BIO 4170 - Sexual Selection

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Castleton State College (7.1.2023 merged into Vermont State University)

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Why are male cardinals bright red and females drab? Why do female preying mantises occasionally eat their mates? Male seahorses get pregnant!? What is the biological basis for the morphological and behavioral differences between the sexes in organisms ranging from spiders to snails to orchids to humans? Sexual selection was first proposed by Charles Darwin as a corollary to natural selection and it has become one of the most active areas of research in biology. This course explores the theory of sexual selection as well as its effects in nature. Prerequisites: 'C'or better in BIO 1141 and 1142. Spring, even years.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.castleton.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 468-5611

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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