Animal behavior

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Sadržaj predmeta: 1. Introduction to animal behavior: historical background of ethological studies 2. Natural selection; Charles Darwin 3. Sexual selection 4. Proximal and distal mechanisms of behavior 5. Evolution of the mating system 6. Evolution of feeding behavior, habitat selection 7. Learning in animals: operant and classical conditioning, non-associative learning, imprinting 8. Behavioral control: nervous mechanisms 9. The role of aggressive and territorial behavior; intra- and inter-specific interactions 10. Organization of behavior: Neurons and hormones 11. Adaptation and behavior against predators 12. Conservation biology 13. Effects of habitat disturbance, species conservation 14. Significance of behavioral studies in science with an emphasis on ecology, neurobiology, sociology and psychology. 15. Brief summary of lectures 1-12; consultation for students with questions related to lectures