Universität Wien

300182 PP Physology and Ecology of Tropical Vertebrates (2015W)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

The total costs for the field course will be approximately 700 Euro plus flight tickets (800-1100 Euro). Flights will be arranged by the participants themselves.

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 12 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine

The first meeting will be on 1 October 2015, 14:00 at Übungsraum 6, UZA I. The field course will be carried out on 10-24 November 2015 at the Tropical Research Station La Gamba, Costa Rica.


Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The field course will be conducted at the Tropical Research Station La Gamba, which is located in the lowlands of southern Costa Rica. The course will address a wide variety of different research topics ranging from eco-physiological aspects and behavioral ecology of tropical vertebrates to community ecology, mainly using birds as model organisms.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

(1) The results of all research projects have to be presented in a seminar (contribution to final mark: 1/3). (2) A written report has to be submitted after the end of the course (contribution to final mark: 2/3).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prüfungsstoff

Field work (mist-netting, observations, radio-tracking etc.), data analysis

Literatur


Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

B-BOE 12, B-BOE 13, B-BZO 12, B-BZO 13, MEC 9, MZO 2, MVN W-1

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43