Behavioral Ecology

Target Audience: Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student


Institution: Chincoteague Bay Field Station

Institutional Web Link: http://www.cbfieldstation.org/2017-behavioral-ecology.html

Course Description: BIOL 486

Behavioral Ecology is a science that strives to explain the evolution of animal behavior in response to diverse ecological pressures. To this end, it fuses the disciplines of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution. A common thread in Behavioral Ecology is that behavior is studied in the natural context with a focus on the adaptive significance of a behavior or, more comprehensively, a suite of behaviors that comprise a behavioral strategy. Most recently, Behavioral Ecology has enjoyed rapid progress due to the integration of the once disparate fields of Ecological Physiology, Molecular Ecology, Neuroendocrinology, and Genomics.


Course Fees and Expenses: $922 Field Station fee

Funding Source: None


How to Apply: Visit: http://www.cbfieldstation.org/2017-behavioral-ecology.html

Application Closing Date: 06/01/2017

Course Begins: 2017-07-02

Course Ends: 2017-07-21