Primate Social Behavior (ANTH-0044)

Spring 2024 · ANTH 0044 · Tufts University · 5 credits · Undergraduate

Introduction to social lives of primates. Uses experimental and observational studies to teach students how to understand and engage with scientific literature and method. Covers ecological, physiological, and developmental bases of primate social behavior, with attention to evolution of social interactions among individuals of different age, sex, relatedness, and status. Topics include competition and cooperation, dominance and territoriality, sex and mating, parenting, cognition and conservation. Includes a weekly lab where students will learn primatological methods. No pre-requisites.

Course codes: ANTH-0044, ANTH 0044, ANTH0044, ANTH-44, ANTH 44, ANTH44, BIO-0044, BIO 0044, BIO0044, BIO-44, BIO 44, BIO44

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