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BBE307: Behavioural Ecology
This residential field based unit is taught at the Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station in far west New South Wales. This higher level unit introduces students to the techniques used in the study of animal behaviour and ecology, both in research and also by Government Departments and the Ecological Surveying industry. The unit centres around the practical component, focusing on the abundant and highly characteristic arid zone fauna found throughout much of the Australian interior (such as red kangaroos and zebra finches). In addition, lectures cover the theoretical basis for the techniques used, experimental design, biodiversity of the arid zone fauna and adaptations to this extreme environment.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Ken Cheng |
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| NCCW(s): | BBE302 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Biological Sciences |
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