Universität Wien

300558 VO Animal Communication (2022W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Thursday 06.10. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 13.10. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 20.10. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 27.10. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 03.11. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 10.11. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 17.11. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 24.11. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 01.12. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 15.12. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 12.01. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital
Thursday 19.01. 10:15 - 12:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students will get an overview over the following topics:
Signals and cues, true communication and interception, misinformation and manipulation, Advantages and disadvantages of signaling.
Communication modalities: Acoustical, visual, vibrational, electric, chemical and tactile communication; Signal Production, propagation and signal Perception;
Behavioural contexts: Conflict resolution, Territorial defense, mating, social interactions, parent-offspring-interaction, environmental context, communication networks.
Anthropogenic influence on animal communication.

Assessment and permitted materials

Digitale schriftliche Prüfung mit 6 Fragen. Open-book-Test.
1. Termin: 26. Jan. 2023
2. Termin: 22. Feb. 2023
3. Termin: 19. April 2023
4. Termin: 7. Juni 2023
Anmeldefrist jeweils 4 Wochen.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Notenschlüssel:
10 Punkte pro Frage, maximal 60 Punkte:
Note 1: 60 - 56 Punkte
Note 2: 55 - 47 Punkte
Note 3: 46 - 38 Punkte
Note 4: 37 - 30 Punkte
Note 5: 29 - 0 Punkte

Examination topics

PowerPoint-Präsentation. Die PDFs werden kapitelweise im November, Dezember und Jänner auf Moodle gestellt.
Weitere Unterlagen sind nicht erlaubt.

Reading list

Reading list
Bradbury, J.W. and S.L. Vehrencamp (1998, 2011) Principles of Animal Communication. Sinauer Associates.

Association in the course directory

MVN 1, MZO W-6, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04

Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:28