ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR & COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
- Module code: BI310
- Credits: 5
- Semester: 1
- Department: BIOLOGY
- International:
Overview | |
---|---|
The objective of the module is to enable students to appreciate how the behaviour and physiology of animals (including humans) are adapted to their environments. Topics include: instinct, learning and the development of behaviour; how behaviour evolves; communication; motivation; living in groups; migration, homing and navigation; anti-predator behaviour; biological rhythms; dormancy; temperature relations; osmoregulation and excretion; adaptation to extreme environments. |
Learning Outcomes | |
---|---|
Teaching & Learning methods | |
---|---|
Assessment | |
---|---|
Autumn Supplementals/Resits | |
---|---|
Pre-Requisites | |
---|---|
Timetable | |
---|---|