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.
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