Natural Resources Conservation 597CB - ST-Conservation&AnimlBehavior

Fall
2018
01
3.00
Anne Averill
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
77883
Holdsworth Hall room 105
averill@eco.umass.edu
This course will focus on the application of knowledge of animal behavior in order to solve wildlife conservation problems. Students will learn about how theory and data gathered through traditional and new techniques in animal behavior and behavioral ecology can be used to understand the impact of ongoing threats such as habitat fragmentation, over harvesting, invasive species, and climate change to biodiversity. The course will include local as well as global examples. A background in evolution and genetics will be helpful.
Open to juniors and seniors in NRC and ECO graduate students.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.