<p>(Formerly numbered M140.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of hormones, and physiology and genetics involved in hormonal processes and function. Interactions among hormonal levels, environmental stimuli, and behavior. Sexual behavior, pregnancy, and lactation, parental behavior, development and emigration, stress, social behavior, dominance relationships, aggression, chemical communication, and reproductive suppression. Critique of primary literature on behavioral endocrinology about humans and other species. Consideration of spectrum of noninvasive to highly invasive endocrine sampling methods, and which types of questions can be answered in laboratory and field, as well as ethics of hormonal studies and their implications for humans and other animals. Letter grading.</p>

Physiological Science

College of Letters and Science

Integrative Biology and Physiology

Diversity — Letters and Science, Education and Information Studies, Music, Public Affairs

General Catalog

Hormones and Behavior in Humans and Other Animals

PHYSCI 140

4 units