BIOL 340b - Animal Behavior

Institution:

Vassar College

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Description:

Examination of the relationship between behavior and the individual animal's survival and reproductive success in its natural environment. Evolutionary, physiological, and developmental aspects of orientation, communication, habitat selection, foraging, reproductive tactics, and social behavior are considered. Methodology and experimental design is considered in lectures, but is given particular emphasis in the laboratory component of the course.. Instructor to be announced Prerequisites: 2 units of 200-level biology or 1 unit each of 200-level biology and psychology. Recommended: Biology 226, 228, 238, or Psychology 200.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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