BIOL 340 - Comparative Animal Behavior

Institution:

Immaculata University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

A four-credit hour course with a laboratory component. It is intended to familiarize students with the perspectives, theories, and methods of the biological study of behavior. This course examines animal behavior from both a mechanistic and a functional perspective. The course will equip students to understand the variety, function, and evolution of animal behavior across a variety of species. We will examine the development, underlying neurology and physiology, adaptive function, and application of behavior to understanding feeding, habitat selection, communication, reproduction, parenting, etc. Current research advances will be stressed, including use of mathematical, statistical, and computer modeling approaches. Primary literature will be a focus of the reading assignments, supplemented by text material as deemed necessary. Students will be exposed to methods for the design, analysis and interpretation of behavioral experiments. (Prerequisites: BIOL 234; or permission of instructo

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.immaculata.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 647-4400

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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