COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMIC ZOOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 5061 PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMIC ZOOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇETIN ILGAZ

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to get the students acquainted with the systematic principles of animals, taxonomic categories, species and subspecies concept, taxonomic characters, variations, principles about naming of taxons, ethical principles for taxonomical zoology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn development process of taxonomic zoology and taxonomical categories.
2   To realize description of species and population.
3   To adapt use of taxonomic characters and variation on studied species in taxonomic zoology.
4   To cite both an oral and documental statistical methods used in taxonomic zoology.
5   The importance of taxonomy and classification in zoology and to apply ethic rules in the present day.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in taxonomy, the history of taxonomy and its relationship with other biological sciences. Taxonomy, Systematic, Kingdom (Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia), Taxonomy in ancient times, Linneaus period, Charles Darwin and next stages, Period of population systematic, Relationship of taxonomy with other biological sciences
2 Works of Taxonomists and the problems met Analyses and alpha stage, Synthesis and beta stage, Biological and gamma stage
3 Taxonomic ranks Regnum, Phylum, Classis, Ordo, Familia, Genus
4 Species and subspecies concepts Species, Typological species concept, Nominalistic species concept, Biological species concept, Ecological species concept, Separation of species, according to different criteria, Varieties, subspecies and race concepts, Hybrid and cline concepts
5 Taxonomical characteristics Selection of characters, Morphological characters, Physiological characters, Ecological characters, Ethological characters, Geographical characters
6 Variations and their importance Non-genetic variations, Genetic variations, Importance s of variations
7 Statistics in taxonomy To use statistical method for variation analysis, To importance of samples series, Measurements and counts, Save measurements, To examine series with statistical methods, To show graphically measurements, counts and data.
8 Mid-term examination
9 Methods and techniques used in taxonomy Electron microscopy technique in taxonomy, Chemotaxonomy, Chromatography, Electrophoresis, Host-parasite and host-symbiotic relationship, Cytotaxonomy, Numerical taxonomy
10 Taxonomical studies, publications and their sorts Works to be done while taxonomic study, Works to be done while study are published, Original description, revision, monograph, Atlas, faunistic study, guide and hand book with related to land survey, Catalogue and check lists, abstract and compilations
11 Principles of International Zoological Nomenclature The kind of types used in the taxonomy, Principles to be considered given scientific names, Principles to be considered given genus names, Principles to be considered given species and subspecies names, Principles to be taken into consideration while given scientific names, Synonym and homonym, To state authors names while given scientific names, Concepts stated while given scientific names
12 Ethic in taxonomic zoology Principles to be complied with the publication of a study, Principles to be considered given a new name to old taxa, Principles to be considered given a new name to new taxa
13 Pronunciation of scientific names
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

- Önder, F., Taksonomi Ilkeleri. Ege Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Yayınları, No: 530, Izmir, 1998.
- Yılmaz, I., Taksonomik Zoolojinin Prensip ve Metodları. Oran Yayıncılık, Izmir, 1997.
- Mayr, E., Ashlock, P. D., Principles of Systematic Zoology (2nd edition). Mc Graw-Hill, Inc., 1991.
- Mayr, E., Principles of Systematic Zoology. N.Y., 1969.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Çetin ILGAZ
cetin.ilgaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:00 / 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 6 6 36
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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