BIOL272-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus)

Principles of Animal Behaviour

11 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 8 October 2006

Description

Biological mechanisms underlying animal behaviour and the evolutionary functions of these behaviours. Sensory processing, learning, feeding, predator avoidance, communication, sociality, game theory, and cognition are explored from a comparative standpoint.

This course provides a broad introduction to the study of animal behaviour. In this course we will investigate many ways in which behaviour can be studied by concentrating on two major classes of questions: those that focus on the stimuli and mechanisms of behaviour (how questions) and those that explore the evolutionary or fitness related consequences (why questions). You will learn that the study of animal behaviour is a truly integrated discipline, encompassing everything from physiology to psychology and evolutionary biology.

Prerequisites

BIOL112 or PSYC104, or
PSYC105 and PSYC106

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Examination 55%
Tutorials write-up 15%
Class Test 15 Aug 2006 15%
Essay, 2000 words 04 Sep 2006 15%

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $400.00

International fee $1,770.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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