MOTION:
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"That Senate approve, and recommend approval to
the Board of Governors, the new course proposal,
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- Behavioural Ecology."
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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
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Aronoff, Dean
Senate Grad Studies Committee
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Faculty of Science
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B1SC827-3.BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY
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.February 20, 1976
At its meeting of February 19, 1976 the Faculty of Science passed the
following motion, unopposed:
"That the Faculty approve new course proposal BISC 827-3,
Behavioural Ecology, and forward to the Senate Graduate
Studies Committee for consideration."
The supporting documentation for this proposal is attached.
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NeCrndi'tc_CurscPposal Form
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'ep ar (men t: Biological Science
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Behavioural Ecology
Deseript ion:A seminar course on the ecological correlates of animal behaviour and
the role of behaviour in determining the outcome.of ecological processes.
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BISC 304 and 410 or
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SCHEDULlC:
Estimated Enr]lment: 510 .
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When will the course first be offered: 1976-3
(was offered as special topics in 75-3)
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course be 'offered: Every 2 years on average
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(1) Considerable student interest, evidenced by high enrollment (10) when given as
• special topics course; (2) faculty expertise in this area is great; . (3) interaction
etween ethology and ecologyis becoming increasingly evident and productive.
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Which Faculty member will normally teach the course
Dill (Verbeek, Hartwick)
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implications of
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Are there sufficient Library resources (append details) ?
Yes
Appended a
Outline of
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the course
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c) Library resources
Approved: Departmental
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Course Outline
The specific topics considered in the course will vary from semester
to semester, depending upon current student and faculty interest. Topics
considered in 1975-3, when the course was given as BISC 859. "Special
Topics - Behavioural Ecology", were:
- ecological functions of aggregation
- nesting strategies in birds
- territorial behaviour
- predator searching tactics
- bird navigation
- brood parasitism
- motivation of prey-killing behaviour
- size selective predation
- habitat selection by marine invertebrates
- social organization of early man.
This is to be a seminar course, with the majority of the seminars
to be given by the graduate students.
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