BIOL 340 - Animal Behavior

Institution:

Viterbo University

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Description:

4 Cr. Six hours of lecture/discussion/lab per week. This course focuses on the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior, including neural, hormonal, and genetic substrates of behavior; foraging; antipredator defenses; mating systems and sexual selection; social behavior; communication; parental care; kin selection and recognition; and territoriality. Laboratory exercises will complement topics in lectures and emphasize the observation, description and quantifi cation of behavior in a variety of animal species. Offered fall semester every other year. Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in 251.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.viterbo.edu

Phone Number:

(608) 796-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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