| DATE |
LECTURE |
READINGS |
JOURNAL |
SECTION |
|
Alcock Chapt. |
Journal Articles |
| Week
1 |
| 4-Sep |
1. Introduction |
- |
- |
JOURNAL
EXERCISE
1 |
- |
| 6-Sep |
2. Ways of thinking |
1: all |
- |
- |
|
Week 2 |
... |
| 9-Sep |
3. Levels of explanation |
2: all |
|
Discussion 1
Hints on observing animals |
| 11-Sep |
4. Integrating Proximate and Ultimate |
4:99-103
5:115-119 |
- - |
| 13-Sep |
5. Weak and strong tests |
5: 123-142 |
Bergersson et.al. 2001 |
|
Week 3 |
... |
| 16-Sep |
6. Genes and behavior |
3: all |
- |
Discussion 2
oystercatcher foraging film |
| 18-Sep |
7. Evolutionary thinking |
4: 76-84 & 90-99 |
- |
| 20-Sep |
8. Behavior and Adaptation |
6: skim |
- |
JRNL
1 DUE |
|
Week 4 |
| 23-Sep |
9. Adaptation - testing ideas |
7: 183-192 |
Pope 2000 |
JOURNAL
EXERCISE
2 |
Discussion 3
Basic hypothesis testing |
| 25-Sep |
10. Cost/benefit thinking |
7:192-213 |
- |
| 27-Sep |
11. Designing Organisms |
5: 142-149
9: 259-266
|
- |
|
Week 5 |
... |
| 30-Sep |
1. Optimal Foraging |
8: 231-238- |
Cristol 2001 |
- |
| 2-Oct |
EXAM 1 |
--- - |
--- - |
| 4-Oct |
2. Optimal Foraging |
8: 238-246 |
Robinette & Ha 2001 |
|
Week 6 |
... |
| 7-Oct |
3. Adding more reality |
-tba- |
- |
Discussion 4
Optimal foraging |
| 9-Oct |
4- Optimal Communicating |
-tba- |
Meire & Ervynck 1986 |
JRNL 2 DUE |
| 11-Oct |
5. Tactical Communicating |
-tba- |
-- |
JOURNAL
EXERCISE
3 |
|
Week 7 |
... |
| 14-Oct |
HOLIDAY |
- |
- |
Discussion 5
Basics of communication |
| 16-Oct |
6. Games and game theory |
-tba- |
- |
| 18-Oct |
7. Territories and contests |
-tba- |
- |
|
Week 8 |
-- |
| 21-Oct |
8. Alternative tactics |
-tba- |
- |
Discussion 6
Nature of Sex |
| 23-Oct |
9- Males and females |
-tba- |
- |
| 25-Oct |
10- Sexual selection 1 |
-tba- |
- |
|
Week 9 |
... |
| 28-Oct |
11. Mate choice |
-tba- |
Petrie, et.al 1991 |
Jrnl 3 DUE |
Discussion 7
Peacock tails and mate choice - |
| 30-Oct |
12. Mate choice - models |
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|
JOURNAL
EXERCISE
4 |
| 1-Nov |
13. Mate choice |
- |
|
|
Week 10 |
... |
| 4-Nov |
14. Role reversal |
-tba- |
|
-- |
| 6-Nov |
EXAM 2 |
- - |
- - |
| 8-Nov |
1. Parental care |
-tba- |
- - |
|
Week 11 |
... |
| 11-Nov |
2. Mating systems |
-tba- |
|
Discussion 8
Seahorses |
| 13-Nov |
3. Groups |
-tba- |
- - |
| 15-Nov |
4. Inclusive fitness |
-tba- |
-- |
JRNL 4 DUE |
|
Week 12 |
| 18-Nov |
5. Cooperation and conflict |
-tba- |
|
JOURNAL
EXERCISE
5
|
Discussion 9
Termite film |
| 20-Nov |
6. Eusocial animals |
-tba- |
- |
| 22-Nov |
7. Cats and dogs |
-tba- |
- |
|
Week 13 |
... |
| 25-Nov |
8. Lions and hyenas |
-tba- |
- |
|
| - |
VACATION |
- |
- |
| - |
VACATION |
- |
- |
| Week
14 |
|
| 2-Dec |
9. Horses and cows |
-tba- |
|
JRNL 5 DUE |
Discussion 10
Sharing brainstorms |
| 4-Dec |
10. Female perspectives |
-tba- |
|
JOURNAL
EXERCISE
6 |
| 6-Dec |
11. Primates |
-tba- |
|
| Week 15 |
|
| 9-Dec |
12. Overview |
|
|
|
| 11-Dec |
EXAM 3 |
- |
- |
JRNL
6 DUE |
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