BSCI360/708B Class Schedule 2007
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Month |
Day |
Topic |
Session |
Notes |
Reading |
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Aug |
29 |
Intro & levels of analysis |
Lecture 1 |
Ch. 1 |
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31 |
Animal behavior experiments |
Discussion |
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| Sept |
3 |
Labor Day |
Holiday |
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| 5 | Inferring evolution |
Lecture 2 |
pp. 182-186 |
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7 |
Horse diet evolution |
Discussion |
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10 |
Behavioral genetics-single genes |
Lecture 3 |
pp. 55-77 |
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12 |
Behavioral genetics - polygenes |
Lecture 4 |
pp. 78-88 |
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14 |
Honeybee genomics |
Discussion |
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17 |
Adaptation and selection |
Lecture 5 |
Ch. 1, pp 176-182 |
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19 |
Instinct and learning |
Lecture 6 |
pp 88-125 |
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21 |
Aposematism and crypsis |
Discussion |
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24 |
Social learning Problem set I due |
Lecture 7 |
Ch. 2 |
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| 26 | Migration and navigation | Lecture 8 | pdf |
pp 130-140, 252-263 | |
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28 |
Animal cultures |
Discussion |
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| Oct | 1 | Biological clocks |
Lecture 9 |
pp 148-160 |
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3 |
MIDTERM I (L1-9) |
Exam |
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5 |
Pigeon navigation |
Discussion |
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5-6 |
Fall migration @ Cape May, NJ |
Field trip |
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Optional |
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8 |
Grant Proposal Discussion |
Lecture 10 |
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10 |
Optimal decision making |
Lecture 11 |
pp 209-228 | ||
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12 |
Optimal diving by eiders |
Discussion |
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15 |
Foraging in a variable environment |
Lecture 12 |
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17 |
Group living |
Lecture 13 |
pp 175-181, 187-206, 220-222, 438-442 |
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19 |
Social nesting in sweat bees |
Discussion |
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22 |
Conflict resolution |
Lecture 14 |
pp 216-220 |
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24 |
Assessment |
Lecture 15 |
pp 264-273 | ||
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26 |
Assessment by lizards |
Discussion |
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29 |
Dominance and territoriality |
Lecture 16 |
pp 241-252 | ||
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31 |
Communication |
Lecture 17 |
pp 228-237, 275-282, 297-314, 452-453 |
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| Nov |
2 |
Egg recognition in brood parasites | Discussion | ||
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5 |
Sex and sex ratios |
Lecture 18 |
Ch. 10 |
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7 |
Sexual selection Problem set II due |
Lecture 19 |
pp
288-297, Ch. 10 |
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9 |
Mate choice in seals |
Discussion |
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12 |
Mating systems |
Lecture 20 |
Ch. 11 |
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14 |
MIDTERM II (L10-19) |
Exam |
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16 |
Treeshrew and flycatcher mating systems |
Discussion |
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19 |
Lekking |
Lecture 21 |
Ch. 11 |
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21 |
Dispersal and life history |
Lecture 22 |
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23 |
Thanksgiving |
Holiday |
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26 |
Parental care Grant Proposals DUE! |
Lecture 23 |
Ch. 12 |
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28 |
Cooperative breeding |
Lecture 24 |
Ch. 13 |
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30 |
Grant proposal reviews |
Discussion |
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| Dec |
3 |
Eusociality |
Lecture 25 |
Ch. 13 |
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5 |
Reciprocity |
Lecture 26 |
Ch. 13 |
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7 |
Grant proposal reviews |
Discussion |
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10 |
Human behavior |
Lecture 27 |
Ch. 14 | ||
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15 |
FINAL
(L1-27) 8-10AM |
Exam |
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