Course Description
Course Name
Animal Behaviour
Session: VSRS3122
Hours & Credits
20 SCQF Credits
Prerequisites & Language Level
Taught In English
- There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.
Overview
The module covers the causation, function, development and evolution of animal behaviour. Topics covered
include natural selection, inclusive fitness, group-living, individual differences (or personality), the evolution of
sex, sexual strategies, mating systems, and the evolution of intelligence and human cognition. Non-human
primates are given special emphasis with reference to implications for humans. Students gain experience of
designing and conducting an observational study of animals.
*Course content subject to change