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Graduate Bulletin 2007-09 
    
Graduate Bulletin 2007-09 [Archived Catalog]

BIOL 592 - The Evolution of Behavior


An investigation of behaviors as adaptations: specializations of sensory and motor mechanisms involved in behavior, animal communication systems, behavioral ecology, patterns of behavior as solutions to ecological problems such as predator avoidance and resource exploitation. Emphasis will be on theoretical principles; examples will be broadly comparative.

Preparation for Course
P: 580 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Dual Level, Undergraduate-Graduate