Animal Behavior

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An exploration of how animals survive, adapt, and respond to environmental changes. Topics covered will include learning, mechanisms of animal behavior, foraging, anti-predatory behavior, aggression and other social behaviors, signaling, and communication. Examples from the Kingdom Animalia will include vertebrate, invertabrate and companion animals. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Course Learning Outcomes 1. Distinguish components of behaviors that are innate or learned. 2. Evaluate hypothesises that provide proximate and ultimate explanations of behaviors. 3. Integrate knowledge of neuromuscular physiology with expressions of behavior. 4. Justify the contribution of behavior to increases in evolutionary fitness. 5. Effectively communicate scientific knowledge in written and oral forms. View Class Schedule