Aug 03, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog DRAFT 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog DRAFT

BIOL 3701EZ - Animal Behavior

Credits: 3 hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 1108  with a grade of “C-” or better.
When Offered: Fall Odd Years

This course exposes students to evolutionary and ecological processes that promote the diversity of behaviors found in animals. A strong emphasis on natural selection and the adaptiveness of behaviors pervades the course. This course addresses How animals behave (Ethology) and why they behave as they do (Behavioral Ecology). 3 hours of lecture per week.