ETHOLOGY

Paper Code: 
ZOL-614
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00

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

9.00

Methods of studying brain and behaviour

·                  Neuroanatomical.

·                   Neurochemical

·                  Neurophysiological.

Brain and behavior

9.00

Social organization

  • Dominance hierarchies and Territoriality

Animal communication

  • Dance language of Honey bee

Communication:

·                  Chemical

·                   Visual.

·                  Light.

Audio

9.00

Migration: Fish ,Birds

Orientation: Taxes and Kinesis

 Reproductive behaviour patterns:

  • Courtship and Mating
  • Stickleback behaviour
  • Parental care

Biological rhythms

Circadian and annual rhythms

9.00

Learning and memory

  • Conditioning
  • Habituation
  • Insight learning
  • Association learning
  • Reasoning

Cognitive skills

Essential Readings: 
  • An introduction to behaviour; Manning, A & Dawkins, M. S.; Cambridge Low Price Edition. UK.
  • Animal Behaviour, David McFarland, Pitman Publishing Ltd, London, UK.
  • Animal Behaviour, John Alcock, Sinaeur Assoc. Inc. USA.
  • Animal Behaviour; Mathur, R.; Rastogi Publications, Meerut Introduction to evolution; Moody.
  • Genetics and Origin of Speices. Dohnzhansky, Th., F.J.Alaya, G.L.Stebbines and J.M.Valentine. Surjeet Publication, Delhi.
Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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