Behavioural Ecology

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: BIOL 2701; 2811; 3401; or permission of the Department This course explores the relationships between animal behaviour and ecology, emphasizing the behavioural strategies which animals have evolved to enhance their survival and to increase their reproductive success. It discusses topics such as foraging, living in groups, resource defence, sexual selection, parental care, mating systems, altruism and communication within a neo-Darwinian framework using optimality models and game theory. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)