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Introduction. Evolution … |
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… and the Selfish Gene |
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The Study of Animal Behavior |
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Development of Behavior
Midterm Paper Topics Distributed |
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Neuroethology and the Organizing Mechanisms of Behavior |
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Alternative Strategies |
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The Arms Race I: Eating (Optimality and
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The Arms Race II: Being Eaten (Antipredator Adaptation) |
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Habitat selection
Mid Term Paper Due Beginning of Class |
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Aggression and Territoriality |
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Spatial Cognition and Navigation |
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EXAM I: Lectures 1 - 11 |
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Communication I: Adaptation |
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Communication II: Mechanisms |
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The Battle of the Sexes I: Why Sex? |
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The Battle of the Sexes II: Sexual Selection |
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Mating Systems |
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Hormones and Sexual Behavior (Petrulis) |
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Altruism and Game Theory |
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Parenting
Final Paper Topics Due |
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Social Living |
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EXAM II: Lectures 12 - 20 |
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Discussion: Intelligence and Complexity |
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Discussion: Human Ethology |
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Discussion: “Cognitive Adaptation?”
Final Paper Due Beginning of Class |
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