Ornithology

Undergraduate

Birds from an ecological and evolutionary perspective. The fossil record, hybrid zones, biogeography, classification. Flight and associated morphological and physiological changes. Brains and hormones, migration and navigation, song, territoriality, sexual selection, sperm competition, nests, eggs, incubation, parental care, sex ratio manipulation, cooperative breeding, brood parasitism, longevity, population monitoring. (3h lab). Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2073 with a minimum grade of C-.