Behavioural Ecology
General data
Course ID: | WBNZ-697 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
(unknown)
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(0511) Biology
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Course title: | Behavioural Ecology |
Name in Polish: | Ekologia behawioralna |
Organizational unit: | Institute of Environmental Sciences |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Kursy zalecane w ścieżce kształcenia: biologia organizmów, I st. (in Polish) Kursy zalecane w ścieżce kształcenia: biologia środowiskowa, I st. (in Polish) Przedmioty dla programu WBL-0011-1SO (Biologia 1 stopień; 1 rok; 2 rok; 3 rok) |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
2.00
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Language: | Polish |
Classes in period "2023/2024 summer semester" (in progress)
Time span: | 2024-02-26 - 2024-06-16 |
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Type of class: |
Fieldwork classes, 35 hours
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Coordinators: | Piotr Nowicki | |
Group instructors: | Piotr Nowicki | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: | Course - Grading | |
Included in the average rate: | yes |
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Goals of education: | Understanding of the evolutionary drivers of animal behaviour; developing ability to design and conduct simple field experiments as well as to critically interpret their results. |
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Learning outcomes of a component: | KNOWLEDGE: student understands the evolutionary drivers of animal behavior, knows the basic principles of planning field research. SKILLS: student is able to plan and conduct simple observations or field experiments testing animal behavior, and is also able to analyze, interpret and present their results in written form. SOCIAL COMPETENCES: student actively participates in discussions, is able to work in a group, including the analysis of research results in a small team. |
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Requirements: | None |
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Conditions of gaining credit: | Credit with a mark based on short field projects and the resulting research reports as well as on active participation in the classes. |
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Assessment methods and criteria for this course: | Evaluation of reports based on short field projects, assessement of student actitivity in discussions during the project planning, assessment of student involvement in the realisation of field research. |
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Learning activities and teaching methods: | Project method (field projects) |
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ECTS estimate: | 35 contact hours, 15 hours devoted to report writing |
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Syllabus of the course for students commencing study programme from 19/20 academic year or later: | (in Polish) Biologia, studia stacjonarne pierwszego stopnia, rok 2 |
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Short description: |
The course is focused on the interactions between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. Specific topics covered include: role of natural selection in shaping animal behaviour; behavioral adaptations for maximising fitness; evolution of social systems; mating strategies of males and females. During field activities students participate in short research projects on the above topics. |
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Full description: |
The course is focused on the interactions between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. Specific topics covered include: role of natural selection in shaping animal behaviour; behavioral adaptations for maximising fitness; evolution of social systems; mating strategies of males and females. During field activities students participate in short research projects on the above topics. |
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Bibliography: |
Krebs JR, Davies NB (1993) An introduction to behavioural ecology. Blackwell Science, Oxford |
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Notes: |
IMPORTANT: The course comprises 6 meetings which involve field activities, mostly in the second half of summer semester. If requested and jointly agreed by the participants, the meetings dates can be moved to another time or day of week. |
Classes in period "2024/2025 summer semester" (future)
Time span: | 2025-02-26 - 2025-06-15 |
Navigate to timetable
MO TER
TER
TU W TH FR |
Type of class: |
Fieldwork classes, 35 hours
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Coordinators: | Piotr Nowicki | |
Group instructors: | Piotr Nowicki | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: | Course - Grading |
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