HONR 346 - Animal Behavior

This course integrates the proximate and ultimate causes of behavior through survey of key concepts, theories and models in the field of Animal Behavior. Students will explore the mechanistic causes of behavior including the, genetic, hormonal, neural and environmental influences on behavioral development and expression. Students will examine behaviors important to survival (such as finding food and avoiding predators) and those important to reproduction (such as selecting mates) while considering the manner in which these behaviors are shaped and constrained by ecology and evolutionary history. Students will actively examine classic theories and research in this area, and compare and contrast it with modem scientific perspectives from numerous disciplines.