Animal Behaviour WF-OB-POAB

1. Animal behaviour: introduction
2.Social behaviour: social insects, altruism in social insects, altruism in vertebrates
3.How animals communicate with each other?
4.How to avoid a predator and find food?
5.How to find the optimal habitat? What are the benefits of territoriality? Why do animals migrate?
6.Animal behavioural adaptations to life in extreme environments
7.How do parasites affect the behavior of animals?
8.Biological clock and animal behaviour
9.Reproductive behaviour: sexual selection, mating system
10.Parental care: Parental care in invertebrates, parental care in vertebrates, relation: parent-offspring, sibling competition, brood parasitism
11.Neural and hormonal control of the animal behaviour
12.Human behaviour
13.New aspects of animal behaviour: Bahaviorists vs. Ethologists, the idea of “Umwelt”
14.How the animals learn?
15. Presentation of the given subject

1. Animal behaviour: introduction
2.Social behaviour: social insects, altruism in social insects, altruism in vertebrates
3.How animals communicate with each other?
4.How to avoid a predator and find food?
5.How to find the optimal habitat? What are the benefits of territoriality? Why do animals migrate?
6.Animal behavioural adaptations to life in extreme environments
7.How do parasites affect the behavior of animals?
8.Biological clock and animal behaviour
9.Reproductive behaviour: sexual selection, mating system
10.Parental care: Parental care in invertebrates, parental care in vertebrates, relation: parent-offspring, sibling competition, brood parasitism
11.Neural and hormonal control of the animal behaviour
12.Human behaviour
13.New aspects of animal behaviour: Bahaviorists vs. Ethologists, the idea of “Umwelt”
14.How the animals learn?
15. Presentation of the given subject

Course content
I: units: 1+2+3 (5 hour classes in the zoo): The behavior of wild animals in their artificial environment
II: units: 4+5+6 (5 hour classes at the dog show): The behavior of dogs, in the presence of unfamiliar people and dogs
III: units: 7+8+9 (5 hour classes in the city park): The behavior of wild animals adapted to living in cities
VI: units: 10+11+12 (5 hour classes in the laboratory): Reproductive behaviour: sexual selection, mating system. Parental care: Parental care in invertebrates, parental care in vertebrates, relation: parent-offspring, sibling competition, brood parasitism. How to find the optimal habitat? What are the benefits of territoriality? Why do animals migrate?
V: units: 13+14 (5 hour classes in the laboratory): How animals communicate with each other? How the animals learn?
VI: unit: 15 (5 hour classes in the laboratory) Social behaviour: social insects, altruism in social insects, altruism in vertebrates. New aspects of animal behaviour: Bahaviorists vs. Ethologists, the idea of “Umwelt”. Presentation of the given subject

Course content
I: units: 1+2+3 (5 hour classes in the zoo): The behavior of wild animals in their artificial environment
II: units: 4+5+6 (5 hour classes at the dog show): The behavior of dogs, in the presence of unfamiliar people and dogs
III: units: 7+8+9 (5 hour classes in the city park): The behavior of wild animals adapted to living in cities
VI: units: 10+11+12 (5 hour classes in the laboratory): Reproductive behaviour: sexual selection, mating system. Parental care: Parental care in invertebrates, parental care in vertebrates, relation: parent-offspring, sibling competition, brood parasitism. How to find the optimal habitat? What are the benefits of territoriality? Why do animals migrate?
V: units: 13+14 (5 hour classes in the laboratory): How animals communicate with each other? How the animals learn?
VI: unit: 15 (5 hour classes in the laboratory) Social behaviour: social insects, altruism in social insects, altruism in vertebrates. New aspects of animal behaviour: Bahaviorists vs. Ethologists, the idea of “Umwelt”. Presentation of the given subject

John Alcock 2013 Animal Behavior – an evolutionary approach. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA. 522 pp.
Nick J. Royle, Per T. Smiseth, Mathias Kölliker 2012 The evolution of parental care. Oxford University Press. 356 pp.
In addition, resent publications on the issue in question

John Alcock 2013 Animal Behavior – an evolutionary approach. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA. 522 pp.
Nick J. Royle, Per T. Smiseth, Mathias Kölliker 2012 The evolution of parental care. Oxford University Press. 356 pp.
In addition, resent publications on the issue in question

John Alcock 2013 Animal Behavior – an evolutionary approach. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA. 522 pp.
Nick J. Royle, Per T. Smiseth, Mathias Kölliker 2012 The evolution of parental care. Oxford University Press. 356 pp.
In addition, resent publications on the issue in question

After the course students will be able to:
1) plan and conduct research
2) analyze the results
3) discuss the results with the literature
4) presents the research

After the course students will be able to:
1) plan and conduct research
2) analyze the results
3) discuss the results with the literature
4) presents the research

After the course students will be able to:
1) plan and conduct research
2) analyze the results
3) discuss the results with the literature
4) presents the research

After the course students will be able to:
1) plan and conduct research
2) analyze the results
3) discuss the results with the literature
4) presents the research