BIO 3050 - Animal Behavior

Hours: 5
This course will examine how both developmental mechanisms and principles from evolution and ecology can be applied to understand animal behavior across taxa. We will explore how animals respond to changes within their environment and social groups. Topics covered will include foraging and habitat selection, communication, sexual selection and mating systems, parental care, and human behavior. There will be an emphasis on how to devise and test hypotheses relevant to animal behavior through the collection and analysis of data, culminating in research field projects. Course material will be covered in both lectures and discussions of research papers.
Prerequisites: BIO 2010 and 2020 with minimum grades of C-; or instructor permission.

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BIO 3050 - Animal Behavior