Advances in Behavioural Ecology

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This module will expand the students' grasp of some classic topics in the field of behavioural ecology such as the consequences of group living, tool use, optimality models and signaling. We will then explore some currently advancing themes, including multi-level societies, co-operation, and the effects of urbanization on animal behaviour. The content will be delivered in part as lectures and in part using a flipped classroom format. The continuous assessment will involve the students undertaking group research into the evidence for empathy in animals and presenting their findings to the class, and writing a blog on partner choice and the effects of captivity on breeding which will be individually assessed.