Classic Studies in Animal Behavior
BIOL 140
Fall 2025
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02
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This course will focus on the major concepts in the field of animal behavior. We will discuss the major selection pressures that shape animal behavior as individuals avoid predators, find mates, and produce offspring in their preferred habitats. What are the limiting resources for male and female animals, and why are some species sexually dimorphic? We will commence with the early pioneers in the field of ethology and highlight comparative studies in understanding territorial behavior, alarm calling, kinship, and the role of hormones/pheromones in reproduction. Both instinctual and learned behaviors are important components in an animal's behavioral repertoire and will be explored in field experiments. This course is designed for students to gain a clearer understanding of the mechanisms that drive the natural world around them. All biological jargon will be defined as original research is discussed. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM BIOL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
3 Exams, Oral Presentation of Research Paper, NYTImes Op-Ed Style Animal News Item, Classroom Discussion |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Powzyk,Joyce Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBA |
Examinations and Assignments:
3 Exams, Oral Presentation of Research Paper, NYTImes Op-Ed Style Animal News Item, Classroom Discussion |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Powzyk,Joyce Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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