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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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BIO 163 - Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Semester Hours: 3
Spring
This course will introduce the student to how animals survive, communicate, and behave in ways that are context-appropriate.  The student will become familiar with underlying sensory, motivational, and cognitive mechanisms that guide social behavior and decision-making in animals as well as with its evolutionary background.  The emphasis will be on integrating information from different areas of biology to make this understanding as general as possible. The first half of the course will address the general principles of neurobiology, while the second half will address various topics concerning the behavior, ecology, and evolution of communication and social behavior systems.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
BIO 011 , 012 , 013 , 014 , 015 ; or BIO 011 , 012 , and NEUR 001 , 002 .  May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly, Animal Communication)





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