Study-unit ETHOLOGY
| Course name | Biology |
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| Study-unit Code | GP004074 |
| Curriculum | Biodiversita' e gestione delle risorse naturali |
| Lecturer | Manuela Rebora |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2021 |
| Supplied | 2022/23 |
| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Sector | BIO/05 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Contents | Ethology's aims and history. The questions about behaviour. Proximate causation. Modern ethology. Fixed action pattern and releasing stimuli. The ethogram. The formation and regulation of the behavior in the development of the individual. Sensitive periods. Learning (abituation, association) and memory. Play. Imitation. Neuroetholgy. Higher centers of neuronal control. Genes and behavior. Behaviour and phylogeny. Behavioural Ecology (to survive, to find food, to find a place where to live, the communication, the reproduction, social behavior, the human behavior). |
| Reference texts | John Alcock "Etologia, un approccio evolutivo" Ed. Zanichelli Raymond Campman, Felicita Scapini "Etologia" Ed Zanichelli |
| Educational objectives | To be able to analyse the animal behaviour under an evolutionary perspective, to be able to create an ethogram |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of zoology and animal biology |
| Teaching methods | frontal lessons |
| Other information | Frequency optional but strongly advised |
| Learning verification modality | The exam is an oral test consisting of an interview lasting about 30-40 30 minutes with two -three questions to ascertain the student's level of knowledge and understanding capability acquired on the different contents indicated in the program. During the oral examination the student's communication skills will be also evaluated. |
| Extended program | Ethology's aims and history. The questions about behaviour. Proximate causation. Modern ethology. Fixed action pattern and releasing stimuli. The ethogram. The formation and regulation of the behavior in the development of the individual. Sensitive periods. Learning (abituation, association) and memory. Play. Imitation. Neuroetholgy. Higher centers of neuronal control. Genes and behavior. Behaviour and phylogeny. Behavioural Ecology (to survive, to find food, to find a place where to live, the communication, the reproduction, social behavior, the human behavior). |