Evolution and Animal Behavior
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Description
The focus of this course will be the study of animal behavior from a scientific, and more precisely, evolutionary context. We will approach this subject through the academic study of evolutionary biology and animal behavior, and outdoor experiential learning, including small group original scientific field studies of the behavior of wild animals. The class will primarily be devoted to studying the behavior of wild animals, but some attention will be paid to domestic animals as well. And, what about us human animals? Has the evolution of our species influenced our modern behavior? We will entertain those questions as well.
Prerequisites
FAIR 206 or instructor permission
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Texts
There is no required text. All readings will be available via Canvas our course reserves.
Credit/Evaluation
S/NX grading; narrative evaluation required for credit. Assignments will include readings, written responses to the readings, write ups and presentations of small independent field studies, and a planning, conducting, and writing up a small group original scientific study on a wild animal species.