Goucher College 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
Goucher College 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

BIO 338 - Integrative Animal Behavior (4 Cr.)


This course will explore various animal behavior topics and may include reproduction, territoriality, communication. For each topic students will examine how the behavior arises, through proximate causes such as neuroendocrinological and physiological mechanisms as well as why the behavior arises, through ultimate causes including the ecological and evolutionary changes. This course will provide students with opportunities for discussion and laboratory experiences related to the investigation and exploration of these topics in animal behavior. Pre-requisites: C- or better in any 200-level biology course.