.

Functional morphology of animals:

Use of microscope, stereo magnifier, and dissecting instruments; Independent dissection of invertebrate animals at various levels of organization; Comparative consideration of organ systems; Documentation and presentation techniques; Phyla: Cnidaria, Plathelminthes, Nemathelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Deuterostomia (Echinodermata).

Habitat adaptation:

Adaptation to diverse living conditions; extremophiles and their physiological-morphological adaptations; structures, biochemistry, and strategies; recent microevolution of traits under selection pressure; mate choice and evolution.


Qualification Goals

Practical experiments will be used to deepen the knowledge of invertebrate building plans. The ability to recognize or deduce structure/function, biochemical and evolutionary relationships will be developed. Basic knowledge and manual skills acquired in the core module, e.g. in the practical use of phase contrast microscope and stereo magnifier, as well as in the preparation of invertebrate animals, will be further deepened and trained. Scientific documentation and evaluation of observations will be learned.


Prerequisites

Translation is missing. Here is the German original:

Mind. 45 LP aus den Kernmodulen; das Kernmodul „Anatomie und Physiologie der Tiere“ muss erfolgreich abgeschlossen sein.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Biologie.

When studying M.Sc. Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Biology.

advanced module in biology


Recommended Reading

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