Syllabus
Lectures (introduction to the groups) are partly held by external specialists. They include a demonstration of selected organisms and main morphological characters, identification, and recording and drawing the basic morphology by students in Crustacea (Anostraca, Notostraca, Conchostraca, Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda, Harpacticoida, Branchiura, Bathynelleae, Mysidaceae, Isopoda, Amphipoda, Decapoda), Turbellaria, Nemertea, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Tardigrada, Bryozoa, Porifera, Mollusca, Oligochaeta, Hirudinea, Araneae, Hydracarina, Collembola, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Megaloptera, Trichoptera, Coleoptera, Heteroptera, Odonata, Diptera: Chironomidae, Hymenoptera, Neuroptera, Lepidoptera.
Annotation
Biology and systematics of major groups of freshwater invertebrates. The course Biology of Water Invertebrates includes freshwater fauna occurring in Central Europe. Lectures (an introduction to a group, taxonomy, role in the ecosystem) are partially covered by external specialists. The course is complemented by a ten-day field course
(Biology of Freshwater Invertebrates - field course, B160C14).
Please note that the lectures are given only in the Czech language. However, foreign students are given list of recommended textbooks for individual study and are welcome to discuss the material with any of the lecturers.