BIOL 308 Animal Behavior (Lec/Lab)
A study of mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior. Examples will be drawn from a taxonomically diverse assemblage of animals, and labs will include field and lab-based studies.
Offered
Fall, odd years.
Outcomes
- Explain what is meant by proximate and ultimate causes of behavior
- Describe how genes, environment and development influence behavior
- Describe current concepts in animal behavior, including animal communication, feeding behavior, mating systems and sexual selection, and the evolution of social behavior
- Discuss and critique the ideas of other scientists (scientific literacy)
- Develop a testable hypothesis and associated predictions
- Design appropriate sampling methods
- analyze and interpret data
- present findings clearly and concisely