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ONLINE COURSES
BASIC COURSE IN BIRDS ECOLOGY
INSTRUCTORS:
Dr. V.Sai Saraswathi, VIT, India
Dr. S. Balachandran, BNHS, India,
Dr. A Kumaraguru, BCF - INDIA
Week 1: Introduction to Ornithology; Avian Diversity and Classification; Evolution and Speciation
Week 2: Anatomy and Morphology; Physiology; Coloration
Week 3: Life History; Foraging Behaviour; Mating and Breeding Behaviour
Week 4: Social Behaviour; Methods of Science and Posing Research Questions
Week 5: Vocal Behaviour: Mechanisms; Ecology & Evolution; Vocal Behaviour: Case Study
Week 6: Migration; Basics of Research Design
Week 7: Bird Populations: Concepts; Bird Communities: Concepts
Week 8: Mixed species flocks; Studying Bird Populations and Communities: Techniques
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