The laboratory component will focus on scientific reasoning, experimental design and exploration of biological phenomena. White, Fred D. 1989. This course together with Bio 152 fulfills the Biology major's requirement and meets the premedical requirement for 1 year of biology. The course is aimed at students with advanced preparation and who may wish to consider research careers in biological and biomedical sciences. Permission of Dr. Arri Eisen is required.
Students wishing to fulfull a writing requirement are welcome.
Access to a car or bicycle is highly desirable. Course is 2 hrs credit and may be repeated for a second semester. Social behavior has evolved by natural selection. I shall introduce the principle of natural selection, as it applies to social behavior, and discuss how it can be tested by comparing species and by field observation and experiment. Topics include altruism, incest, infanticide, manipulation and sex.