Course Descriptions
BIOL 59200 Evolution of Behavior
Session Offered:
Spring Credit 3.0
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites:
GR-BIOL 59200 Requisites
General Requirements:
(
Student Attribute: GR
May not be taken concurrently. )
or
( Course or Test: BIOL 12100
Minimum Grade of D-
May not be taken concurrently. )
or
( Course or Test: BIOL 58000
Minimum Grade of D-
May not be taken concurrently. )
or
( Course or Test: BIOL 28600
Minimum Grade of D-
May not be taken concurrently. )
Description:
This is an alternating year course. Next offered Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
An investigation of behaviors as adaptations: specializations of sensory and motor mechanisms involved in behavior; animal communication systems; behavioral ecology; patterns of social behavior as solutions to ecological problems, such as predator avoidance and resource exploitation. Emphasis will be on theoretical principles; examples will be broadly comparative, ranging from microorganisms to mammals.
Instructor(s):
JEFFREY LUCASESTEBAN FERNANDEZ- JURICIC
E-mail:
jlucas@purdue.edu ; efernan@purdue.eduTextbook(s):
Dr. Lucas as Instructor:
Title: An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology
Author: Davies, NB, JR Krebs & SA West
ISBN: 9781405114165
Edition: 4th
Required
Dr. Fernandez-Juricic as Instructor: None
Notes:
Evening Exams Required.
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Biochemistry (Biology) Biochemistry Honors Biology Chemical Biology & Biochem Cell, Molec & Devel Biol Ecol, Evol & Environ Biol Genetics Health and Disease Microbiology Honors Microbiology Neurobiology & Physiology Science Education May not be enrolled as the following Classifications: Freshman: 0 - 14 hours Freshman: 15 - 29 hours Sophomore: 30 - 44 hours Sophomore: 45 - 59 hours |
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