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Divide animal behaviour into objective and repeatable categories.
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BIOL 3630
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Practice behavioural observations
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BIOL 2003
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Recall the general biology of marine mammal taxa
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BIOL 3090
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Contrast methods of marking or tagging marine organisms to measure movement, growth or population characteristics using scuba.
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BIOL 3680
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Describe the differences and similarities between marine and terrestrial mammals and their relative ecological importance
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BIOL 3090
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Evaluate options for use of underwater photography in studies of behaviour, distribution and abundance of marine organisms.
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BIOL 3680
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Interpret animal social behaviour in the light of natural selection (costs and benefits)
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BIOL 1011
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Make detailed observations about bird behaviour.
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BIOL 3622
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Understand how social systems have evolved, the types of social systems in marine mammals and the evolution of mating strategies as an example of a social system Describe the influence of social structure on vocal categories
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BIOL 3090
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Understand optimal foraging theory, the pros and cons of dietary techniques for estimating diet and the importance of the development of new technologies
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BIOL 3090
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Understand the concepts and role genetics plays in conservation of marine mammals
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BIOL 3090
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Understand the evolutionary physiological adaptations in marine mammals to adapt to diving, cold and swimming
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BIOL 3090
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Understand the origins, taxonomic diversity, structure and ecological importance of the marine mammal orders and families
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BIOL 3090
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Use raw data to produce summary statistics and plots
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BIOL 2003
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Devise valid and reliable measures of animal behaviour.
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BIOL 3630
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Interpret the evolution of animal behaviour and life history in light of natural selection and inclusive fitness
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BIOL 2060
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Analyze and assess research papers in behavioural ecology in discussion with peers (tutorial)
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BIOL 3062
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Apply behavioural ecology to problems in animal conservation
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BIOL 3062
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Demonstrate awareness that science, law and politics play an important role in the conservation and management of marine mammals, threats they face and mitigation options
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BIOL 3090
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Describe DNA microsatellites, the models of how they mutate, and their uses in population genetics, pedigree analyses, behavioural ecology and forensic analyses
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BIOL 3042
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Develop new knowledge of the physiology, ecology, behaviour of invertebrates in much more detail than was learned in BIOL 2003
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BIOL 3301
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Evaluate current literature on the applications of biologging methods to a variety of species and ecological topics.
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BIOL 4323
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Explain and apply the basic steps in optimality models (including game theory models)
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BIOL 3062
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Explain and apply the main models explaining sex ratios, sexual selection, and mate choice
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BIOL 3062
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Explain and apply the main models explaining the evolution of parental care
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BIOL 3062
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Explain and apply the main models of competition, territoriality, and contests
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BIOL 3062
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Explain and apply the main theories to explain the evolution of cooperation and the main selective pressures favoring cooperative breeding in vertebrates
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BIOL 3062
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Explain and apply the principles of natural selection as they apply to behaviour
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BIOL 3062
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Explain and contrast the main approaches to applying behavioural ecology to humans
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BIOL 3062
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Explain insects' ecology, distribution, and behaviour.
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BIOL 3327
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Generate hypotheses and design an observational experiment that tests simple hypotheses in behavioural ecology (tutorial)
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BIOL 3062
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Identify and apply diet choice and patch models of foraging and their basic modifications
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BIOL 3062
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Identify and understand basic anti-predator strategies and characteristics of predator-prey evolutionary arms races
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BIOL 3062
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Identify life cycles and behavior of invertebrate animals and the adaptations of invertebrates to particular environments
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BIOL 3301
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Predict mating systems in mammals and birds based on their ecology
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BIOL 3062
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Synthesize a current research area in behavioural ecology and write a review paper on the topic
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BIOL 3062
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Understand how marine mammal abundance is measured and the significance of life history parameters in population dynamics and have a basic understanding of the factors which contribute to the formation of new colonies
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BIOL 3090
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Understand sound propagation in water, fundamental sound component analysis (e.g. amplitude, frequency), sound production and receiving mechanisms in various marine mammal taxa and the impacts harmful sound can have on populations
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BIOL 3090
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Understand the meaning of life history and the life history characteristics of cetaceans and pinniped and the factors that shape their evolution
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BIOL 3090
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