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EXAMPLE LECTURE
SYLLABUS |
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY |
| BIOLOGY 40001/60910,
Fall |
Coordinator:
Dr. John Horner |
MEETING |
LECTURE TOPIC | CHAPTER |
1 |
Course Introduction | |
2 |
Natural Selection, Ecology, and Behavior | 1 |
3 |
Testing Hypotheses in Behavioral Ecology | 2 |
4 |
Economic Decisions and the Individual | 3 |
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5 |
Evolutionary Arms Races 4 and Competing for Resources |
4 and 5 |
6 |
Living in Groups | 6 |
7 |
Fighting and Assessment | 7 |
8 |
Sexual Conflict and Sexual Selection | 8 |
9 |
Parental Care and Mating Systems | 9 |
10 |
Alternative Breeding Strategies | 10 |
11 |
Selfishness and Altruism | 11 |
12 |
Co-operation and Helping | 12 |
13 |
Altruism in the Social Insects | 13 |
14 |
The Design of Signals and Conclusions | 14 and 15 |
Text |
Krebs, J.R. and N.B. Davies. 1993. An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology, 3rd Ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston. |
| Course
Objectives: |
To gain an understanding of the fitness value and evolution of various behavioral strategies in relation to competition, predator/prey interactions, breeding strategies, mate selection, group living, cooperation, and other aspects of the interactions of an organism with its environment. |