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Course module: B-MZCB
B-MZCB
Zoo Conservation Biology
Course info
Course codeB-MZCB
EC6
Course goals
After completing the module the student is able to:
• find relevant papers
• applicate biological principles for zoo conservation
• discuss management of captive settings
• discuss management in field conservation programs
• use the computerprogram PMx
• give a lecture on a topic of zoo conservation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Content
Conservation Biology is a relatively new multidisciplinary field in biology which focuses on biological principles and their applications for the preservation of species and habitats, biodiversity conservation in general and the maintenance of equilibrium within ecosystems. It represents a fusion of relevant ideas from ecology, population biology, genetics, biogeography, behaviour and a number of applied disciplines such as wildlife management and forestry. Zoo Conservation Biology specifically approaches this broad field of research from a zoo perspective, and this course will mainly focus on areas of interest that are related to small population management in captive settings and in field conservation programs.
 
This course is part of the Master in Environmental Biology at Utrecht University specialization programme Behavioural Ecology.
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