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ARCHIVED 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 410 - Animal Behavior

4.00 credit hours
Behavioral mechanisms of animals as they interact with their environment, including development of behavior, learning and motivation, communication, mating, aggression, orientation and navigation, and habitat selection. Examines physiological, evolutionary and ecological aspects of behavior with extensive use of the primary scientific literature. Issues in scientific ethics are discussed, including core values of science, ethical standards of conduct and peer review as well as a focus on ethics of animal research. Laboratory required: independent animal behavior project. Capstone course.

Prerequisite(s): One of BIOL 310 , BIOL 315  or BIOL 370 .


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