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YEY 303Animal Behaviour1+2+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 1 hour of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
Lecturer--
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The purpose of this course, students conduct science (Etholoji) wild animals using behavioral patterns and the factors influencing them, the importance of animal behavior, animal behavior in terms of improving the welfare of wild animals is to observe the and better comprehend.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Know that observed in the behavior of animals.
LO - 2 : Animal behavior can be registered.
LO - 3 : Know the factors that affect animal behavior.
LO - 4 : Know the factors that affect animal welfare.
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Major Animal Behaviour, Natural Selection and Animal Behaviour, Factors Affecting Behavior, Animal Learning, Social Learning and Cultural Interaction, Sexual Preference and Partner selection, Relationship, Partnership, Nutrition, Behavior, Antipredatör Behavior, Communication, Living Area Selection, Territorial Behaviour, Migration, aggression, Game, Aging Diseases, Personalities.
 
Textbook / Material
1Principles of Animal Behavior, Dugatkin, L.A., Univ. of Louisville, 2003.
 
Recommended Reading
1Essential Animal Behaviour, Scott, G., Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
2An Introduction to Animal Behaviour, Manning, A., Dawkins, M.S., Cambridge Univ. Press., 1998.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 30
Presentation 10
12
20
End-of-term exam 15
16
50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Arasınav için hazırlık 8 4 32
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 8 2 16
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 5 40
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load132