Undergraduate Course: Evolution of Parental Care (ZLGY10022)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will consider alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the evolution of parental care (life history theory; behavioural ecology; quantitative genetics). The course will explore how these different approaches can be used to derive complementary insights into the evolution of animal behaviour. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Exam. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| You will gain an increased understanding of biological processes associated with the evolution of parental care. This includes learning about alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the evolution of parental care (behavioural ecology and quantitative genetics), and learning about how these different approaches provide complementary insights into the evolution of animal behaviour.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | zoevopar |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Per Smiseth
Tel:
Email: per.t.smiseth@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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