ZOO 4513L Animal Behavior Lab - Credits:

This course teaches how and why animals behave the way that they do. How animals behave is the realm of proximate causation, which incorporates physiological, developmental and genetic bases of behavior. Why animals behave a certain way is ultimate causation, which investigates the adaptive value of behavior. The adaptive component of behavior also introduces the sub-discipline of behavioral ecology, where the animal’s behavior is studied in an ecological and evolutionary context. This allows us to merge concepts from Animal Physiology, Genetics and Ecology with behavior to provide a highly integrated program of study. The lab component helps students to understand the scientific process and to develop skills in observation, description, data analysis, basic statistics, literature review and evaluation, and writing. (Note: Credit is only given for ZOO 4513C or (ZOO 4513/ZOO 4513L)).

Prerequisite: PCB 3043 PCB 3043L, PCB 3063, PCB 3063L, ZOO 4513, , ,