BZ5735 - Venomous Australian Animals
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
Available to postgraduate students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Science, Graduate Diploma of Science, Graduate Diploma of Research Methods, or Masters of Applied Science.
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. Students will attend BZ3735 lectures and practical classes.
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.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to place their research in a broader (preferably international)theoretical, practical and policy context..
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of zoological processes and taxonomy, and data analysis and experimental design (BS5001 or BZ5001 or equivalent). |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BZ3735 ZL3430 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| 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.