Kind 2: Postgraduate courses (PhD) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
D) "Marine mammal systematics and evolution"
E) "Biology and fundamental physiology of marine mammals"
F) "Anatomy of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)"
G) "Cetacean biology and pathology in the Adriatic Sea"
H) "Applied morphological and molecular methods in population studies of marine mammals"

Location: University of Zagreb, Croatia

Language: Croatian, English, German

Description of course:
A) External anatomy, gross anatomy and histology of the bottlenose dolphin
B) Basic characteristics of biology and morphology with physiological fundamentals of pinnipeds, cetaceans and sirenians
C,D) Classification of the marine mammals, skeleton comparison of domestic and marine mammals
E) Characteristics of biology and morphology with physiological fundamentals of pinnipeds, cetaceans and sirenians
F) External anatomy, gross anatomy and histology of bottlenose dolphin
G) Biology of the bottlenose dolphin and other cetacean species recorded in the Adriatic Sea, their geographical distribution, age, sex, nutrition, causes of death, pathological changes in tissues
H) Photo-identification, morphological and molecular species identification and sex determination, osteometry, age determination

Duration:
A) 18 hours lectures, 12 hours exercises
B) 10 hours lectures, 15 hours exercises, 5 hours seminars
C) 8 hours lectures, 2 hours exercises, 5 hours seminars
D) 10 hours lectures, 10 hours exercises, 10 hours seminars
E) 15 hours lectures, 35 hours exercises, 10 hours seminars
F) 15 hours lectures, 60 hours exercises
G) 15 hours lectures, 90 hours exercises
H) 15 hours lectures, 90 hours exercises

Facilities: A-B-C-D-E-F) Laboratory; G-H) Laboratory and research vessel

Conditions for participation: A-B-C) The courses are intended for students of Veterinary Medicine; D-E-F-G) The courses are intended for university students with degree in Veterinary Medicine, Medicine, Biology and similar studies.

Web site: http://www.vef.hr

Contact person for additional information:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zagreb
Heinzelova 55
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
E-mail: referada@vef.hr