NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 動物行為學(3277)
(Eng.) Animal Behavior
Offering Dept Department of Life Sciences
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher REN-CHUNG CHENG
Department Department of Life Sciences / Undergraduate Language Chinese 英文/EMI Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description 動物行為學為研究動物對環境和其他生物的互動等問題的學科,研究的內容包括動物的學習、覓食、繁殖、溝通與社會行為等。本課程將會用大量的例子來介紹動物行為學的概念、理論與演化過程。課程一開始著重介紹動物行為的起源與研究方法;第二部份將從個體層級出發,介紹動物如何利用不同行為來存活下去。最後一部份將介紹動物之間如何互動。
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
了解動物行為學之基本理論
1.The knowledge of basic science and basic life science
3.The training of the ability of expression and the logics of thinking.
5.The investigations of organismal mechanisms
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topic Discussion / Production
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Written Presentation
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Course introduction
Introduction of animal behavior
Week 2 Genetic Analysis of Behavior
Week 3 Vacation
Week 4 Learning and Cognition
Week 5 Physiological Analysis Nerve cells and behavior
Week 6 Rhythmic Behavior
Week 7 Foraging Behavior
Week 8 Vacation
Week 9 Antipredator Behavior I
Week 10 Reproductive Behavior I
Week 11 Parental Care and Mating Systems
Week 12 Communication I
Week 13 Communication II
Week 14 Conflict
Week 15 Group Living, Altruism, and Cooperation
Week 16 Final exam
Week 17 自主學習週 (海報線上展)
Week 18 自主學習週 (科普線上展)
Evaluation
考試45%;海報25%;科普文案25%;課堂參與10%
Textbook & other References
Goodenough, J., McGuire, B. & Jacob, B. 2010. Perspectives on Animal Behaviour, second edition. John Wiley & Sons, INC.

Dugatkin, AD. 2020. Principles of Animal Behavior. Fourth Edition. The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
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Office Hours
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