2019-2020 / ZOOL2018-1

Zoology : Ethology

Duration

20h Th, 2h AUTR

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering2 crédits 

Lecturer

François Verheggen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The ethology course belongs to the « Zoology » module 

The course of « Ethology » 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)

Face-to-face lectures

Recommended or required readings

There is no syllabus provided. All powerpoint slides will be provided to the students using ecampus.   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

Assessment methods and criteria

Refer to the RGEE complement, available on the valve of the Coordinatrice Pédagogique (Catherine Colaux)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Prof VERHEGGEN François
Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Passage des Déportés 2 5030 Gembloux  Belgique
+32 81 622662 fverheggen@ulg.ac.be(E.Haubruge@ulg.ac.be)

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

The first lessons were given in audience.
During confinement, the last lessons were recorded and made available to students on MyULiege

Assessment subjects

The exam includes all the courses given either face-to-face or online.

Assessment methods

The oral examination is maintained. It will be organized online, using the collaborate tool.

Contacts

Prof VERHEGGEN François fverheggen@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

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