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LEC #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Animals in Human History

Amateur and Professional Studies
2-3Introduction to Ethology

Tinbergen's Four Questions

Field Studies of Birds
Homework 1 due at Lec #3
4Lorenz' Jackdaws
5Ethology of Geese

Fixed Action Patterns and the Central Nervous System
6Input and Output Sides of Innate Behavior

Motivation
7Motivation (cont.)
8Lorenz on Fixed Action Patterns
9Lorenz on Innate Releasing Mechanisms
10Models, Hierarchies and Chains of Action Patterns
11Spatial Orientation

Multiple Motivations
12Interlude: Evolutionary Genetics - Guest Lecturer, R. LewontinHomework 2 due
13Evolution of Behavior, Genes, Learning
14Navigation, Migration, Communication
15Communication (cont.)
16ForagingHomework 3 due
17Anti-predator Behavior
18Anti-predator Behavior (cont.)
19Mating and Reproduction, Introduction
20Sociobiology Introduction
21Sociobiology Subject Matter
22Genes and Behaviors
23Sociobiology and Science
24-25Discoveries of Sociobiology
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
29Sociobiology and CultureHomework 4 due two days after Lec #29
30Practical Issues in Study of Adaptation
31The Triumph of SociobiologyHomework 5 due two days after Lec #31
32-35Student Project Presentations
36Student Project Presentations (cont.), Review
37Exam Review Session

 








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