ZL3430 - Venomous Australian Animals
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Zoology & Tropical Ecology |
This subject outlines the differences between venoms and poisons in the animal kingdom. Students will acquire the knowledge of how and why organisms use venoms (venom ecology) as well as how venoms operate to in envenomed prey items, predators or human victims. The subject will also describe the relevant first aid practices that should be employed to maximise a victims survival as well as outline the current controversies in first aid treatment of envenomed victims. Students will also aquire skills in laboratory procedures used to compare lethality of different venoms, venom composition and venom collection. Assumed knowledge: Students are expected to have a required level of understanding of zoological processes and taxonomy (equivalent to a first year level), and data analysis and experimental design (equivalent to a second year level).
Learning Outcomes
- to gain knowledge on the ecology of venomous organisms;
- to learn the correct first aid treatments for victims envenomed by organisms in the field;
- to understand how animal venoms affect the human system;
- to understand the differences between venoms used by organisms;
- to understand the various mechanisms employed by organisms to introduce venoms into prey/victims.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of zoological processes and taxonomy (ZL1001 or equivalent), and data analysis and experimental design (BS2001 or equivalent). |
| Prerequisites: | BS2001 AND ZL1001 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Jamie Seymour. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (55%); presentations (15%); essays (15%); assignments (15%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.