BL 346 - Plant-Animal Interactions

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: BL 121 , BL 126 , BL 201 , BL 202 . Corequisite: BL 347 . Interactions between plants and animals may strongly influence their evolution and ecology. These interactions are arguably the most important forces structuring ecological communities. Students explore the predominant interactions between plants and animals (e.g., pollination, herbivory, seed dispersal) using evolutionary and ecological approaches. The ecological conditions that favor certain types of interactions and the (co)evolution of interactions are emphasized. IES