BIOL 652 - Comparative Behavioral Endocrinology

(3 units)

Explores the fundamental relationships between hormones and physiology, behavior, and morphology over the course of an animal’s lifetime. Explores integration of internal and external information by the nervous and endocrine systems to control developmental, physiological, and behavioral events.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain how hormones affect behavior.
2. explain how information is integrated by the endocrine system to control physiological, morphological, and behavioral processes.
3. apply, analyze, and evaluate concepts that are central to behavioral endocrinology.
4. read and evaluate behavioral endocrinology papers published in the scientific literature.
5. interpret research on a topic of their interest in behavioral endocrinology and present a review.

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