BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF MARINE ANIMALS

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Examines how the social lives of animals contributes to solving fundamental life challenges—eat, not be eaten, reproduce—from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. Examines how group-living shape animal societies in terms of structure, organization, mating and care systems. Explores fundamental concepts of behavioral ecology, sociobiology, social evolution, with emphasis on marine megafauna (cetaceans, pinnipeds, seabirds, elasmobranchs). Combines lectures, groups discussions, field activities, and data analyses on animal societies.