PSYCH 38100 - Current Topics in Animal Behavior (B)

Finding mates, securing shelter and food, and returning to a familiar home are ubiquitous animal functions which often require complex navigational strategies. This course will provide an advanced undergraduate level survey of the history of the field of animal orientation, and expound on ontogeny, mechanisms, and function of orienting behaviors.

prereq: PSYCH 10000, PSYCH 16000 (Evolution and Behavior); PSYCH 22500 (Ethology); PSYCH 24800 (Psychological Statistics). Open only to psychology majors.
3 hrs
3 cr.