Course objective: Game zoology is applied course integrating those parts of zoological sciences that
are usable for rational game management and conservation. Content of course are
basic knowledge of systematics, zoogeography, biology, ecology and ethology of
animals living predominantly in forest, agricultural and aquatic ecosystems or
classified as game and protected animal species. bionomy, ecology and ethology
of animals inhabiting forest ecosystems. Primary attention is paid on ecological
relationships and their potential effects on game management and animal
conservation.
Course content:
1. 1. Terminological and content definition of Forestry zoology (course
allowance 1/0)
a. 1.1 Fauna as a part of forest ecosystems
b. 1.2 Historical development, personalities and study literature
2.
2. Ecological zoogeography (course allowance 1/0)
a. 2.1 Zoogeographic regions
b. 2.2 Zoogeographic division of the Earth surface
c. 2.3 Fauna of Slovakia
3.
3. Ethology (course allowance 1/0)
a. 3.1 Instincts, key impulsi, triggers, learning
b. 3.2 Orientation, comfort behaviour, foraging behaviour, agonistic and
social behaviour
4.
4. Animal systematics (course allowance 1/2)
a. 4.1 Biological species and lower systematic categories
b. 4.2 Higher systematic categories
c. 4.3 Scientific and national taxonomy
5.
5. Protozoology, edaphnology, and invertebratology (course allowance
1/0)
a. 5.1 Soil as an environment for animals
b. 5.2 Systematic groups and species
6.
6. Ichthyology (course allowance 2/2)
a. 6.1 Characteristics, ecology, diet, reproduction, economic value and
distribution of fishes
b. 6.2 Systematic-ecological importance of orders and species
7.
7. Batrachology and herpetology (course allowance 1/0)
a. 7.1 Characteristics, ecology, distribution, economic value and
conservation of amphibians and reptiles
b. 7.2 Systematic-ecological list of species
8.
8. Ornithology (course allowance 4/2)
a. 8.1 Applied ornithology as a theoretic basis for economic use of birds
in forest management
9.
9. Systematics and important bird species (course allowance 2/6)
9.1 Characteristics, bionomy and ecology of birds
a.
9.2 Diet, reproduction, migration, population dynamics, distribution b.
10. 10. Theriology ( course allowance 2/2)
a. 10.1 Applied theriology as biological basis of game management and
forest protection against damaging mammals, compensations
11. 11. Systematics and important species of mammals (course allowance
2/6)
a. 11.1 Characteristics, bionomy, and ecology of mammals
b. 11.2 Daily activity budget, hibernation, diet, reproduction, population
dynamics, distribution
12. 12. Vertebrates from economic view (course allowance 2/0)
a. 12.1 Fishing, game management, nature conservation
b. 12.2 Agriculture, health care, traffic
Key words:
Animal organisms, forest animals, game species