ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PSYCH 202 , ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ), ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , or ( BIOCORE 381 and 382 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop hypotheses and test predictions about animal behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe how animal behavior evolves through natural and sexual selection. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain functions of cultural transmission. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize neural, hormonal and genetic control of animal behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain why kin may be treated differently in animal groups. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe functions of communication, play, aggressive and affiliative behaviors between animals. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe how animal behavior is important for conservation. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain why individuals express different personalities. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop hypotheses and test predictions about animal behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe how animal behavior evolves through natural and sexual selection. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain functions of cultural transmission. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Summarize neural, hormonal and genetic control of animal behavior. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain why kin may be treated differently in animal groups. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe functions of communication, play, aggressive and affiliative behaviors between animals. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe how animal behavior is important for conservation. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Explain why individuals express different personalities. Audience: Undergraduate