Animal Behaviour

Animal behaviour is one of the biological disciplines that have been developing intensively over the last decade. Researchers focus on many issues including hunting, reproduction, or altruistic behaviour.

The aim of the course is:

1) to acquaint students with the complexities of animal behaviour

2) to explain how animal behaviour affect the ability of survival of the animals

3) to show the possibilities of using knowledge about animal behaviour in nature conservation

During the classes students will observe the behaviour of selected invertebrate species

Undoubtedly, the course on animal behaviour will inspire students to have a humanitarian approach to animals

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.

Ponadto publikacje dotyczące danego zagadnienia

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

Animal behaviour is one of the biological disciplines that have been developing intensively over the last decade. Researchers focus on many issues including hunting, reproduction, or altruistic behaviour.

The aim of the course is:

1) to acquaint students with the complexities of animal behaviour

2) to explain how animal behaviour affect the ability of survival of the animals

3) to show the possibilities of using knowledge about animal behaviour in nature conservation

During the classes students will observe the behaviour of selected invertebrate species

Undoubtedly, the course on animal behaviour will inspire students to have a humanitarian approach to animals

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.

Ponadto publikacje dotyczące danego zagadnienia

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