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300182 PP Physiology and Ecology of Tropical Vertebrates (2017W)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

The total costs for the field course will be approximately 700 Euro plus flight tickets (800-1200 Euro). Flights will be arranged by the participants themselves.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 6 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Preliminary Meeting: 5 October 2017, 18:00, Rennweg 14, ground floor, seminarroom.
The field course will be carried out on 5 (arrival at La Gamba)-19 November 2017 (departure from La Gamba) at the Tropical Research Station La Gamba, Costa Rica.

  • Thursday 05.10. 18:00 - 20:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
  • Thursday 18.01. 17:00 - 19:00 Übungsraum 1 (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The field course will be conducted at the Tropical Research Station La Gamba, which is located in the lowlands of southern Costa Rica. The course will address a wide variety of different research topics ranging from eco-physiological aspects and behavioral ecology of tropical vertebrates to community ecology, mainly using birds as model organisms.

Assessment and permitted materials

(1) The results of all research projects have to be presented in a seminar (contribution to final mark: 1/3). (2) A written report has to be submitted after the end of the course (contribution to final mark: 2/3).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Field work (mist-netting, observations, field experiments etc.), data analysis

Reading list

Richard Garrigues (2007): The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide. Zona Tropical Publications.

Association in the course directory

BOE 13, BZO 13, B-BOE 13, B-BZO 13

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