Behavioral Ecology 2012
Barry Sinervo
Copyright 1997-2012
Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
Welcome to
Behavioral Ecology
Office Hours:
Barry: Mon 10-11, 1-2, EMS A409, email <lizardrps At gmail
DOT com>
Cara: Tues 10-12 AM or by appt., EMS D318,
email <Cthow AT ucsc DOT
edu>
Elizabeth: Tues 12:30 - 1:30 in COH 147. Fri 9:30 - 10:30
location TBD. email: <emchuron AT ucsc DOT edu>
Grade is based on Tutorials,
Lab
Reports, Term
Paper, Midterm,
Final
, Regrades
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Date |
Topic |
Readings (click to
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Section Activity |
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Fri 9/28 |
History and the Method |
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Mon 10/1 |
Genes and Behavior |
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Wed 10/3 |
Natural and Sexual Selection |
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Fri 10/5 |
Levels of Selection |
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Mon 10/8 |
Speciation Mechanisms |
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Dawkins reading on Genic Selection for
Section 10/5-10/9 |
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Wed 10/10 |
Optimal Foraging |
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Fri 10/12 |
The Ecology of Foraging |
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Mon 10/15 |
Games animals play |
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Meet in Computer rooms around campus: Simulation Video Game (The
Hive DOWNLOAD, MAC OSX only) Open the directory THEHIVE (on desktop) click on the video game labeled TheHive. Have fun. |
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Wed 10/17 |
QUIZ and Lecture |
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Fri 10/19 |
Games animals play |
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Mon 10/22 |
Male Strategies and Male Assessment |
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Game Theory on Excel Spreadsheets |
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Wed 10/24 |
Male Strategies and Male Assessment |
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Fri 10/26 |
MIDTERM |
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Mon 10/29 |
Female Strategies and Mate Choice |
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Wed 10/31 |
Female Strategies and Mate Choice |
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Fri 10/2 |
Mating Systems, Parental Investment,
Sexual Conflict |
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Mon 11/5 |
Mating Systems, Parental Investment,
Sexual Conflict |
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Meet in Computer Labs |
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Wed 11/7 |
Dispersal, Migration, and Orientation |
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Fri 11/9 |
Sensory Systems and Communicaiton |
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Mon 11/12 |
Veterans Day – Holiday |
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Term paper draft due to your TAs by
email. No Sections this week. |
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Wed 11/14 |
Predator and Prey |
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Fri 11/16 |
Sex Determination and Differentiation |
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Mon 11/19 |
Development, Genes, Environment and
Behavior |
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Wed 11/21 |
Development, Genes, Environment and
Behavior |
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Fri 11/23 |
THANKSGIVING
BREAK |
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Mon 11/26 |
Learning and Cognition |
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Wed 11/28 |
Macroevolution and Phylogeny |
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Fri 11/30 |
Macroevolution and Phylogeny |
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Mon 12/3 |
Social Evolution |
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Wed 12/5 |
Social / Human Evolution |
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Term paper due by email to TA |
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Fri 12/7 |
Human Evolution |
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Wed 12/12 |
FINAL: Wed 8-11 am |
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This
page last updated 9/27/12