Outline of Lecture Notes for Sept. 9 What is Animal Behaviour? Scientific study of how and why animals behave the way they do Uses both evolutionary theory and behavioural physiology Why study animal behaviour? Establish general rules regulating behaviour Determine how best to preserve endangered animals Control economically important pests Develop better conditions for domestic animals and animals in zoos Cane Toads in Australia Ecological disaster due to lack of understanding of
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The Rouge River Park: Dog- strangling vine control The Rouge River is one of the “largest natural environment parks in an urban area” (Rouge Park 2009). The park contains many different ecosystems and community types‚ some of which include riparian‚ restored wetlands‚ sandy beaches and farmland. It is a site full of ecological and historical significance; the park still plays an important role in the community today. Several experimental projects are going on at the Rouge River Park including
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 2012‚ volume 30‚ pages 369 ^ 380 doi:10.1068/d6810 Differences: chaos in the history of the sciences Michel Serres ¨ Academie Francaise‚ 23 quai de Conti‚ 75270 Paris cedex 06‚ CS 90618‚ France ° Translated by Taylor Adkins 3047 Hollywood Drive‚ Decatur‚ GA 30033‚ USA Abstract. In this paper from the book Les origines de la geometrie (The origins of geometry)‚ subtitled ¨ ¨ tiers livre des fondations (third book of foundations) (Serres‚ 1993‚ Flammarion
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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ticsTHE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE A TRANSLATION BY S. H. BUTCHER A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE trans. S. H. Butcher is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file‚ for any purpose‚ and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis‚ Faculty Editor‚ nor anyone associated
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WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT INTRODUCTION The wild life laws have a long history and is the culminative result of an increasing awareness of the compelling need to restore the catastrophic ecological imbalances introduced by the depridations inflicted on nature by human being. The earliest codified law can be traced to 3rd Centuary B.C. when Ashoka‚ the King of Maghadha‚ enacted a law in the matter of preservation of wild life and environment. But‚ the first codified law in India which heralded the
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