BIOL454 ORNITHOLOGY
| Course Code: |
2380454 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(2-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Biology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. CEMAL CAN BÝLGÝN |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
A course for senior students, emphasizing adaptive morphology and behavior of birds. Lectures cover various aspects of the biology of birds, including morphology, physiology, systematic, evolution, behavior, ecology, and biogeography, with examples from the regional avifauna. Laboratory and fieldwork include studies of skeletons and plumages, teaching basic identification skills and field work (censusing, recording behavior, breeding ecology) on common species.
