BIO 3240 - Animal Behavior

Credits: 4 (3 + 2)

Prerequisite(s): BIO 1080, BIO 1081, BIO 1090, and BIO 1091

This course serves as an in-depth and current account of the interdisciplinary science of Animal Behavior. Beginning with a review of both historical and modern approaches, behavioral psychology and behavioral ecology will be comprehensively examined with an emphasis on evolution. The accompanying laboratory will highlight scientific methodology by incorporating both descriptive and experimental studies of Animal Behavior in laboratory and field settings.