BIOL272-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010

Principles of Animal Behaviour

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 July 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 25 July 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 October 2010

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.

Goals
To examine what animals do (behaviour) and why, with the focus being on the control,
development, adaptive significance and evolution of behaviour.

Learning Outcomes
• An understanding of the kinds of questions that are meaningful in the study of animal
  behaviour
• An appreciation of how these questions can be answered objectively
• A knowledge of the mechanisms controlling behaviour in animals
• An ability to critically evaluate the adaptive significance of patterns of behaviour
• Skills in retrieving and assessing the literature on animal behaviour
• An understanding of the broader implications of knowledge about animal behaviour for
  biology and society.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Biological Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Exam 60%
Tutorial Assessment 20 Aug 2010 15%
Essay, 3000 words 10 Sep 2010 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $650.00

International fee $3,000.00

* 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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