BIOL 355. Social Insects. 1 Credit.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:3
Evolution and genetics of social behavior, caste, communication in foraging and colony defense, queen and worker control over reproduction, social homeostasis and population dynamics. Occasionally may be taught as a laboratory science. Prerequisites: (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) or BIOL 208 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 355.