COURSE SYLLABUS
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| Date | Topic |
Lecture pdf |
Readings |
| Aug. 21 | Introduction | Chapter 1 | |
| Aug. 23 | Nature vs. Nurture: Historical Perspective | Chapter 2 | |
| Aug. 28 | Natural Selection and Genes | Chapter 3 | |
| Aug. 30 | Genes cont'd | ||
| Sept. 4 | Ontogeny | Chapter 4 | |
| Sept. 6 | Ontogeny cont'd | ||
| Sept.11* | Learning | ||
| Sept.13 | Animal Cognition | Chapter 5 | |
| Sept. 18 | Cognition cont'd | ||
| Sept. 20 | Sensation: The Biology of Seeing | ||
| Sept. 25 | Seeing cont'd | ||
| Sept. 27 | EXAM #1 | ||
| Oct. 2 | Predator Avoidance and Adaptation | Chapter 6 | |
| Oct. 4 | Predator Avoidance cont'd | ||
| Oct. 9* | Comparative Approaches | ||
| Oct. 11 | Comparative cont'd | ||
| Oct. 16 | Foraging for Food and Local Adaptation | Chapter 7 | |
| Oct. 18 | Local Adaptation cont'd | ||
| Oct. 23 | Behavioral Ecology of Foraging | ||
| Oct. 25 | Foraging cont'd |
Chapter 8 | |
| Oct. 30 | EXAM #2 | ||
| Nov. 1 | Competition for Mates | Chapter 9 | |
| Nov. 6 | Mate Choice | Chapter 10 | |
| Nov. 8* | Mate Choice cont'd | ||
| Nov. 13 | Mating Systems | Chapter 11 | |
| Nov. 15 | Parental Care/Parent-Offspring Conflict | Chapter 12 | |
| Nov. 20 | Parental Care cont'd | ||
| Nov. 22 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | Gobble! | Gobble! |
| Nov. 27 | Social Behavior | Chapter 13 | |
| Nov. 29 | Social Behavior cont'd | ||
| Dec. 4* | Wrapping Up | Chapter 14 | |
| Dec. 13 |
FINAL EXAM (8am-10am) |
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