Behavioral Ecology 2013

Barry Sinervo

Department of Ecology and

Evolutionary Biology, UCSC

The relationship between attendance in lecture (4 samples taken and your score, every 25% absence decreased your score by 1.2/20 or by 6%, so with 4 absences you lost out on 24% total. Notice also that if you had perfect attendance, you did not fail (<10/20). A similar relationship held for Quiz2. I highlight those students in severe danger of failing the class. Lesson please attend lecture such that I can help you assimilate the material.

Office Hours:

Barry: Mon 10-11, 1-2, EMS A409, email <lizardrps At gmail DOT com>

Cara: TBA, WED 9:30-10:30 AM, THU 1-2 PM, EMS D318, email <Cthow AT ucsc DOT edu>

Courtenay: TBA email <Courtenay DOT Ray AT gmail DOT com>

Grade is based on Tutorials, Lab Reports, Term Paper, Midterm, Final , Regrades

Date	Topic	Readings (click to download)	Section Activity
Fri 9/27	History and the Method	ch.1
Mon 9/30	Genes and Behavior	ch.2	The bean selection lab Read for next weeks section
Wed 10/2	Natural and Sexual Selection	ch.3	READING on Unconcious Selection for the Bean Lab
Fri 10/4	QUIZ and Natural Selection
Mon 10/7	Levels of Selection	ch.4	Dawkins reading on Genic Selection for READING on Genic Selection for Tutorial Section 10/5-10/9
Wed 10/9	Speciation Mechanisms	ch.5
Fri 10/11	Optimal Foraging	ch.6
Mon 10/14	The Ecology of Foraging	ch.7	Game Theory On xls sheets
Wed 10/16	Games animals play	ch.8
Fri 10/18	Games animals play		5 pt. QUIZ ON FRIDAY.
Mon 10/21	Male Strategies and Male Assessment	ch.9	Animal Observation
Wed 10/23	Male Strategies and Male Assessment
Fri 10/25	MIDTERM
Mon 10/27	Female Strategies and Mate Choice	ch.10	Reading on: Anthropomorphism Discuss Term Paper Ideas
Wed 10/29	Female Strategies and Mate Choice
Fri 10/31	Mating Systems, Parental Investment, Sexual Conflict	ch.11
Mon 11/3	Dispersal, Migration, and Orientation	ch.12	Term Paper Workshop
Wed 11/5	Sensory Systems and Communication	ch.13
Fri 11/7	More on Mating Systems – Ashley Robart	Many slides per page: OR one slide per page
Mon 11/11	Veterans Day – Holiday		Term paper draft due to your TAs by email. No Sections this week.
Wed 11/13	Predator and Prey	ch.14
Fri 11/15	Phylogeny, convergent evolution and speciation – Ammon Corl	Many slides per page: OR one slide per page
Mon 11/18	Sex Determination and Differentiation	ch.15	Campierio-Cianai et al 2004 Gender Orientation
Wed 11/20	Development, Genes, Environment and Behavior
Fri 11/22	Development, Genes, Environment and Behavior	ch.16
Mon 11/25	Learning and Cognition	ch.17
Wed 11/27	Macroevolution and Phylogeny	ch.18
Fri 11/29	THANKSGIVING BREAK
Mon 12/2	Social Evolution	ch.19
Wed 12/4	Human Evolution	ch.20	Term paper due by email to TA
Fri 12/6	Human Evolution
Wed 12/9	FINAL: Monday 8-11 am

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