Teaching

Dr. Wright teaches a range of courses in the areas of animal behavior, evolution and scientific communication.

The official course webpages are available in Canvas.

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BIOL 309
Guided Biological Research Lab: An introduction to mentored laboratory research for the early-career biology major.
Syllabus Fall 2021

BIOL 322
Zoology: A survey of animal diversity.
Syllabus Fall 2022

BIOL 402
Biology Honors Thesis: An introduction to scientific writing for HHMI Research Scholars.
Syllabus Fall 2018

BIOL 450/550
Tropical Field Ecology: An introduction to terrestrial and marine field ecology in Belize or Costa Rica
Syllabus Spring 2019

BIOL 450/550
BEEST: A student seminar series in Behavior Ecology Evolution Systematics and Taxonomy.
Syllabus Spring 2019

BIOL 480
Animal Behavior: Principles of animal behavior. Includes paper discussions and written grant proposals.
Syllabus Spring 2019

BIOL 484
Animal Communication: Advanced undergraduate/graduate course on the production, perception, function and evolution of animal signals. Inicludes paper discussions and group projects.
Syllabus Spring 2022

BIOL 550
Speciation and Adaptation
A graduate course examining the two main themes of evolutionary biology through classic texts and modern studies.
Syllabus Spring 2018

Teaching

See video of field course in Belize