Date

Topic

Goals

T Jan 7

Instructional

• Video: DV Camera, iMovie, Tape Logging
• Images: Video stills, Photoshop, slide scanning
• Audio: Tape recording, Digitizing, Analysis (Canary)
• Data Management: Excel use and Data Sheet Template

Th Jan 9

Coots

Ideal free coots at West Lake

• Experimental analysis of foraging
• 2 page summary with key graph

T Jan 14

Ensatina

Class goes to a salamander hybrid zone near Waterman Gap

• Field survey, tissue collection, GPS coordinates
• macrophotography/Reflectance with spectrophotometer
• compositing a figure in Photoshop
• Using excel for basic analysis of spatial data
• Mullerian mimics: Ensatina eschscholtzii and Taricha torosa

Th Jan 16

Instructional

• Statistics and data analysis: Statview

video: Quicktime

• Photo media: stills -- JPEG's,
• Image analysis of eyes: Photoshop -- Demo
• long report on color patterns of Newts and Ensatina

T Jan 21

  coot due

Elephant seals

Ensatina

1/2 the class goes to Año Nuevo to observe Eseals

• Time budget analysis of male mating tactics
• Acoustic recording (body size and sound frequency)
• Video movie of fighting behavior and tactics -- iMovie
• Harem mapping
• collect good data to compare with visit in february

1/2 class does ensatina transects

• Set up the Ensatina model experiment
• sign-up for surveys of transects

Th Jan 23

Elephant seals

Ensatina

other 1/2 the class goes to Año Nuevo to observe Eseals

• Time budget analysis of male mating tactics
• Acoustic recording (body size and sound frequency)
• Video movie of fighting behavior and tactics -- iMovie
• Harem mapping
• collect good data to compare with visit in february

1/2 class does ensatina transects

• Set up the Ensatina model experiment
• sign-up for surveys of transects

T Jan 28

golden crowned sparrows

whole class does flocking on birds

• Foraging and scanning rates as a function of flock size and distance to cover
• 3-4 page medium report
• Tips for analyses on Sparrows

Th Jan 30

Tree Frog

Natural bridges -- collect natural data

• Natural chorus signing behavior
• Dispersion of calls, counter-signing with playback experiment
• identify single males

T Feb 4

Ensatina due

Ensatina

Mimicry analysis of Ensatina model experiment

• model scoring in lab
• chi-square
• signal quality and degree of protection
• short report with Chi-square tests from the model experiment

Th Feb 6

Tree frogs (again)

Redwing Blackbirds

Tree Frogs Not Done

Natural bridges conduct playback experiment

• Natural chorus signing behavior
• Dispersion of calls, counter-signing with playback experiment
• identify single males
• 2-3 page report on sound analysis

Model Presentation to redwing blackbirds

• Learn basic behaviors
• Present covered/uncovered epaulet model to each territorial male (random order)
• Record male calls
• 1-2 page short report on model presentations

T Feb 11

Eseal II

and In class

Same as Eseal, see above (1/2 class)

In class time for 1/2 the class 

Th Feb 13

Eseal II

and In class

Same as Eseal, see above (1/2 class)

In class time for 1/2 the class

T Feb 18

sparrow due

Red-Wings

Continue Playback on redwings (LML)

• Present covered/uncovered epaulet model to each territorial male (random order)
• Record male call

Th Feb 20

Eseal II

Coordinate Eseal data day

• 6-8 page report on Eseals

Discuss Independent Project ideas

T Feb 25

Ensatina models due

Slug-fest

ants/bees/monarchs

Depending on weather - on campus or close by

determining frequency of apophallation (penis-chewing in slugs), foraging in ants, aposematism in butterflies, and other independent project ideas

Th Feb 27

Red-wings due

Independent projects

Either meet in class for tutorial or travel to lizardland or locally to conduct independent projects

come once in the next set of dates to learn powerpoint

T Mar 4

Independent projects

  Either meet in class for tutorial or travel to lizardland or locally to conduct independent projects

Th Mar 6

Eseal due

Independent projects

Either meet in class for tutorial or travel to lizardland or locally to conduct independent projects

T Mar 11

Independent projects

Either meet in class for tutorial or travel to lizardland or locally to conduct independent projects

Th Mar 13

Independent projects

Present papers!

• 6-8 page report

T Mar 18

Independent due