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Nov 23, 2024
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BIO 227 - Behavioral Ecology
Semester Hours: 3
Every Other Year
This course reviews the fundamental principles of behavioral ecology, and explores current topics receiving particular attention in the field, including, but not limited to, parental care, parent-offspring conflict, sexual selection, sperm competition and mating systems, resource exploitation, foraging strategies, life history strategies, cooperation and sociality. Students will use both text and primary literature to develop an in depth knowledge of experimental design and theory of behavioral ecology in the context of current trends and controversies in the field. Students will research and introduce current primary literature to the class and will write a grant proposal.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or BIO 253A, Special Topics in Behavioral Ecology, not both. (Formerly BIO 253A Special Topics in Behavioral Ecology.)
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