Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ecology of Birds
Course Code: BİO577
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The ecological characteristics of the birds in the best researched living class will be learned and their place in the food chain will be learned.

Course Content

1- General characteristics of birds. 2- Birds in flight. 3- Nest making. 4- Match forms and reproduction. 5- Sensation and perception in birds. 6- Migration in birds.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.General characteristics of birds are learned.
2. Beak and feather structure is learned in birds.
3.Flying and flightless birds are learned.
4.Feeding of birds by nesting and fry care is learned.
5.The reasons of migration in birds, the evolution of migration are learned.
6.Migration routes, migration models are learned.
7.Factors affecting migration.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Handbook of Bird Biology (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) (2010).
2.Ornithology. Gill B. F. (2006).
3.Ornitoloji “Kuş Bilimi”. Yiğit ve Arkadaşları. (2008).
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Origin of birds
Week 2 - Theoretical
Beak, feather and foot structures in birds
Week 3 - Theoretical
Flight and aerodynamics in birds
Week 4 - Theoretical
Flight and aerodynamics in birds
Week 5 - Theoretical
Flying birds
Week 6 - Theoretical
Flightless birds
Week 7 - Theoretical
Flying birds in flight types
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nesting and fry care (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nesting and fry care
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrition
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reasons for immigration
Week 12 - Theoretical
Evolution of migration
Week 13 - Theoretical
Behavior in birds
Week 14 - Theoretical
Behavior in birds
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Land Work70428
Reading60530
Individual Work100220
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)152
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
OÇ-7
2
3
2
4
3
4
5
5
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026