Comparative Behavior

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Instructional Method: Two hours lecture; two hours laboratory. Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in BIOL 229 , BIOL 132 , BIOL 231 , and BIOL 232 ; or a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 111 , BIOL 112 , and BIOL 222 . Cross-Listed: PSYC 353 Study of animal behavior from viewpoints of zoology, ethology and comparative psychology. Topics may include, but are not limited to, animal sensory capacities, motor capabilities and coordinating mechanisms; classification of behavioral traits; analysis of instinctive behavior, learned behavior, social behavior, animal communications and evolutionary significance of social organization.