BIONB 2210

BIONB 2210

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include evolution and behavior, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, communication, orientation and navigation.

When Offered Fall, Summer.

Permission Note Priority given to: students studying Neurobiology and Behavior. Not open to: freshmen. Enrollment limited to: 15 students per 4-credit disc.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses.

Distribution Category (OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS)
Satisfies Requirement Four-credit option required of students in Neurobiology and Behavior program of study.

Comments May be taken independently of BIONB 2220.

Outcomes
  • To acquire a greater awareness of, and curiosity about, your own behavior and the behavior of other living things.
  • To gain mastery at asking and answering questions about the mechanisms and evolution of behavior by performing observations, generating hypotheses, deriving predictions, and developing tests to investigate the causes of behavior.
  • To appreciate the similarities and differences between the behaviors of humans and non-human animals, and to understand how the study of behavior is relevant to your other courses, to your own life, and to the world around you.

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1321 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority is given to students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to freshmen. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Enrollment limited to 15 students per 4-credit disc. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Three credits with no discussion section; 4 credits with one disc per week and writing assignments.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1322 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

  • Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority is given to students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to freshmen. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Enrollment limited to 15 students per 4-credit disc. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Three credits with no discussion section; 4 credits with one disc per week and writing assignments.

  •  1323 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

  •  1324 BIONB 2210   DIS 202

  •  3766 BIONB 2210   DIS 203

  •  3767 BIONB 2210   DIS 204

  •  4192 BIONB 2210   DIS 206

  •  3769 BIONB 2210   DIS 208

  •  4193 BIONB 2210   DIS 209

  •  3770 BIONB 2210   DIS 210

  •  3771 BIONB 2210   DIS 211

  •  4194 BIONB 2210   DIS 212