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Undergraduate Course: Evolution of Parental Care (ZLGY10022)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe 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 Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  30
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 30, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 66 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Exam.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordszoevopar
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Course organiserDr Per Smiseth
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Email: per.t.smiseth@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk
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