BI
428
Behavioral Ecology
4 cr.
- Prerequisites: BI 210 and BI 215, or consent of instructor
- Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Graduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
Behavior, just like any phenotype, is shaped by selection associated with various environments and ecological interactions. This course considers the diversity of behavior exhibited in natural populations, how it evolves under various ecological conditions, and approaches to testing hypotheses about behavioral evolution and adaptive functions.