Course Summary - Biological Basis of Behaviour

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Summary of notes from entire course content from Macquarrie University, unit BIOL1320, and the textbook Biological Basis of Behaviour. Topics covered include: - Introduction to the biological basis of behaviour. - Brief history, Tinbergen's 'why' questions. - Evolution, Darwin, natural selection, applications. - Evolution on a small and large scale. - Macroevolution, genetics, epigenetics and behavioural transmission. - Neuroscience. - Perception. - Learning. - Animal Behaviour. - Evolution of human behaviour.