Information Package / Course Catalogue
Standard Methods For Measuring and Monitoring Amphibians
Course Code: BİO605
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to get the students acquainted with measuring and monitoring techniques of amphibian biodiversity

Course Content

Biodiversity of amphibians, measurement and standardization, monitoring methods, stocktaking, marking, measure of population size.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Observes amphibians in their natural environment
2.Learns the methods of catching amphibians.
3.Learns the principles of morphometric measurement in amphibians.
4.Makes morphological analysis of amphibians.
5.Analyzes the morphological differences of amphibians.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Amphibians, Heyer, W. R., M. A. Donelly, R. W. McDiarmid, L. A. C. Hayek and M. S. Foster, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London, 1993.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to field equipments and supplies
Week 2 - Theoretical
Amphibian diversity and natural history
Week 3 - Theoretical
Essentials of standardization quantification
Week 4 - Theoretical
Methods using for monitoring amphibians
Week 5 - Theoretical
Collecting tissue for biochemical analysis
Week 6 - Theoretical
Standard techniques for inventory and monitoring
Week 7 - Theoretical
Marking techniques
Week 8 - Theoretical
Determining population size (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Collecting amphibian samples from the natüre
Week 10 - Theoretical
Preparing amphibians as scientific specimens
Week 11 - Theoretical
Morphological investigation and measurement
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analysis of amphibian biodiversity data
Week 13 - Theoretical
Supplemental approaches to studying amphibian biodiversity
Week 14 - Theoretical
Necessary keys for successful Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Land Work2036
Reading102240
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination114216
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)204
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
5
5
4
4
3
OÇ-2
5
4
4
4
5
2
2
2
OÇ-3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
OÇ-4
4
5
3
3
4
3
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
3
2
2
4
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026