Course title
動物行動学   [Veterinary Ethology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01VN2115
Instructor(s)
佐藤 俊幸, 小山 哲史   [SATO Toshiyuki, KOYAMA Satoshi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
I will explain the adaptive significance (ultimate factor) and mechanism (proximate factor) of the behavior from an evolutionary point of view and how and why animals, also human beings, take such behaviors.This lecture gives bases understanding advanced course.
Expected Learning
You can understand basic ethology and veterinary ethology, especially concepts of sexual selection, kin selection and the inclusive fitness theory.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
1. Introduction: What is ethology?
2. Survival and behavior
3. Reproduction and behavior (1): reproductive strategy
4. Reproduction and behavior (2): sexual conflict, sexual selection
5. Animal social behavior (1): cooperative behavior, evolutionarily stable strategy
6. Animal social behavior (2): reciprocal altruism
7. Animal social behavior (3): Inclusive fitness and kin selection.
8. Human behavior (1): evolution of human
9. Human behavior (2): social behavior, reproductive strategy
10. Veterinary ethology (1): bases of veterinary ethology, birds behavior
11. Veterinary ethology (2): social behavior of primitive mammals
12. Veterinary ethology (3): social behavior of mammals
13. Veterinary ethology (4): problematic behavior
14. Veterinary ethology (5): animal wellfare
15. summary of lecture, Examination and answer
Prerequisites
In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time (60 hours) as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Moodle slides and texts.コアカリ準拠の森 裕司 / 武内ゆかり / 内田佳子著「動物行動学」インターズー社も購入しておくと良い。
References
「行動生物学」、小原嘉明 著、培風館
「動物の社会:社会生物学・行動生態学入門(改訂版)」、伊藤 嘉昭 著、東海大学出版会
Assessment/Grading
Eaxamination 70%. 30%: a simple question every time and submit it to the last of the lecture.
Message from instructor(s)
Taste scientific fun understanding the different world by a new viewpoint and a way of thinking and I want you to learn it.
Course keywords
inclusive fitness, sexual selection, kin selection, social behavior, veterinary ethology
Office hours
mail to tsatoh@cc.tuat.ac.jp or skoyama@cc.tuat.ac.jp
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/20/2022 2:09:32 PM