(in Polish) Mimicry, Aposematism, and Other Animal Survival Strategies 320-ERS-1MASL
Substantive content:
How to survive an encounter with a predator? The course includes a theoretical overview of the diversity of animal survival strategies, from camouflage, through aposematism to mimicry on various sensory levels – morphological, behavioural, acoustical and chemical resemblances that species have developed to increase their chances of living through dangerous confrontations. During the field course students will have the opportunity to observe examples of deceit in the natural world and learn experimental techniques that allow to verify the effectiveness of animal strategies in confrontation with predators. Students will be encouraged to develop and discuss their own research ideas inspired by field encounters with wildlife. An introduction to the analysis of behavioural experiments in Boris software will be carried out during laboratories.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Forms and conditions of credit:
- presence at lectures
- active participation in the field course
- mini written experimental procedure proposal (prepared in pairs) addressing a chosen research question
Bibliography
Literature:
Donald L.J. Quicke (2017) Mimicry, Crypsis, Masquerade and Other Adaptive Resemblances: The Ecology and Evolution of Adaptive Resemblance. Blackwell Pub
Graeme D. Ruxton, William L. Allen, Thomas N. Sherratt, Michael P. Speed (2018 or 2005) Avoiding Attack: The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Aposematism, and Mimicry. OUP Oxford
Olivier Friard & Marco Gamba. User guide of BORIS the Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software. Version 8.23. Available online.
Selected journal articles.
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