ANIMAL BEHAVIOR BIO310.01
Syllabus, Fall 2007
TR 9:45-11:00 am, Yancey 120

Course Description and Objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the field of animal behavior and to help develop critical thinking.  We will accomplish this by exploring the proximate and ultimate evolutionary explanations for behavior.  We will explore a number of areas of current research, including foraging theory, communication, migration, predator-prey interactions, parent-offspring relations and social organization.  Classes will consist of lectures, discussions and student presentations on textbook material and supplemental material from scientific journals.  By completing this course, students will:

1.    Gain an understanding of the proximate and ultimate explanations used to describe bahavior

2.    Enhance critical thinking skills

3.    Enhance scientific writing skills

Prerequisite: BIO101, Principles of Biology; BIO 103, Botany; or BIO134-136, Human Anatomy and Physiology and BIO301, genetics.

Text:   Alcock, J.  2005.  Animal Behavior: an Evolutionary Approach.  8th Edition.  Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Mass.  543pp.

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