2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

BI 255 Animal Behavior

An introduction to how animals of all different types use behaviors as strategies for interacting with the environment. Behaviors studied include communication, habitat selection, migration, mate choice, breeding, and parental care. Development and physiological control of behaviors are also examined. Three hours of lecture and one laboratory/field session per week.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

BI 112/BI 114 Concepts in Biology II: Cells to Organisms with Lab and MA 131 Statistics for Decision-Making