ETHOLOGY
COD. 02267
DEGREE: BIOLOGIA ECOLOGICA
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The aim of this course is to present the bases of study of animal behaviour, from the researches of the first ethologists to the most recent results in this field.
Course contents summary
- History of Ethology
- Aims, methods and areas of ethology
- Evolutionary approach to animal behaviour
- Instincts and learning
- Genetics of behaviour
- Evolution of behaviour
- The Learning
- Play and the use of tools
- Motivation
- The Communication
- The aggressive behaviour
- The Territoriality
- Reproductive behaviour and parental cares
- The ecology of social behaviour
- Insects Societies
Recommended readings
Alcock J.: "Etologia - Un approccio evolutivo" Ed.: Zanichelli, 2007.
Krebs J.R. e Davies N.B.: "Ecologia e comportamento animale" Ed.: Bollati Boringhieri, 2002.
Manning A., Dawkins M.S.: "Il comportamento animale" Ed.: Boringhieri, 2003.
AA.VV.: "Dizionario di Etologia" Ed.: Einaudi, 1992.
Campan R., Scapini F.: "Etologia" Ed. Zanichelli, 2005.
NAME OF LECTURER
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2009/2010
YEAR OF STUDY: 3
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 6
UNIT COORDINATOR: MORI Alessandra
CONTACT HOURS: 48
