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1Animals in Human History

Amateur and Professional Studies
(MP3 - 7.8MB)
2-3Introduction to Ethology

Tinbergen's Four Questions

Field Studies of Birds
(MP3 - 10.8MB)
4Lorenz' Jackdaws(MP3 - 10.9MB)
5Ethology of Geese

Fixed Action Patterns and the Central Nervous System
(MP3 - 7.0MB)
6Input and Output Sides of Innate Behavior

Motivation
7Motivation (cont.)(MP3 - 7.5MB)
8Lorenz on Fixed Action Patterns(MP3 - 12.5MB)
9Lorenz on Innate Releasing Mechanisms(MP3 - 8.5MB)
10Models, Hierarchies and Chains of Action Patterns(MP3 - 8.3MB)
11Spatial Orientation

Multiple Motivations
(MP3 - 8.9MB)
12Interlude: Evolutionary Genetics - Guest Lecturer, R. Lewontin
13Evolution of Behavior, Genes, Learning(MP3 - 9.2MB)
14Navigation, Migration, Communication(MP3 - 9.8MB)
15Communication (cont.)
16Foraging(MP3 - 10.8MB)
17Anti-predator Behavior(MP3 - 9.5MB)
18Anti-predator Behavior (cont.)(MP3 - 9.1MB)
19Mating and Reproduction, Introduction(MP3 - 10.8MB)
20Sociobiology Introduction(MP3 - 9.5MB)
21Sociobiology Subject Matter(MP3 - 10.9MB)
22Genes and Behaviors(MP3 - 10.9MB)
23Sociobiology and Science(MP3 - 10.8MB)
24-25Discoveries of Sociobiology(MP3 - 8.9MB)
(MP3 - 5MB)
26Video: Portions of two programs on the behavior of the domestic cat, showing similarities with larger cat species
27Videos on the Behavior of Apes
28Cultural Determinism and Sociobiology(MP3 - 11.6MB)
29Sociobiology and Culture(MP3 - 11.5MB)
30Practical Issues in Study of Adaptation(MP3 - 9.6MB)
31The Triumph of Sociobiology(MP3 - 8.1MB)
32-35Student Project Presentations(MP3 - 3.1MB)
36Student Project Presentations (cont.), Review
37Exam Review Session(MP3 - 9.9MB)

 








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