bio655 - Ornithology in theoretical Concepts (Course overview)

Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences

12 KP

Module components

Semester courses Winter semester 2024/2025

Examination

Lecture

5.02.656 - Ecology, evolution and sensory biology of birds
- Dr. Sandra Bouwhuis
- Prof. Dr. Christine Köppl
- Dr. Ulrike Langemann
- Prof. Dr. Miriam Liedvogel
- Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen
- Prof. Dr. Heiko Schmaljohann
- Dr. Wieland Heim
- Matthias Weissensteiner
- Pablo Salmon
- Robert Rollins
Monday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 14/10/24), Location: W04 1-171
Tuesday: 08:00 - 10:00, weekly (from 15/10/24), Location: W04 1-171
Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 15/10/24), Location: W04 1-171
Thursday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 17/10/24), Location: W04 1-171
Dates on Monday, 16.12.2024 10:00 - 12:00, Location: V03 0-C002
The lecture will be held in English. Guest students (and LÖK students) are not required to attend the seminar. Birds play an important role in basic research and nature conservation. The lecture series provides a general background and highlights individual case studies to teach the diverse physiological adaptations of birds to their environment, their diet, their habitat selection, aspects of communication, bird migration, their reproductive ecology, life history, population biology as well as various areas of their behavioural ecology, from sexual selection to mating and helper systems. Module bio655: ONE of the courses 5.02.658 and 5.02.659 must be chosen. Note: Students who would like to study bio655 from another subject area (outside BIO and LÖK) are requested to get in touch with the relevant contact person at the examination office as soon as possible.

Seminar

5.02.657 - Current topics in Ornithology
- Dr. Sandra Bouwhuis
- Prof. Dr. Christine Köppl
- Dr. Ulrike Langemann
- Prof. Dr. Miriam Liedvogel
- Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen
- Prof. Dr. Heiko Schmaljohann
- Dr. Wieland Heim
- Matthias Weissensteiner
- Pablo Salmon
- Robert Rollins
Monday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 14/10/24)
Thursday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (from 17/10/24)
5.02.658 - Methods in Field Ornithology (Option I)
- Prof. Dr. Heiko Schmaljohann
- Dr. Ulrike Langemann
Tuesday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 15/10/24)
Thursday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 17/10/24)

Modul bio655: Aus den Veranstaltungen 5.02.658 und 5.02.659 muss EINE gewählt werden.
5.02.659 - Behavioural Ecology of Birds (Option II)
- Dr. Ulrike Langemann
- Prof. Dr. Jan Clemens
Monday: 14:00 - 16:00, weekly (from 14/10/24)
Tuesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 15/10/24)

Modul bio655: Aus den Veranstaltungen 5.02.658 und 5.02.659 muss **EINE** gewählt werden.

Notes on the module

Reference text	associated with bio663
Kapazität/Teilnehmerzahl	30
Prüfungszeiten	exam during final lecture week
Module examination	3 exams: - 2 presentations (20% each; the main seminar is mandatory, one of the two options need to be taken in addition) - 1 written exam or 1 oral exam (60%) Regular active participation is required for the module to be passed successfully.
Skills to be acquired in this module	The aim of the module is to consolidate various aspects of ornithology. The module imparts advanced knowledge on different aspects of ornithology. The students acquire: An extended knowledge of behavioural, sensory, morphological and physiological characteristics in birds and relevant fundamental concept in conservation, ecology and evolution smorphological and physiological fundamentals and the resulting ecological and behaviour-biological consequences in birds Knowledge, presentation and discussion of relevant English literature from various fields of ornithology ++ broad and deepened biological expertise + deepened in depths knowledge of biological working methods + interdisciplinary thinking + critical and analytical thinking + independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature ++ data presentation and discussion in German and English (written and spoken)