PRIMATE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

ANTHRO 458

Course Description

Primate behavior examined from an evolutionary and ecological perspective, focusing on adaptations to the social and nonsocial environment. Topics include: nepotism, reciprocity, competition, cooperation, sex differences, the ecological role of primates in their communities, cognition, and conservation. Considers the major threats to primates today, and how behavioral adaptations and anthropogenic variables interact to affect the future survival of primates at local, regional, and global scales.

Prerequisties

ANTHRO 105 , BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152 , BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 , (BIOCORE 381 and BIOCORE 382 ), BOTANY/ENVIRST/ZOOLOGY 260 , ENVIRST/F&WECOL/ZOOLOGY 360 , PSYCH 450 , or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

ANTHRO 668

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.08

-3.89% from Historical

Completion Rate

94.87%

-1.98% from Historical

A Rate

28.21%

-10.12% from Historical

Class Size

-41.02% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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