BIO 315: Animal Behavior

Goal: To familiarize the student with the biological study of animal behavior. To introduce the student to the major historical and contemporary perspectives of behavioral study. To allow the student to practice field and laboratory methods of behavioral sampling and analysis. To encourage the student to practice critical evaluation and presentation of representative examples of contemporary ethological literature and studies.
Content: A practice-oriented survey of contemporary approaches to animal behavior, including behavioral genetics, behavioral development, neuropathology, behavioral endocrinology, behavioral ecology and evolution, ethnology and sociobiology.
Fee Required: Lab Fee
Prerequisite(s): BIO 103 or BIO 110; BIO 203 or PSY 305.
Cross-Listed as: NSC 315.
Credit: 4
Degree Level: Undergraduate