Behavioral Ecology 2012
Barry Sinervo
© 1997-2013
Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, UCSC
Office Hours:
Barry: Mon 10-11, 1-2, EMS A409, email <lizardrps At gmail
DOT com>
Cara: TBA, EMS D318, email <Cthow AT ucsc DOT edu>
Courtney: TBA email <Courtney DOT Ray AT gmail DOT com>
Grade is based on Tutorials,
Lab
Reports, Term
Paper, Midterm,
Final
, Regrades
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Date |
Topic |
Readings (click to
download) |
Section Activity |
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Fri 9/27 |
History and the Method |
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Mon 9/30 |
Genes and Behavior |
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Wed 10/2 |
Natural and Sexual Selection |
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Fri 10/4 |
QUIZ and Natural Selection |
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Mon 10/7 |
Levels of Selection |
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Dawkins reading on Genic Selection for
Section 10/5-10/9 |
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Wed 10/9 |
Speciation Mechanisms |
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Fri 10/11 |
Optimal Foraging |
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Mon 10/14 |
The Ecology of Foraging |
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On xls
sheets |
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Wed 10/16 |
Games animals play |
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Fri 10/18 |
Games animals play |
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Mon 10/21 |
Male Strategies and Male Assessment |
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Wed 10/23 |
Male Strategies and Male Assessment |
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Fri 10/25 |
MIDTERM |
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Mon 10/27 |
Female Strategies and Mate Choice |
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Reading on: Discuss Term Paper Ideas |
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Wed 10/29 |
Female Strategies and Mate Choice |
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Fri 10/31 |
Mating Systems, Parental Investment,
Sexual Conflict |
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Mon 11/3 |
Mating Systems, Parental Investment,
Sexual Conflict |
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Term Paper Workshop |
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Wed 11/5 |
Dispersal, Migration, and Orientation |
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Fri 11/7 |
Sensory Systems and Communicaiton |
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Mon 11/11 |
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 11/13 |
Predator and Prey |
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Fri 11/15 |
Sex Determination and Differentiation |
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Mon 11/18 |
Development, Genes, Environment and
Behavior |
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Wed 11/20 |
Development, Genes, Environment and
Behavior |
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Fri 11/22 |
THANKSGIVING
BREAK |
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Mon 11/25 |
Learning and Cognition |
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Wed 11/27 |
Macroevolution and Phylogeny |
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Fri 11/29 |
Macroevolution and Phylogeny |
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Mon 12/2 |
Social Evolution |
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Wed 12/4 |
Human Evolution |
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Term paper due by email to TA |
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Fri 12/6 |
Human Evolution |
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Wed 12/9 |
FINAL: Monday 8-11 am |
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