BIOL 150 - BehaviorSemester Hours: 4
Periodically
Lecture and laboratory emphasizing the ecological, evolutionary, developmental, and physiological causes and consequences of behavior in invertebrates and vertebrates. Specific topics may include communication, neural substrates of learning, heritability of behaviors, reproductive behavior, foraging behavior, predator/prey interactions, competition for resources, parental care, and cooperation and sociality. Laboratory exercises emphasize methods of measuring behavior during natural field observations and during controlled laboratory experiments. Students are required to prepare individual or group-based oral presentations, using appropriate computer-based technologies. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.) Field trips are required.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
BIOL 120 and one Laboratory Skills course (BIOL 126, BIOL 127, BIOL 128, or BIOL 129); or BIO 011, 012, 013, 014, and 015; or NEUR 001 , 002 ; or permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. Fulfills one of the two upper-level lab courses required for a biology major.Lab fee additional.
Credit for either BIOL 150 or BIO 117. (Formerly BIO 117.)
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