| Course Title: Behavioral Ecology |
| Start Date: 08/24/2020 End Date: 10/15/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: In this course, students learn to view and understand animal behavior within an evolutionary context. The mechanistic side of behavior is investigated and students explore how behavioral traits originate and evolve over time. Students will integrate their knowledge of how organisms work with an appreciation of why they work the way they do. At the end of the course, students will understand basic concepts in behavioral biology and know many of the experiments that have facilitated our understanding of this field. They will be able to construct hypotheses and design experiments that address behavioral phenomena. The laboratory portion of this course is based on individual projects. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Renae Brodie | 413-538-3380 | rbrodie@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 08:00AM - 09:15AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 08:00AM - 09:00AM | Weekly | ||
| 08/24/2020 - 10/15/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 08:00AM - 09:45AM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits of 200-level work from Biological Sciences | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: BIOL-315L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Major Elective | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major. |
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 12 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |