| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Geography | BIO410 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Hamdi AYDIN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Fevzi UÇKAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Describe General zoogeography and principles of zoogeography
2) Describe The views concerning with the placement of continents and landparts, Theory of stability, Theory of landbridges, Theory of a sliding of continents ,Formation of mountain range and supercontinent cycle
3) Describe General points about the spread of the living and animals ,Formatin of glaciers and landbridges, Formation of glaciers and change of the sea surface, Landbridges
4) Describe Zoogeographical regions of seas and lands
5) Describe The factors affecting upon animal geography , Abiotic and biotic factors affecting upon distribution of living, Biologic regions and its animals
6) Describe Biogeography ecols, historical biogeography and the relationships of area
7) Describe Sympatric speciation and sympatric distribution, Allopatric speciation and allopatric distribution
8) Describe Dispersalist ecol
9) Describe Ecologic ecol
10) Describe Cladistic biogeography, Evolution and relationships of regions
11) Describe Zoogeography of Turkey, Zoogeography of land living of Turkey
12) Describe Development story of living organisms in the freshwaters of Turkey
13) Describe Development story of seas of Turkey and its living organism
14) General Summary Information on Animal Geography
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | High | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 8 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 9 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 10 | High | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 11 | High | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 12 | High | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 13 | High | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 14 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Türkçe
Course Contents
Formation of continents, The Theory of Land Bridges, Distribution of the animal populations, Zoogeographical regions, Distribution of marine and terrestrial animals
Weekly Schedule
1) General zoogeography and principles of zoogeography2) The views concerning with the placement of continents and landparts, theory of stability
3) Formation of glaciers and landbridges
4) Theory of a sliding
5) The factors affecting upon animal geography
6) Ecological factors effecting animal distribution
7) Distribution of animals, Palearctic and Oriental regions
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Ethiopian and Australian reaion
10) Nearctic and Antarctic region
11) Neotropical region
12) Distribution of marine animals in Turkey
13) Distribution of animal species in Turkey
14) Distribution of animals living in freshwaters of Turkey
15) Distribution of terrestrial animals in Turkey
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Question-Answer
4) Question-Answer
5) Discussion
6) Discussion
7) Drill and Practice
8) Drill and Practice
9) Problem Solving
10) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required