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Bio 3011: Animal Behavior |
Course Description
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Villanova University |
This is an upper-division course for science majors. It provides an introduction to the biological study of animal behavior, with an evolutionary and ecological emphasis. Lectures will focus primarily on ultimate explanations (why animals behave as they do), with less attention to proximate mechanisms (how they get the job done); this course and the companion lab (Bio 3012) thus fall in the Population Biology segment of the curriculum. (Note: to fulfill the Villanova Biology Major’s distribution requirement in this segment, you must complete both lecture and lab courses.) Students completing the course should be able to demonstrate (1) comprehension of major concepts in the subject; (2) knowledge of factual generalizations about behavior (which animals do what); (3) familiarity with the original scientific literature in behavior and behavioral ecology; and (4) ability to synthesize and analyze critically research studies in the discipline. |
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