BIOLÂ 321. Behavioral Ecology. 1 Credit.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3
How have ecological selection pressures (generated by animals’ biotic and abiotic environments) shaped the fascinating diversity of animal behaviors? Topics include habitat choice, foraging behavior, defenses against predation, cooperation and competition, sexual selection, and parental care. Heavy emphasis on primary literature and experimental design. Crosslisted as ANBE 321, ANBE 621 and BIOL 621.