ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of the different disciplines that study animal behavior: Neuroscience, Ethology, Behavioral Ecology
Objectives
The objective is to understand animal behavior in an integrative way, in the light of Tinbergen's four 'whys': from its ontogeny, its neurobiological causes to its evolution and biological functions. In addition to historical, conceptual and methodological contributions, the students will be accompanied in order to apprehend the diversity of the features involved as well as the diversity of the approaches and the associated scientific questionings. This course will thus highlight, through different examples, the diversity of disciplines studying animal behavior: Neurosciences, Ethology, Behavioral Ecology and will help students to pursue their studies in the appropriate fields of Animal Physiology and Neurosciences/ Evolutionary Biology and Ecology/ Others....
Necessary pre-requisites
no
Recommended prerequisites*: general knowledge in biology and ecology
Knowledge control
100% CC
Additional information
Hourly volumes* :
CM : 7.5
TD : 9
TP : 9
Land : 4.5
Manager* : Aurélie Célérier and Arnaud Grégoire
Administrative contact(s): aurelie.celerier @ umontpellier.fr @ arnaud.gregoire @ umontpellier.fr @