Duration
20h Th, 2h AUTR
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The Animal Behaviour course belongs to the « Zoology » module
The course of « Animal Behaviour » represents 2 ECTS. It will be given in auditorium. There is no practical work in the laboratory. However, the teacher can adapt the content of the course as well as the activities according to any scientific or academic opportunities or constraints.
The course is constructed around the four Tinbergen's questions and describes the animal behaviour using the four approaches : the study of the function, ontogenesis, evolution and mechanisms of an animal behaviour. It also focuses on the special aspects of societies and chemical ecology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After the course, the student should be able to apply the issues Tinbergen specific behavioral traits in particular:
-> To present the ontogenetic bases for the development of animal behavior
-> Describe how changes impact the development of a behavioral trait
-> To present and discuss the function of a behavior
-> Present mechanisms for the expression of an animal behavior
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face lectures
Recommended or required readings
There is no syllabus provided. All powerpoint slides will be provided to the students using ecampus.
A book is used to provide examples during the course:
"Un Tanguy chez les hyènes: 30 comportements surprenants des animaux", par François Verheggen, Editions Delachaux-Niestlé.
Other recommanded books:
Ethologie animale - Une approche biologique du comportement (Darmaillacq et Lévy). Editions de Boeck.
Le comportement animal - Psychobiologie, éthologie et évolution (McFarland). Editions de Boeck.
Tristram Wyatt, Pheromone and animal Behaviour, Eds Cambridge University Press
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exams, performed on computer, and involving MCQ and/or dissertation questions.
The teacher reserves the right to consider the clarity, structure and formatting of the answers in his evaluation.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof VERHEGGEN François
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Avenue de la faculté d'agronomie 2B
5030 Gembloux
Belgique
+32 81 622662
fverheggen@uliege.be