BIp037 Ethology Principles

Faculty of Education
autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Ing. Radovan Smolinský, Ph.D., PhD.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are the following: - understand ethology principles (1);
- interpret instinctive and learned behaviour (2);
- distinguish behaviour categories (3);
- understand animal behaviour in different conditions (4);
- know behaviour of importance taxons (5).
Learning outcomes
The main objectives of the course are the following: - understand ethology principles (1);
- interpret instinctive and learned behaviour (2);
- distinguish behaviour categories (3);
- understand animal behaviour in different conditions (4);
- know behaviour of importance taxons (5).
Syllabus
  • Development of ethology. Instinctive behaviour. Learning. Behavioural categories. Life strategies.
Literature
  • VESELOVSKÝ, Zdeněk. Etologie : biologie chování zvířat. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2005, 407 s. ISBN 9788020016218. info
  • FRANCK, Dierk. Etologie. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 323 s. ISBN 80-7066-878-4. info
  • LORENZ, Konrad. Základy etologie : srovnávací výzkum chování. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1993, 254 s. ISBN 8020004777. info
  • GAISLER, Jiří. Úvod do etologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 148 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Final grade: colloquium (written test + discussion).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2020, recent)
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