Class Schedule

BSCI 360Class ScheduleWilkinson & DiFiore

(click on topic to see lecture outline or reading assignment)

Month	Day	Topic	Session	Alcock
Sept	1	Intro & levels of analysis	JW-lecture	ch. 1
	3	Experimental design	Discussion
	6	Labor Day	Holiday
	8	Adaptation and levels of selection	JW-lecture	pp. 266-270; 564-569
	10	Human evolutionary psychology	Discussion
	13	The comparative method	JW-lecture	ch. 7
	15	Behavior transmission	JW-lecture	ch. 2, 4
	17	Raven social learning	Discussion
	20	Behavioral genetics- single genes	JW-lecture	pp. 35-39, ch 3
	22	Behavioral genetics- polygenes	JW-lecture	ch. 3
	24	Genetics of beetle investment	Discussion
	27	Migration and orientation	JW-lecture	pp. 156-163, 394-404
	29	Communication	JW-lecture	ch. 8
Oct	1	Song learning in sparrows	Discussion
	2	Field trip to Cape May, NJ	Optional
	4	Sensory systems and signal design	JW-lecture	ch. 5
	6	Echolocation	JW-lecture	pp. 135-145
	8	Frog call perception	Discussion
	11	MIDTERM I
	13	Recognition	JW-lecture
	15	Dolphin communication	Discussion
	18	Decision making	TD-lecture
	20	Diet and patch choice	TD-lecture	ch. 10
	22	Honeybee swarm decisions	Discussion
	25	Foraging in a variable environment	TD-lecture	ch. 10
	27	Predator avoidance	TD-lecture	ch. 9
	29	Junco vigilance	Discussion
Nov	1	Resource competition	TD-lecture	ch. 11
	3	Aggression and game theory	JW-lecture	pp. 420-425
	5	Competing charr	Discussion
	8	Reproduction and game theory	JW-lecture	pp. 420-425
	10	Sex ratios	JW-lecture
	12	Fig wasp sex ratios	Discussion
	15	MIDTERM II
	17	Sexual selection - I	JW-lecture	ch. 12
	19	Immunocompetence	Discussion
	22	Sexual selection - II	JW-lecture	ch. 12
	24	Mating systems-I	TD-lecture	ch. 13
	26	Thanksgiving	Holiday
	29	Mating systems-II Grant Proposals DUE!	TD-lecture
Dec	1	Parental care	TD-lecture	ch. 14
	3	Grant proposal reviews	Discussion
	6	Cooperative breeding	JW-lecture	ch. 15, 16
	8	Eusociality	JW-lecture	ch. 15
	10	Grant proposal reviews	Discussion
	13	Cooperation	JW-lecture	ch. 15, 16
	16	FINAL	10:30-12:30

Reading List

The following articles can be checked out from the Undergraduate Reserve Reading room or, if the authors are highlighted in blue, you can download the file directly. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to display these files. To download Acrobat Reader click here.

Date

Title (Click on author to download PDF file)

Leader

Sept 3 Lombardi, C.M. & Hurlbert, S.H. 1996 Sunfish cognition and pseudoreplication. Anim. Behav. 52:419-522 JW, TD

Wilson, D.S. & Dugatkin, L.A. 1996 A reply to Lombardi & Hurlbert. Anim. Behav. 52: 423-426

10 Daly, M. & M.I. Wilson 1999 Human evolutionary psychology and animal behavior. Anim. Behav. 57:509-519.

17 Fritz, J. & K. Kotrschal 1999 Social learning in common ravens, Corvus corax. Anim. Behav. 57: 785-793

24 Savalli, U.M. & C.W. Fox 1998 Genetic variation in paternal investment in a seed beetle. Anim. Behav. 56: 953-961.

Oct 1 Nelson, D.A. 1999 Ecological influences on vocal development in the white-crowned sparrow. Anim. Behav. 58: 21-36.

8 Wollerman, L. 1999 Acoustic interference limits call detection in a Neotropical frog Hyla ebraccata. Anim. Behav. 57: 529-536.

15 Sayigh, L.S., P.L. Tyack, R.S. Wells, A.R. Solow, M.D. Scott & A.B. Irvine 1999 Individual recognition in wild bottlenose dolphins: a field test using playback experiments. Anim. Behav. 57: 41-50

McCowan, B., S.F. Hanser & L. R. Doyle 1999 Quantitative tools for comparing animal communication systems: information theory applied to bottlenose dolphin whistle repertoires. Anim. Behav. 57: 409-419.

22 Seeley, T.D. & S.C. Buhrman 1999 Group decision making in swarms of honey bees. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45: 19-31

29 Lima, S.L., P.A. Zollner & P.A. Bednekoff 1999 Predation, scramble competition, and the vigilance group size effect in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46: 110-116.

Nov 5 McLaughlin, R.L., M.M. Ferguson & D.L.G. Noakes 1999 Adaptive peaks and alternative foraging tactics in brook charr: evidence of short-term divergent selection for sitting-and-waiting and actively searching. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45: 386-395.

12 Fellowes, M.D.E., S.G. Compton & J. M. Cook 1999 Sex allocation and local mate competition in Old World non-pollinating fig wasps. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46: 95-102.

19 Hasselquist, D., J. A. Marsh, P. W. Sherman & J. C. Wingfield 1999 Is avian humoral immunocompetence suppressed by testosterone? Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45: 167-175.

Gonzalez, G., G. Sorci & F. de Lope 1999 Seasonal variation in the relationship between cellular immune response and badge size in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46: 117-122.

Date			Title (Click on author to download PDF file)	Leader
Sept	3	Lombardi, C.M. & Hurlbert, S.H. 1996 Sunfish cognition and pseudoreplication. Anim. Behav. 52:419-522		JW, TD
		Wilson, D.S. & Dugatkin, L.A. 1996 A reply to Lombardi & Hurlbert. Anim. Behav. 52: 423-426
	10	Daly, M. & M.I. Wilson 1999 Human evolutionary psychology and animal behavior. Anim. Behav. 57:509-519.
	17	Fritz, J. & K. Kotrschal 1999 Social learning in common ravens, Corvus corax. Anim. Behav. 57: 785-793
	24	Savalli, U.M. & C.W. Fox 1998 Genetic variation in paternal investment in a seed beetle. Anim. Behav. 56: 953-961.
Oct	1	Nelson, D.A. 1999 Ecological influences on vocal development in the white-crowned sparrow. Anim. Behav. 58: 21-36.
	8	Wollerman, L. 1999 Acoustic interference limits call detection in a Neotropical frog Hyla ebraccata. Anim. Behav. 57: 529-536.
	15	Sayigh, L.S., P.L. Tyack, R.S. Wells, A.R. Solow, M.D. Scott & A.B. Irvine 1999 Individual recognition in wild bottlenose dolphins: a field test using playback experiments. Anim. Behav. 57: 41-50 McCowan, B., S.F. Hanser & L. R. Doyle 1999 Quantitative tools for comparing animal communication systems: information theory applied to bottlenose dolphin whistle repertoires. Anim. Behav. 57: 409-419.
	22	Seeley, T.D. & S.C. Buhrman 1999 Group decision making in swarms of honey bees. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45: 19-31
	29	Lima, S.L., P.A. Zollner & P.A. Bednekoff 1999 Predation, scramble competition, and the vigilance group size effect in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46: 110-116.
Nov	5	McLaughlin, R.L., M.M. Ferguson & D.L.G. Noakes 1999 Adaptive peaks and alternative foraging tactics in brook charr: evidence of short-term divergent selection for sitting-and-waiting and actively searching. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45: 386-395.
	12	Fellowes, M.D.E., S.G. Compton & J. M. Cook 1999 Sex allocation and local mate competition in Old World non-pollinating fig wasps. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46: 95-102.
	19	Hasselquist, D., J. A. Marsh, P. W. Sherman & J. C. Wingfield 1999 Is avian humoral immunocompetence suppressed by testosterone? Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 45: 167-175. Gonzalez, G., G. Sorci & F. de Lope 1999 Seasonal variation in the relationship between cellular immune response and badge size in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 46: 117-122.