BIOSM 3290

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BIOSM 3290
Field Animal Behavior

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Presents the ecological significance of behaviors of coastal organisms, with emphasis on field and laboratory research methods. Lectures and readings address the major subareas of behavior (communication, orientation, social behavior, foraging, predator avoidance, and sensory mechanisms). Each student engages in short-term behavioral observation and prepares a research proposal for studying a problem within the course subject area.

When Offered Summer.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: one semester of college-level biology or equivalent.

Distribution Category (PBS-AS)

Outcomes
  • Understand the scientific process as applied to field and/or laboratory investigations of behavior. Demonstrate the ability to design, conduct and present an independent investigation.
  • Be able to explain the role of natural selection and the influences of predictable and unpredictable environmental change in shaping behavioral patterns.
  • Grasp the significance, and be able to provide examples, of quantitative and qualitative measures that illustrate behavioral adaptation.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking in the evaluation of scientific findings.
  • Understand similar selection pressures operate across taxa.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2.  Combined with: BIONB 3290

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1178 BIOSM 3290   FLD 801

  • Taught at Shoals Marine Lab. This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?v=148

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