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Ethology is the study and description of the behavior of animals (and humans) by direct observation and quantitation of their behavior in a natural setting or as close to it as possible. This course will briefly review the history of ethology and the contributions of Nobel Prize winners Niko Tinbergen, Konrad Lorenz and Karl von Frisch, and other notables. It will then go on to explore the ethological approach for studying behavior and such concepts as the ethogram, fixed action patterns, releasing mechanisms, signs and signals, displays, rituals, animal communication, migration, social organization, instinct and learning, and principles underlying the causation of behavior. This will be done through examination of the natural history and behavior of a variety of animal species on film and around the campus.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM PSYC Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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