Behavioral Ecology Biol4180
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Reading |
Assignment due |
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Aug 25 |
Intro to Behavioral Ecology & the Adaptationist Perspective, |
K&D 1, Gould & Lewontin 1979 |
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Aug 27 |
Testing Hypotheses |
K&D 2 Owens 2006 |
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Sep 1 |
Economic perspectives on behavior |
K&D 3; |
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Sep 3 |
More economics |
K&D 5; |
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Sept 8 |
Competition for resources |
Brown 2004; |
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Sept 10 |
Predator-prey coevolution |
Brodie and Wilkinson 2009; K&D Ch 4 (skim); |
Synopsis 1 |
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Sept 15 |
Mimicry |
Joron and Mallet 1998; Brodie 1993: Pfennig 2008, 2001 |
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Sept 17 |
EXAM 1 |
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Sept 22 |
Sexes and Sex Ratio |
West 2002; Dr. T 11 |
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Sept 24 |
Sexual conflict and sexual selection |
K&D 8; Dr. T 1, 2, 3, 9 |
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Sept 29 |
Sexual Selection |
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Oct 1 |
Alternative strategies |
K&D 10; Dr. T 5 |
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Oct 6 |
READING DAY |
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Oct 8 |
Guest lecture |
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Oct 13 |
Mating Systems |
K&D 9; Dr. T 10 |
Synopsis 2 |
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Oct 15 |
Fighting |
K&D 7; Dr. T 4 |
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Oct 20 |
Exam 2 |
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Oct 22 |
Signal Evolution |
K&D 14; Tibbets 2004 |
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Oct 27 |
Parental Investment and Parent-Offspring Conflict |
Kilner 1997; Trivers 1974 |
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Oct 29 |
Group Living pros and cons |
K&D 6 |
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Nov 3 |
Altruism, Kin Selection, and group selection |
K&D 11 Wilson & Wilson 2008 |
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Nov 5 |
Cooperation |
K&D 12; |
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Nov 10 |
Eusociality and haplo-diploidy |
K&D 13; Boomsma 2006 |
Synopsis 3 |
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Nov 11 |
Social selection and IGEs |
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Nov 17 |
EXAM 3 |
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Nov 19 |
Final Presentations 1-3 |
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Nov 24 |
TBA |
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Nov 26 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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Dec 1 |
Final Presentations 4-6 |
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Dec 3 |
Final Presentations 7-9 |
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Dec 8 |
Final Presentations 10-12 |
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K&D
= Krebs and Davies Introduction to
Behavioural Ecology 3rd ed.
Dr.
T. = Dr. TatianaÕs Sex Advice to All
Creation