The study of animal behavior from both the ethological and behavioral ecological perspectives. Broad topic areas include behavioral mechanisms, genetics of behavior, behavioral evolution, and behavioral adaptation.
Concurrent enrollment in BIO 265 Laboratory in Animal Behavior is encouraged.
Three lectures per week.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 060 General Biology of Animals and a minimum of sophomore standing.
BIO 265 Laboratory in Animal Behavior (1 hours)
An introduction to hands-on behavioral experiments and the methodology for studying animal behavior in the field and in the laboratory.
One 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 060 General Biology of Animals and minimum of sophomore standing.
Corequisite(s): BIO 264 Animal Behavior.
BIO 060 General Biology of Animals (4 hours)
An introductory course for biology majors that emphasizes general biological principles of population genetics and evolution, development, ecology, morphology, physiology, and the diversity of animal life. Students will complete written work including lab reports and scientific journal summaries.
Three lectures per week.
One 3-hour lab per week.
(Normally offered each semester.)