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Dec 30, 2024
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BIO 117 - BehaviorSemester Hours: 4
Every Other Year
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:
BIO 011 , 012 , 013 , 014 , and 015; or Bio 011, 012, and NEUR 001, 002. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. Lab fee additional. (Formerly 3 s.h.)
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