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Distance Education in Wildlife Forensic Sciences & Conservation

Distance Education in Wildlife Forensic Sciences & Conservation

WIS6052 | Bird Language

  • Grading and Max Credits: Graduate Catalog Info WIS 6052

Course Description

This course is intended for ecologists, naturalists, and other parties who wish to have a deeper understanding of the complex interactions occurring between species of the animal kingdom with highly developed cognitive abilities.  This course explores the inter-connectedness of the natural world as demonstrated by the actions of birds and other animals.

Syllabus (PDF)


Course Topics

Module Topic
Module 1 Bird Language Fundamentals
Module 2 History Significance of Bird Language
Module 3 Bird Language Learning Methods
Module 4 Voices of Baseline Behaviors
Module 5 Voices of Non-Baseline Behaviors
Module 6 Picking a Bird to Follow
Module 7 Governing Principles
Module 8 Behavioral Chronology
Module 9 Ground Alarm Shapes
Module 10 Aerial Alarm Shapes
Module 11 Advanced Alarm Shapes
Module 12 Other Learning Techniques
Module 13 Bird Language Species Focus: Parids
Module 14 Bird Language Species Focus: Birds of Prey
Module 15 Bird Language Species Focus: Corvids

Courses


  • Applied Wildlife Forensic Genetics
  • Aquatic Animal Pathology & Forensic Science
  • Bird Language
  • Carrion Ecology and Evolution
  • Conservation Medicine
  • Environmental Risk Assessment of Veterinary Drugs
  • Forensic DNA Statistics and Applied Population Genetics
  • Forensic Science for Conservation Biology
  • Human and Wildlife Conflict
  • International Wildlife Conservation Law, Policy and Ethics
  • Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Science
  • Negative and Suboptimal Research Findings in Wildlife Forensics
  • Pro Communication in Wildlife Forensic Sciences
  • Research Problems in Wildlife and Range Sciences (Supervised Research)
  • Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS Fundamentals)
  • U.S. Wildlife Law, Policy and Ethics
  • Wildlife Crime Scene Processing
  • Wildlife Forensic Pathology
  • Wildlife Forensics Internship
  • Wildlife Toxicology: The Ecohealth Perspective
  • Wildlife Tracks and Sign
  • Working Dogs in Conservation and Forensic Science
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