Spring 2027

Behavioral Ecology

Behavioral Ecology explores how organisms make decisions affecting survival, covering foraging, mating, anti-predator behavior, and habitat selection through ecological and evolutionary contexts.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 2.40 GPA, 28.2% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.65 GPA, 30.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.61 GPA, 29.0% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use facts to guide conceptual thinking and hypothesis tests about organismal behavior.

  • Draw upon aspects of evolution and ecology to develop an integrative perspective on organisms' behavior.

  • Interpret graphical models of animal behavior and graphs of empirical data.

  • Summarize research in the key focal area of behavioral ecology, including optional diet models, optimal patch use, anti-predator behavior, communication and mate selection.

  • Synthesize findings from primary scientific literature.

  • Develop an understanding of how behavioral ecology informs contemporary ecological issues such as conservation and invasive species.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 152, (ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101 and BOTANY/​BIOLOGY 130), or (BIOCORE 381 and 382)

ZOOLOGY 425

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Professors

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 2.40 GPA, 28.2% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.65 GPA, 30.6% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.61 GPA, 29.0% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Foraging, mating, anti-predator behavior, and habitat selection.
  • Proximal and ultimate bases of behavior within ecological and evolutionary contexts.
  • Diet models, optimal patch use, communication, and mate selection.
  • Conservation and invasive species.

Skills

  • Conceptual thinking, hypothesis testing, and developing integrative perspectives on behavior using evolution and ecology.
  • Interpreting graphical models and empirical data, and synthesizing findings from primary scientific literature.
  • Summarizing behavioral ecology research and applying concepts to contemporary issues like conservation and invasive species.

Grades

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About this comparison

1280 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

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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