課程名稱 |
行為生態學 Behavirol Ecology |
開課學期 |
103-1 |
授課對象 |
生命科學院 生態學與演化生物學研究所 |
授課教師 |
沈聖峰 |
課號 |
EEB5039 |
課程識別碼 |
B44EU1480 |
班次 |
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學分 |
3 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
選修 |
上課時間 |
星期三A,B,C(18:25~21:05) |
上課地點 |
生科4C |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。 總人數上限:20人 |
Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1031BE |
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課程概述 |
*************NOTE: The lecture starts at 5:50pm every week.*************
The course is designed for graduate students who want to better understand the evolution, adaptive significance, and mechanisms of animal behavior. Active learning will be crucial for taking this course and every participant of the course will be asked to explain and discuss course contents in every class.
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課程目標 |
1. To inspire a greater curiosity about behavioral ecology (including human and plants).
2. To gain mastery at asking and answering questions about the mechanisms and evolution of behavior.
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課程要求 |
待補 |
預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
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指定閱讀 |
待補 |
參考書目 |
Textbook
An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology, Fourth Edition by Davies, Krebs, West (Wiley-Blackwell,
2012)
You may buy the textbook from an online bookstore. Please read Chapter 1 before the class on
9/17. You will be quizzed on its contents. If you do not have a copy of the book yet, you can obtain
the PDF of Chapter 1 from the publisher’s website
(http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/69/14051141/1405114169.pdf). Please do not
hesitate to contact the lecturers, if you have any questions about this course. |
評量方式 (僅供參考) |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
9/17 |
Natural Selection, Ecology and Behavior |
第2週 |
9/24 |
Testing Hypotheses in Behavioral Ecology |
第3週 |
10/01 |
Economic Decisions and the Individual |
第4週 |
10/08 |
Predators versus Prey: Evolutionary Arms Races |
第5週 |
10/15 |
Competing for Resources |
第6週 |
10/22 |
Living in Groups |
第7週 |
10/29 |
sexual selection |
第8週 |
11/05 |
Parental care and family conflict |
第9週 |
11/12 |
Mating Systems |
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