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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 4601 - Animal Behavior-Ethology (4)


When Offered: Spring
Basic principles of animal behavior are approached from an evolutionary perspective. Topics such as instinct, learning, biological clocks, sociobiology, communication and physiological mechanisms of behavior are stressed. Laboratory emphasizes techniques of observing, recording, and analyzing behavior using a research project format. Lecture three hours, laboratory three hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1801  for non-Biology majors, BIO 1802  for Biology majors.(ND Prerequisite: passing the math placement test or successful completion of MAT 0010 .) [Dual-listed with BIO 5601.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.