BIOL 552 - Behavioral Ecology

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Department of Biological Sciences.
(Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 452; graduates enroll in BIOL 552.) Primary objectives are to understand how animal behavior affects survival and reproduction and introduce students to current methodologies to study behavior of animals in lab and field conditions. Emphasizes ecological and evolutionary consequences of behavior across taxa.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., laboratory/field 3 hrs.) Double Numbered with: BIOL 452