PSYCH 3SE3 - Comparative Social Evolution

3 unit(s)

Students will review the basic ecological and evolutionary principles underlying social evolution, and explore the conceptual frameworks and methodologies that characterize social structures, social roles, and the tension between conflict and cooperation across living systems. They will then examine various kinds of sociality exhibited across life (in insects, fish, reptiles, mammals and primates) with an eye towards understanding the central features that unite them.
Two one-hour lectures; one term
Prerequisite(s): One of BIOLOGY 1M03, LIFESCI 2D03, or PNB 2XC3; and registration in Level II or above