This course will engage biology majors in learning the fundamental principles of animal behavior by examining both historical and contemporary hypotheses in animal behavior. Lectures will address the explanations and basis of behavior, methods to study animal behavior, and application of these ideas to key topics in animal behavior. Topics will include sociality, predation and predator avoidance, communication, migration and dispersal, reproductive behavior, and parental care. Three hours of lecture per week and one full-day weekend field trip during the semester. Applies to the Ecology/Evolution major requirement. May be taken for credit toward the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition major.
Prerequisite Courses
Corequisites
Includes a required corequisite lab, Biology 272AL.