Behavior and Evolution
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Overview
Subject area
BIOL
Catalog Number
72406
Course Title
Behavior and Evolution
Department(s)
Description
In this advanced graduate seminar course, students will study current research addressing the mechanisms by which behavior evolves. Behavior by its very definition is highly condition- dependent, meaning that its expression relies heavily on cues from an organism’s environment, so there can always be multiple behavioral phenotypes for a given genotype at a given time.Recently, careful field research, phylogenetic analyses, and investigations of behavioral control at physiological and molecular levels have resulted in an exponential rise in our understanding of the mechanisms of behavioral evolution. The primary goal of this course is to integrate the various conclusions from this new research with insights from thinkers throughout the history of evolutionary biology, in an effort to address fundamental questions about behavioral evolution.
Typically Offered
Offer as needed
Academic Career
Graduate School Graduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
030893