Overview
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Migration is a free course looking at the migrations of animals, with special reference to birds, and also introducing the themes of movement, selection and homeostasis.
Syllabus
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- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introduction to movement and migration
- 1 Introduction to movement and migration
- 1.1 Examples of animal migration
- 2 Bird migration
- 2 Bird migration
- 2.1 Migration paths and flyways
- 3 Introduction to natural selection
- 3 Introduction to natural selection
- 3.1 Directional selection
- 3.2 Stabilising selection
- 3.3 Disruptive selection
- 3.4 Natural selection in Darwin's finches
- 4 Introduction to homeostasis
- 4 Introduction to homeostasis
- 4.1 Thermoregulation in migratory birds
- 5 Navigation
- 5 Navigation
- 5.1 The star compass
- 5.2 The Sun compass
- 6 The challenges of migration
- 6 The challenges of migration
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
