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This course will help you understand the remarkable behaviors of wild animals from an evolutionary perspective. [Image: Peacock spider. Photo by Jürgen Otto, Manakin bird footage (Ex-Riddle of the Sexes) reproduced with permission, courtesy of BBC Worldwide Ltd]
Syllabus
- Behaviour, Ecology and Natural Selection
- Genes, Environment and Learning
- Finding food and avoiding predators
- Communication
- Sexual selection and sperm competition
- Mating systems and sex allocation
- Parental care and conflict
- Social behaviour
Instructors
- Raoul Mulder
- Mark Elgar - Department of Zoology
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