Spring 2027

Primate Behavioral Ecology

Examines primate behavior from an evolutionary and ecological perspective, focusing on adaptations to social and nonsocial environments.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Karen Strier

Success required completing outside readings and having significant background knowledge of primates, while homework was thoughtful rather than busy work.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge about primate behavior and ecology and the major threats to primate survival

  • Compare models of past and present diversity of primates as well as evolutionary and ecological models of primate behavioral and ecological adaptations, including primate cognition, life histories, and community ecology, and their conservation status

  • Critically evaluate theoretical predictions about primate behavioral and ecological adaptations using examples derived from empirical studies of primates

  • Apply informed perspectives about the potential and constraints on primates to adapt in a rapidly changing world

  • Demonstrate capacity to research and critically evaluate contemporary knowledge by producing a concise, synthetic written review of the importance of new empirical studies on a topic of choice

  • Apply principles of primate adaptive flexibility to ethical methods of research in primate behavioral ecological, behavioral genetics, behavioral endoncrinology, microbiomes, and behavioral energetics

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Prerequisites

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ANTHRO 105,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101, (BIOCORE 381 and 382),ZOOLOGY/​BOTANY/​ENVIR ST 260,ZOOLOGY/​ENVIR ST/​F&W ECOL 360,PSYCH 450, or graduate/professional standing

ANTHRO 458 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KAREN STRIER is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Karen Strier

Students found Dr. Strier's lectures interesting and thorough, describing the overall experience as great and enjoyable.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.19 GPA, 56.2% A/AB (n=64 letter grades); Fall 2021: 3.35 GPA, 57.4% A/AB (n=47 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.16 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Karen Strier

Success required completing outside readings and having significant background knowledge of primates, while homework was thoughtful rather than busy work.

Past student reviews · Karen Strier

Dr. Strier was willing to help students understand material and was described as one of the nicest people on campus.

Topics

  • Nepotism, reciprocity, competition, cooperation, sex differences, cognition, and conservation
  • Threats to primate survival and interaction with anthropogenic variables
  • Primate life histories and community ecology

Skills

  • Critically evaluate theoretical predictions about primate adaptations using empirical examples
  • Research and produce a synthetic written review of empirical studies
  • Compare evolutionary and ecological models of primate adaptations

Grades

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1292 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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