ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Paper Code: 
DZOL711T
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

DZOL711T

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

The students will be able to-

 

CO1: Design experiments based on Concepts and patterns of Ethology

CO2: Relate between Mammalian Nervous system and Methods of studying the brain and behaviour

CO3: Value the Social organization of different animals

CO4: Describe various types of communication used among animal, Migration and Orientation in birds and

fishes and even in small invertebrates too.

CO5: Critically analyse various Reproductive behavior patterns among

animal, Biological rhythms

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test

Semester end examinations,

Quiz

Assignments

Presentation

Individual and group projects

 

12.00

Introduction of Ethology

Aims of Behavioural research

Diversity of animal behaviour

Historical perspective

 

Concepts of Ethology

Fixed Action Pattern

ASE

Sign Stimulus

Innate Releasing Mechanism

 
12.00

Mammalian Nervous system and behaviour

Methods of studying brain and behaviour

  • Neuroanatomical.

  • Neurochemical

  • Neurophysiological.

Brain and behavior

 
12.00

Social organization

Dominance hierarchies and Territoriality

Animal communication

  • Dance language of Honey bee

Communication:

  • Chemical

  • Visual.

  • Light.

  • Audio

12.00

Migration: Fish, Birds

Orientation: Taxes and Kinesis

Reproductive behaviour patterns:

  • Courtship and Mating

  • Stickleback behaviour

Biological rhythms

Circadian and annual rhythms

 
12.00

Learning and memory

  • Conditioning

  • Habituation

  • Insight learning

  • Association learning

  • Reasoning

  • Cognitive skills

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS:

● Animal Behaviour; Mathur, R.; Rastogi Publications, Meerut Introduction to evolution; Moody.

● An introduction to behaviour; Manning, A & Dawkins, M. S.; Cambridge Low Price

Edition. UK.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

●TextBook of Medical Physiology; Guyton A.C

● Animal Behaviour, David McFarland, Pitman Publishing Ltd, London, UK.

● Animal Behaviour, John Alcock, Sinauer Assoc. Inc. USA.

● Genetics and Origin of Species. Dobzhansky, Th., F.J.Alaya, G.L.Stebbins and  J.M.Valentine. Surjeet Publication, Delhi.

 

e-RESOURCES:

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/pages/lecture...

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/resources/mit...

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-ethology-exploring-the-stu...

behavior#why-is-the-study-of-ethology-important

 

E-Journal

https://www.JOURNALS:.elsevier.com/animal-behaviour

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/animal-behaviour

 

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