BIONB 2210

BIONB 2210

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses.

Distribution Category (OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS, BIO-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 develop your awareness of, and curiosity about, the diversity of natural history and the exciting puzzles raised by the behavior of 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 compare the social systems of different species and to understand how the study of behavior is relevant to your other courses, to your own life, and to the world around you.
  • To learn to read, interpret and critically evaluate scientific discoveries communicated through the primary, peer-reviewed literature.

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1253 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    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

  •  1254 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    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.

  •  1255 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  1256 BIONB 2210   DIS 202

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2674 BIONB 2210   DIS 203

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2675 BIONB 2210   DIS 204

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2900 BIONB 2210   DIS 205

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2676 BIONB 2210   DIS 206

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2901 BIONB 2210   DIS 207

    • R Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2677 BIONB 2210   DIS 208

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2678 BIONB 2210   DIS 209

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  2902 BIONB 2210   DIS 210

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Dietz, S

      Reeve, H

  • Instruction Mode: Online