BI 445 Animal Behavior (Spring: 3)

Prerequisite: BI201
This course will focus on the behavior of animals under natural conditions with an emphasis on both mechanistic and evolutionary approaches. Lectures and readings from the primary literature will address major studies in ethology including: learning and memory, communication, orientation and migration, optimal foraging, sexual selection, parental investment and mating systems, anti-predator behavior and sociality.
Colleen Hitchcock

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