Biology 280 - Animal Behavior

Fall
2017
01
4.00
Ethan Clotfelter
TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM
Amherst College
BIOL-280-01-1718F
MERR 4
edclotfelter@amherst.edu

Shaped by millions of years of evolution, animals have evolved myriad abilities to respond to their environment, their potential predators and prey, and members of their own species. This course examines animal behavior from both a mechanistic and a functional perspective. Drawing upon examples from a diverse range of taxa, and using articles from the primary scientific literature, we will discuss topics such as behavioral endocrinology, sexual selection and mating systems, animal communication, and kinship and cooperation.  Four classroom hours.


Requisite: BIOL 181. Limited to 14 students. Not open to first-year students. Fall semester. Professor Clotfelter.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.