| Course title | Ethology |
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| Course code | 2410/HBET |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Lesson |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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Lectures: 1. The history of animal behavior studies. 2. Behavioral terms. Ethological disciplines. 3. Analysis of animal behavior - ultimate and proximate causes of behavior. 4. Biological rhythms and behavior. 5. Senses and animal behavior. 6. Communication. 7. Pheromones. 8. Animal learning. 9. Social behavior. 10. Sexual behavior. 11. Parental behavior. 12. Ontogeny of behavior. 13. Genetics of behavior. 14. Domestication. Exercises: 1. Advancing animal care. Ethogram. 2. Applied Ethology - Introduction. 3. behavior of cattle. 4. behavior of sheep and goats. 5. behavior of pigs. 6. equine behavior. 7-8. poultry behavior. 9. behavior of dogs. 10. Behavior of cats. 11. behavior of laboratory rodents (mouse, rat). 12. behavior of fish. 13. Presentation of the seminar work. 14. Credit.
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