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The materials on this page are representative of the work and pedagogy developed by Prof. Gerald Schneider.
Lecture 1: Animals in Human History, Amateur and Professional Studies
Lecture 3: Introduction to Ethology, Tinbergen's Questions; Field Studies of Birds
Lecture 4: Lorenz' Jackdaws
Lecture 5: Ethology of Geese; FAPs and CNS
Lecture 7: Motivation (cont.)
Lecture 8: Lorenz on FAPs
Lecture 9: Lorenz on IRMs
Lecture 10: Models, Hierarchies and Chains of Action Patterns
Lecture 11: Spatial Orientation, Multiple Motivations
Lecture 13: Evolution of Behavior, Genes, Learning
Lecture 14: Navigation, Migration, Communication
Lecture 16: Foraging
Lecture 17: Anti-predator Behavior
Lecture 18: Anti-predator Behavior (cont.)
Lecture 20: Mating & Reproduction, Intro
Lecture 21: Sociobiology Intro
Lecture 22: Sociobiology Subject Matter
Lecture 23: Genes and behaviors
Lecture 24: Sociobiology and Science
Lecture 25: Discoveries of Sociobiology
Lecture 27: Discoveries of Sociobiology
Lecture 29: Cultural Determinism and Sociobiology
Lecture 30: Sociobiology and Culture
Lecture 32: Practical Issues in Study of Adaptation
Lecture 33: The Triumph of Sociobiology
Lecture 36: Lorenz on Learning
Lecture 37: Exam Review Session