Fall 2016

Animal Behavior

Listed in: Biology, as BIOL-280

Formerly listed as: BIOL-39

Faculty

Ethan D. Clotfelter (Section 01)

Description

Shaped by millions of years of evolution, animals have evolved myriad abilities to respond to their environment, their potential predators and prey, and members of their own species. This course examines animal behavior from both a mechanistic and a functional perspective. Drawing upon examples from a diverse range of taxa, and using articles from the primary scientific literature, we will discuss topics such as behavioral endocrinology, sexual selection and mating systems, animal communication, and kinship and cooperation.  Four classroom hours.

Requisite: BIOL 181. Limited to 14 students. Not open to first-year students. Fall semester. Professor Clotfelter.

BIOL 280 - LEC

Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM MERR 300A
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM MERR 300A

BIOL 280F - DIS

Section 01
W 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM MERR 300A

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Principles of Animal Behavior (3rd ed.) Norton, 2014 Dugatkin Recommended, not required; Please order online TBD

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024