BIONB 2213 - Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior

Summer. (Six-week session.) 3 or 4 credits, variable. (4 credits with one disc per week.) S-U or letter grade option.

Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Limited to 30 students.

H. K. Reeve.

General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include natural selection and behavior, genes and behavior, sexual selection, cooperation, conflict, evolutionary game theory, communication, orientation and navigation, hormonal mechanisms of behavior, and Darwinian medicine.