32 courses with the subject ANBE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3A survey of important theories, issues, and empirical techniques in the interdisciplinary field of animal behavior emphasizing both proximate and ultimate mechanisms and explanations for behavior. Crosslisted as BIOL 266 and PSYC 266.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableAn entry into animal behavior research or other independent study directed by a faculty member. Experiences might include library work, collecting data, hands on experiences, entering and analyzing data, and other activities associated with engagement in research, animal management, and faculty-directed inquiry. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3; May require dissection or live animal experimentationLaboratory and/or field research to accompany ANBE 266, BIOL 266, or PSYC 266. Prerequisites: (MATH 216 or STAT 216 or PSYC 215) and (BIOL 201 or BIOL 202 or BIOL 203 or BIOL 204 or PSYC 216) and prerequisite or corequisite (ANBE 266 or BIOL 266 or PSYC 266). Crosslisted as PSYC 296.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Vertebrate ecology explores how vertebrates interact with their physical environment from individual to global scales. We will overview the major clades of vertebrates, including a discussion about how environments in which they live shapes their anatomy, physiology and behavior. We will also cover population dynamics and community structures. Prerequisites: (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) or (ANBE/BIOL/PSYC 266) and instructor permission. Crosslisted as ANBE 603, BIOL 303 and BIOL 603.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Other:3An upper-level laboratory course covering topics in Vertebrate Animal Ecology. Subfields of ecology to be determined by the instructor. Prerequisites: (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) or (ANBE 266/BIOL 266/PSYC 266) and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 605, BIOL 305 and BIOL 605.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3As biodiversity has quickly eroded for the past few centuries, some scientists argue that humans are causing the 6th mass extinction event. This course emphasizes the application of population genetics, molecular phylogenetics, and reproductive genetics to answering biological questions in wildlife conservation. Prerequisites: (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) or (BIOL 207 and BIOL 208). Crosslisted as ANBE 607 and BIOL 307 and BIOL 607.
Offered Alternating Fall Semester; Lecture hours:3Biology of wildlife diseases, especially zoonoses (infections that jump to humans). Course will integrate popular and scientific sources. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 609, BIOL 309 and BIOL 609.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:3Gross morphology with emphasis on functional and evolutionary modifications of animal structure. Gross dissection and techniques used in morphology. Prerequisites: BIOL 122 or (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 612, BIOL 312 and BIOL 612.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:3Biology of mammals, including evolution, classification, biodiversity, behavior, anatomy, physiology, ecology and conservation. Lab will include specimen identification, preparation and field studies. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 613, BIOL 313 and BIOL 613.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:3The biology of amphibians, including classification, physiology, reproduction, ecology, evolution, and conservation. Laboratory section will include identification of amphibians and field work to identify conservation issues surrounding local amphibian populations. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as BIOL 314 and BIOL 614 and ANBE 614.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Emphasizes the breadth of physiology and explores physiological principles of animals from a cellular, organismal, medical and ecological framework. Laboratory focuses on experimental design and independent research. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 618, BIOL 318 and BIOL 618.
Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableOccasional seminars on selected topics of current interest in animal behavior. Prerequisites: (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) or (ANBE 266 or BIOL 266 or PSYC 266), junior or senior status and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 619.
Offered Fall Semester Only,Topics course; Lecture hours:3Culminating Experience seminar for senior animal behavior majors covering selected topics of current interest in animal behavior. Prerequisites: open to seniors in animal behavior and 4 or 5-year engineers. Permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3How have ecological selection pressures (generated by animals’ biotic and abiotic environments) shaped the fascinating diversity of animal behaviors? Topics include habitat choice, foraging behavior, defenses against predation, cooperation and competition, sexual selection, and parental care. Heavy emphasis on primary literature and experimental design. Crosslisted as ANBE 621, BIOL 321 and BIOL 621.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Other:3An exploration of evolutionary questions using large sequencing databases, with an emphasis on developing strategies for computational sequence analysis. Includes review of the primary literature. No coding experience. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 625, BIOL 325 and BIOL 625.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Regulation and function of hormones and their receptors from molecular to organismal levels. Role of hormones in development, physiology, and behavior; endocrine disease. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 628, BIOL 328 and BIOL 628.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Survey of evolutionary processes, phenomena, and mechanisms. Topics covered may include natural selection, sexual selection, adaptation, evolutionary constraints, speciation, evolution and development, coevolution, behavioral evolution, and macroevolution. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 641 and BIOL 341 and BIOL 641.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3A course that integrates neurobiology and behavior in natural contexts. Emphasis on signal detection, recognition, discrimination, localization, orientation, and the control of complex acts. Neuronal and hormonal mechanisms, ontogeny and evolution of behavior will be considered. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 642 and BIOL 342 and BIOL 642.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Recitation:1Interactions between organisms and the physical and chemical environment including nutrient cycling and energy flow, biogeochemistry, and temporal and spatial dynamics of ecosystems. Prerequisites: (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) or ENST 208, junior or senior status, and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 653, BIOL 353, BIOL 653, ENST 353.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Introduction to tropical ecology including life history strategies of vertebrates and invertebrates, biodiversity management and conservation. Emphasis on class and individual projects, data collection and journal keeping. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 654 and BIOL 354 and BIOL 654.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3,Other:3; May require dissection or live animal experimentationEvolution and genetics of social behavior, caste, communication in foraging and colony defense, queen and worker control over reproduction, social homeostasis, and population dynamics. Occasionally may be taught as a laboratory science. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as BIOL 355.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Other:3The biology of birds, including evolution, behavior, anatomy, physiology, ecology, and conservation; lab trips focus on identification of birds in the field. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 657 and BIOL 357 and BIOL 657.
Offered Alternating Fall Semester; Lecture hours:3,Other:3A survey of the animal phyla covering phylogenetic relationships, functional morphology, ecology, life histories, symbiosis, ontogeny and behavior. Includes hands-on study of organisms in lab and field. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 658, BIOL 358 and BIOL 658.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3Data exploration and visualization using state-of-the-art computational techniques. Using “big data” from their own research projects or public transcriptomic datasets, students will learn to analyze/visualize complex biological datasets. Lab includes hands-on work with R/virtual reality. No prior programming experience required. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and (MATH 216 or STAT 216 or PSYC 215) and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 664, BIOL 364 and BIOL 664.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3; May require dissection or live animal experimentationIntroduction to research on prosimians, monkeys and apes with emphasis on the evolutionary origin of diversity, habitat use, social structure, social behavior, cognitive abilities and management. Prerequisites: (ANBE 266 or BIOL 266 or PSYC 266) or (BIOL 203 and BIOL 204) and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 670 and BIOL 370 and BIOL 670 and PSYC 370 and PSYC 670.
Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An investigation into the cognitive abilities and capacities of nonhuman primates emphasizing a comparative perspective. Prerequisites: PSYC 216 or (ANBE 296 or PSYC 296) or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 671,PSYC 371 and PSYC 671.
Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:3Advanced seminar exploring cognition and behavior from evolutionary and comparative perspectives. Topics will include social behavior, memory, communication, spatial cognition, learning, and meta-cognition. Prerequisite: (ANBE 266 or BIOL 266 or PSYC 266) or (PSYC 203 or PSYC 204). Crosslisted as ANBE 672 and PSYC 372 and PSYC 672.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course explores the science of nutrition, emphasizing biochemical, physiological and metabolic processes. We’ll examine physiological properties of macronutrients, assess health impacts of popular diets and discuss the physiological role of micronutrients. While touching on human health, the focus will be general principles of nutrition that apply to all animals. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 676, BIOL 376 and BIOL 676.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Seminar covering effective strategies for communicating science to a non-scientific audience. We will use an active community-based approach to gain hands-on experience developing, implementing, and disseminating scientific information to the public. This course is open to all upper level natural science majors. Crosslisted as ANBE 681.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An upper-level course investigates the past five mass extinctions and the on-going sixth mass extinction of organisms from the perspective of ecology, evolution and conservation biology. Prerequisites: BIOL 203 and BIOL 204 and permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ANBE 682, BIOL 382 and BIOL 682.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; Repeatable; May require dissection or live animal experimentationIndependent research, with faculty supervision, in the study of animal behavior. Crosslisted as ANBE 691. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer,Topics course; Lecture hours:2,Other:10; Repeatable; May require dissection or live animal experimentationOriginal research leading to a thesis presentation on a topic related to the study of animal behavior. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Source: Bucknell University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
