Biology

BIOL3522	Movement Ecology	3 ch (3C)
Individuals move for many reasons throughout their life cycle, e.g., to search for a good place to live, to escape predation, to gain access to food, or to find a mate. This course will cover the patterns, causes, and consequences of different types of movement, with an emphasis on dispersal and migration. We will consider questions such as: is selection for movement strategies different across different environments? What role will movement play in an increasingly fragmented and changing world? Reading and discussing primary literature will be a key component of this course. Prerequisites: BIOL 2585 and at least one university-level statistics course, or permission from instructor.