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Evolution of members of the genus Cardamine from the Anatolia-Caucasus region and the Balkan Peninsula
Kantor, Adam ; Slovák, Marek (advisor) ; Frajman, Božo (referee) ; Tribsch, Andreas (referee) ; Oberprieler, Christoph (referee)
This thesis aims to elucidate evolution of the members of the selected species groups of the genus Cardamine, which is a species-rich genus with cosmopolitan distribution and very complex evolutionary history. The studied species were represented by hygrophytic perennials, with the focus laid on their diversity in the Balkan Peninsula and Southwestern Asia, with the emphasis put on the Anatolica-Caucasus region. These regions harbour global biodiversity hotspots and important glacial refugia, yet, they have been largely understudied in terms of knowledge of evolutionary mechanisms and environmental factors that have played there a role of plants diversification and speciation drivers. In this thesis, questions concerning the phylogeny and taxonomy of the studied groups were addressed, with aim to determine the role of polyploidy and hybridization in their evolution. Hyb-Seq was the majorly applied method, representing a technique based on next-generation sequencing, which has proven to be a very efficient and versatile method for resolving evolutionary questions. An integrative approach was employed, combining Hyb-Seq with a variety of other karyological, molecular, cytogenetic and ecological niche modelling methods, which provided a very complex insight into the addressed topics. This thesis...
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Utilization of Biology Olympiad in schools and implementation of selected tasks into highschool teaching.
Dvořáková, Darina ; Janštová, Vanda (advisor) ; Drda Morávková, Alena (referee)
This thesis deals with the Biology Olympiad and remaking of selected tasks of region round. The remaked tasks can be used in highschool education. The thesis includes theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part provides general information about the Biology Olympiad (BiO), charts the achievements of Czech students in International Biology Olympiad (IBO), includes literary review of selected topics. The practical part encompass four remaked tasks of different topics: Eucaryotic cell as a mosaic, Water in life of animals, Animals' areas and their distribution, History of the flora in Czech Republic. The tasks are processed in the form of worksheets. The worksheets were tested at schools. Knowledge of students was tested by using of created pretests and posttests. The practical part also presents the result of research based on a questionnaire survey focused on the involvement of school in BiO and teachers' opinions on these topics.
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Utilization of Biology Olympiad in schools and implementation of selected tasks into highschool teaching.
Dvořáková, Darina ; Janštová, Vanda (advisor) ; Drda Morávková, Alena (referee)
This thesis deals with the Biology Olympiad and remaking of selected tasks of region round. The remaked tasks can be used in highschool education. The thesis includes theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part provides general information about the Biology Olympiad (BiO), charts the achievements of Czech students in International Biology Olympiad (IBO), includes literary review of selected topics. The practical part encompass four remaked tasks of different topics: Eucaryotic cell as a mosaic, Water in life of animals, Animals' areas and their distribution, History of the flora in Czech Republic. The tasks are processed in the form of worksheets. The worksheets were tested at schools. Knowledge of students was tested by using of created pretests and posttests. The practical part also presents the result of research based on a questionnaire survey focused on the involvement of school in BiO and teachers' opinions on these topics.
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