Course Description
The course introduce the student to the essentials of animal behavior. It includes the mechanisms of behaviour, genetics, sensory physiology, migration, foraging strategies, aggression, sexual and parental behavior, group selection and social behavior.
Course Objectives & Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain how behavioral hypotheses are formulated , the procedures used to test them, and the types of data that can be collected
- Understand some of the mechanisms involved in the production of a behavioral sequence by an animal.
- Understand the role of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of behavior.
- Explain how these principles can be used to understand human behavior.
- Gain experience in understanding and analysis of animal behavior literuature.
References
1. Michael D Breed and Janice Moore (2012). Animal Behavior; Elsevier ISBN: 978-0-12-372587
2. John Aclock (2016) Animal Behavior Publisher: Sinauer Associates ISBN-10: 0878939660
3. Animal Behavior : psychobiology, ethology, and evolution , David McFarland
Course ID: ZOOL 503
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 2 | 2 | 2 | ZOOL 305 |
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