Introduction to principles of animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective concentrating on the adaptive nature of animal behavior and the selective processes that mold the animal's behavior to its natural environment. Laboratories involve research projects on the behavior of animals in the laboratory and in the field. Biology 112 or Psychology 101. Permission of instructor required. Lecture and laboratory.
Courses serve as background to student decisions for optional senior research.
Permission of instructor required. Open to juniors and seniors. Permission of instructor required. Research will be presented at the end of the semester in the form of a scientific paper, with an additional oral presentation in some cases, eg. requirement for honors thesis, requirement for funded research. The student is encouraged to plan the research project in advance of the semester in which it is to be completed.