PSY 342 - BEH: Comparative Animal Behavior

Surveys the research by comparative psychologists and ethologists regarding species-specific vs. species-general behaviors. Topics include migration and other seasonal behaviors, territorial behavior, communication, aggression, defense, and reproduction-related behaviors such as mate recruitment, nesting, caring for young, and offspring socialization. Social and group behaviors, including dominance and social-synchrony, also included. Prerequisite(s): PSY 155.