Syllabus
1. Introduction to methods in current ecological research of mammals
2. Ecological factors
3. Optimal foraging models, Marginal value theorem
4. Adaptations to extreme environment
5. Sociobiologz of model mammalian species
6. Reproduction and mating systems
7. From reproduction to population biology
Annotation
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.
A general survey of ecological topics in mammal studies. Research methods and specificities of particular groups.
Energetic budget, its components and paterns of their optimization. Metabolic demands, trophic biology of mammals, patterns of reproduction, population dynamics, population cycles, aspects of community structure and phenetic packing.