NEURO 57
Animal Behavior
A review of the behavior of animals under natural conditions, with emphasis on both mechanistic and evolutionary approaches. Topics include classical ethology; behavioral endocrinology; behavioral genetics; learning and memory; communication; orientation, migration and biological rhythms; optimal foraging; evolutionary stable strategies; sexual selection; parental investment and mating systems; selfishness, altruism, and reciprocity; and sociality in vertebrates and invertebrates.
Topics
- classical ethology
- behavioral endocrinology
- behavioral genetics
- learning and memory
- communication
- orientation
- migration and biological rhythms
- optimal foraging
- evolutionary stable strategies
- sexual selection
- parental investment and mating systems
- selfishness
- altruism
- and reciprocity
- and sociality in vertebrates and invertebrates
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Public 2026-2027 offerings