BSCI360/708B Class Schedule 2012

(click on Notes to see lecture outline or Topic to see reading assignment)

Month	Day	Topic	Session	Notes	Perspectives
Aug	29	Intro & levels of analysis	Lecture 1	12pdf	Ch. 1, 2
	31	Experimental design	Discussion
Sept	5	Behavioral genetics - I	Lecture 2	12pdf	Ch. 3
	7	Genetics	Discussion
	10	Behavioral genetics - II	Lecture 3	12pdf	Ch. 3
	12	Adaptation and selection	Lecture 4	12pdf	Ch. 4
	14	Selection	Discussion
	17	Inferring evolution of behavior	Lecture 5	12pdf	pp 70-75
	19	Instinct and learning	Lecture 6	12pdf	Ch. 5, pp 159-171
	21	Evolution	Discussion
	24	Social learning, Problem set 1 due	Lecture 7	12pdf	pp 85-87, 171-182
	26	Migration and navigation	Lecture 8	12pdf	Ch. 10, pp 245-252
	28	Social learning	Discussion
Oct	1	Biological clocks	Lecture 9	12pdf	Ch. 9
	3	Midterm I (L1-9)	Exam
	5	Grant Proposal Discussion	Lecture 10	12pdf
	8	Optimal decision making	Lecture 11	12pdf	Ch. 12
	10	Foraging in a variable environment	Lecture 12	12pdf	Ch. 12
	12	Foraging	Discussion
	15	Conflict resolution	Lecture 13	12pdf	pp. 68-70, 405-413
	17	Assessment	Lecture 14	12pdf	pp. 294-297
	19	Fighting	Discussion
	22	Dominance and territoriality	Lecture 15	12pdf	pp. 413-422
	24	Group living	Lecture 16	12pdf	pp 297-302, 423-427
	26	Social networks	Discussion
	29	No class (Hurricane Sandy)
	31	Communication, Problem set 2 due	Lecture 17	12pdf	Ch 16 & 17 esp.   pp  355-56, 372-87
Nov	2	Communication	Discussion
	5	Sex and sex ratios	Lecture 18	12pdf
	7	Sexual selection	Lecture 19	12pdf	Ch. 14
	9	Sex ratios	Discussion
	12	Midterm II (L11-18)	Exam
	14	Mating systems	Lecture 20	12pdf	pp. 345-354
	16	Sexual conflict	Discussion
	19	Lekking	Lecture 21	12pdf
	21	Help with grant proposals	Workshop
	23	Thanksgiving	Holiday
	26	Dispersal, Grant proposals DUE!	Lecture 22	12pdf	pp 233-245
	28	Parental care	Lecture 23	12pdf	pp 333-344
	30	Grant proposal reviews	Discussion
Dec	3	Cooperative breeding	Lecture 24	12pdf	pp 439-445
	5	Eusociality	Lecture 25	12pdf	pp 445-450
	7	Grant proposal reviews	Discussion
	10	Reciprocity	Lecture 26	12pdf	pp. 427-439
	15	FINAL (L1-26) 8-10AM	Exam