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Lecture Notes

These lecture outlines highlight the main points covered in class.
Lecture 1: Evolution (PDF)
Lecture 2: … and the Selfish Gene (PDF)
Lecture 3: The Study of Animal Behavior (PDF)
Lecture 4: The Development of Behavior (PDF)
Lecture 5: Neuroethology and Organizing Mechanisms of Behavior (PDF)
Lecture 6: Alternative Strategies (PDF)
Lecture 7: Arms Race 1: Eating (PDF)
Lecture 8: Predatory Prey Adaptation (PDF)
Lecture 9: Habitat selection (PDF)
Lecture 10: Aggression and Territoriality (PDF)
Lecture 12: Communication: Adaptation (PDF)
Lecture 13: Communication: Mechanisms (PDF)
Lecture 14: Why Sex (PDF)
Lecture 15: Sexual Selection (PDF)
Lecture 16: Mating Systems (PDF)
Lecture 17: Hormones and Sexual Behavior (PDF)
Lecture 18: Altruism and Game Theory (PDF)
Lecture 19: Parenting (PDF)
Lecture 20: Social Behavior (PDF)