300703 PP Animal Acoustic Signals (2015W)
Animal Acoustic Signals
Continuous assessment of course work
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The course will, in principle, be held in German. However, if non-native speakers participate, the course will be held in English.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 07.09.2015 08:00 to Th 24.09.2015 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 30.10.2015 18:00
Details
max. 10 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes
The pre-meeting takes place on 05.10.2015 at 10 a.m.
Seminar room 2.235, Cognitive Biology, UZA 1, Biozentrum Althanstaße 14, 1090 Wien, 2. Ebene, 3. Spange
Additional appointments (lectures, meetings with supervisor,...) and their location (University of e.g. zoo) will be announced upon agreement with the students at the pre-meeting.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course focuses on methods and techniques for studying animal sound communication.
Assessment and permitted materials
The applicants will be evaluated through group presentations of practicals and final reports.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Acquiring methods and techniques for studying animal sound communication
Examination topics
The course includes lectures (including a small exam), a practical part (students work together in groups of two), student presentations with time for discussion, and a final project report.
Introductory lectures aim at giving an overview of the subject of acoustic communication followed by special lectures on the fundamentals of acoustics, signal analysis, animal sound production, and communicative behavior. A small exam reviews the content of the lectures.Practicals will be conducted at external institutions (e.g. Vienna Zoo and other animal keeping facilities) Practicals aim at giving the students hands-on experience of sound recording and sound analysis. Praat and MatLab will be used throughout the course but prior experience is not required.
Introductory lectures aim at giving an overview of the subject of acoustic communication followed by special lectures on the fundamentals of acoustics, signal analysis, animal sound production, and communicative behavior. A small exam reviews the content of the lectures.Practicals will be conducted at external institutions (e.g. Vienna Zoo and other animal keeping facilities) Practicals aim at giving the students hands-on experience of sound recording and sound analysis. Praat and MatLab will be used throughout the course but prior experience is not required.
Reading list
Biocommunication of Animals
Editors: Guenther Witzany
ISBN: 978-94-007-7413-1 (Print) 978-94-007-7414-8 (Online)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2wZsHdOt8453rvTaNPzLQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946KjoaflLM
Editors: Guenther Witzany
ISBN: 978-94-007-7413-1 (Print) 978-94-007-7414-8 (Online)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2wZsHdOt8453rvTaNPzLQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946KjoaflLM
Association in the course directory
BZO 12, BZO 13, B-BZO 12, B-BZO 13, MZO 2,
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