ZL5061 - Behavioural Ecology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Available to students enrolled for the degrees of MSc; a two semester customised DipResMeth (in lieu of Masters Qual); MAppSc; BAppSc or Graduate Diplomas.
This subject combines the areas of behaviour, ecology and evolution to examine behavioural and ecological systems within an evolutionary framework. There is a strong emphasis on understanding how to derive and test adaptationist hypotheses, through a series of case studies that include: population genetics and selection, the organisation of complex systems, sex allocation and the evolution of eusociality, sensory ecology and human sociobiology. Students will be required to attend ZL3061 lectures and tutorials.
Learning Outcomes
- to further develop written, verbal and presentation skills;
- to understand how ecological and behavioural processes operate within an evolutionary framework;
- to understand how to propose and evaluate alternative hypotheses concerning the evolution of ecological and behavioural characteristics;
- to understand the process of natural selection and evolution.
| Prerequisites: | Consult HoS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | ZL3061 |
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| Census Date 08-Sep-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | zlskr. |
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| Assessment: | (30%); (40%); (15%); (15%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.