| Lectures
(5 SWH) |
Developmental
Biology II
(Gerald Moritz)
|
This
lecture is based on the principles of Developmental Biology (Lecture
I) and deals with the following topics: Early embryonic development,
determination, differentiation, the organogenesis and metamorphosis
in the animal kingdom. The lecture includes also molecular mechanisms
of regulatory processes as well as developmental mechanisms of evolutionary
change from the sponges to mouse. |
2
SWS |
Development,
phylogeny and communication in insects
(Gunther Tschuch) |
This lecture contains
a wide range of insect research work and includes ontogenesis of insects,
evolutionary and phylogenetic aspects as well as physiological and
physical limits with special reference to very small insects (< 2
mm). A last part contains chemical, acoustical and optical communication
especially focusing on defence against predators. |
2
SWS |
Biology
of thrips
(Gerald Moritz) |
This lecture is
primarily designed to introduce this fascinating insect order, to
understand the evolutionary radiation and biological diversity of
thrips. Main parts are structure, grow and development, feeding, flight,
dispersal and population dynamics, reproduction strategies and the
evolution of subsociality, predators, parasitoids and pathogens, thrips
as virus vectors and an introduction in modern methods of molecular
and visual computerized identification.
|
2
SWS |
| Seminar
(2 SWS) |
| Seminar
Developmental Biology |
1 SWS |
| Seminar
to the course contents (powerpoint presentations, poster discussions,
etc.) |
1 SWS |
| Practical
courses (8 SWS) |
Determination and Differentiation, Induction and
Organization, Embryogenesis and Metamorphosis
|
6 SWS |
| Ontogenesis of
limnic organisms (practical course Biological Station "Faule Ort" |
2 SWS |
| Sidelights: |
| Methods
in scanning and transmission electrone microscopy |
Communication
in insects |
