BIO 220 Behavioral Biology

Focuses on recent advances concerning the evolution and adaptive significance of behavior from a comparative point of view. Topics include the genetic basis of behavior, the nervous system and integration of behavior, innate behaviors versus learning and memory, social behavior, mating, predator-prey relationships and the biological bases of aggression, territoriality and communication. This course also addresses some of the above topics as they pertain specifically to marine animals. This course may be used as an electives for the biology, marine science-biology or environmental science majors. Lecture only.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Biology lower-core curriculum (or equivalent).

Offered

fall semester