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1. Introduction to Ethology 2. Ethology as a Branch of Biology 3. History of Ethology 4. Scope of Ethology 5. Approaches and Methods in the Study of Behaviour 6. Causation of Behaviour 7. Classification of Behavioural Patterns 8. Innate Behaviour /Instinct / FAP 9. Learned Behaviour 10. Taxis 11. Conditioning 12. Habituation 13. Imprinting 14. Reflexes 15. Conditioned Reflex 16. Neural Basis of Learning 17. Insight Learning (Reasoning) 18. Associative Learning 19. Aggression 20. Territoriality 21. Cognitive Skill 22. Sensory Filtering 23. Responsiveness 24. Sign Stimuli 25. Echolocation 26. Ethogram (Analysis of Behaviour) 27. Memory 28. Animal Psychology 29. Neural Regulation of Behaviour 30. Hormonal Regulation of Behaviour 31. Social Organization in Animals 32. Social Organization in Insects 33. Social Organization in Elephants 34. Social Organization in Macaques 35. Social Organization in Langurs 36. Social Organization in Primates 37. Social Organization in Honeybee 38. Social Organization in Ants 39. Social Organization in Termites 40. Social Organization in Birds 41. Courtship Behaviour 42. Courtship in Hermit Crab 43. Courtship in Cricket 44. Courtship in Scorpion 45. Courtship in Ophiocephalus 46. Courtship in Tilapia 47. Courtship of Three - Spined Stickleback Fish 48. Courtship of Betta Splendens 49. Courtship of Frog 50. Courtship of Peafowl 51. Mating Behaviour in Penguins 52. Parental Care 53. Parental Care in Fishes 54. Parental Care in Amphibia 55. Parental Care in Birds 56. Parental Care in Koel 57. Parental Care in Penguins 58. Parental Care in Sunbird 59. Nests 60. Nesting Behaviour 61. Nesting Behaviour in Wasps 62. Nesting Behaviour in Birds 63. Nesting Behaviour in Bowerbird 64. Nesting Behaviour of Weaver Bird 65. Nesting Behaviour of Tailorbird 66. Migration of Fishes 67. Migration of Turtles 68. Migration of Birds 69. Migration of Penguins 70. Pheromones 71. Role of Pheromones in Drive 72. Role of Pheromones in Alarm Spreading 73. Crypsis 74. Predator Detection 75. Predator Tactics 76. Tool-Use by Animals 77. Orientation 78. Navigation 79. Communication 80. Visual Communication 81. Audio Signal 82. Vocal- Species Specific 83. Evolution of Language in Primates 84. Ecological Concepts of Behaviour 85. Habitat Selection 86. Food Selection 87. Optimal Foraging Theory 88. Antipredator Defences 89. Homing 90. Social Dominance 91. Dispersal 92. Host - Parasite Relations 93. Social Behaviour 94. Aggregation 95. Schooling in Fish 96. Flocking in Birds 97. Herding in Mammals 98. Group Selection 99. Kin Selection 100. Altruism 101. Reciprocal Altruism 102. Altruism and Evolution 103. Reproductive Behaviour 104. Evolution of Sex 105. Reproductive Strategies 106. Mating System 107. Sperm Competition 108. Sexual Role 109. Domestication and Behavioural Changes 110. Mimicry 111. Colouration 112. Biological Clock 113. Motivational Behaviour 114. Hunger Drive 115. Thirst Drive 116. Models of Motivation Index