Course Schedule
*Week Dates Topic Alcock Chapter Additional Material
* 1 8, 10 Jan Studying Behavior Studying Behavior, Metaphor Case Studies (CS)
* 2 15, 17 Jan Evolutionary Approaches to behavior 1 Evolution CS, Group selection Practice Questions (PC)
* 3 22, 24 Jan Proximate & Ultimate causes of behavior 2 Proximate / Ultimate PQ, Smith & Conway 2007
* 4 29, 31 Jan Development & Genetics of behavior 3 Teaching CS
* 5 5, 7 Feb Sensory systems 4 Umwelt CS
* 6 12, 14, Feb Neural Mechanisms of behavior 4
* 7 19, 21 Feb Organization of behavior: Hormones 5 & bees (below)‡
* 8 26, 28 Feb Organization of behavior: Hormones
* 9 5, 7 March Spring Break Have a nice break!
* 10 12, 14 March Mid Term Exam
* 11 19, 21 March Studying adaptation 6
* 12 26, 28 March Optimality Modeling & Trade-offs: Foraging 7
* 13 2, 4 April Communication 9 Communication CS
* 14 9, 11 April Reproductive behavior & Sexual Selection 10 Reproductive behavior CS
* 15 16, 18 April Mating Systems 11
* 16 23 April Parental Care 12
* 30 April FINAL EXAM 5:30 – 7:30 PM Weeks 10-16 Eat a good lunch!
†John Alcock. 2009. Animal Behavior. 9th Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Read the chapter listed each week before the Tuesday class period.
‡Material on honeybees is on pp. 64-67, 87-88, 98-99, 139-140, 158-159, 198, 238-246, 252-254, 379-380