BSCI338W/708W Class Schedule 2009
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Month |
Day |
Topic |
Notes |
Problems Reading† |
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Jan |
27 |
Intro and what is animal communication? | ||
| 29 | Properties of sound | 09pdf | Ch. 2 | |
| Feb | 3 | Fourier analysis | ||
| 5 | Raven Pro software tutorial (1121 PLS) | 09pdf | Manual | |
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10 |
Sound production | 09pdf | Ch. 4 | |
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12 |
Sound propagation, incl. discussion of "The expression of the emotions in Man and Animals" in honor of Darwin's 200th birthday | 09pdf | ||
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17 |
Sound reception (Paper summary 1* due) |
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| 19 | Properties of light | 09pdf | Ch. 7 | |
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24 |
Production and transmission of light | |||
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26 |
Light signal reception |
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| March | 3 | Chemical signals (Paper summary 2* due) |
09pdf | Ch. 10 |
| 5 | Electroreception | 09pdf |
Ch. 11 |
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| 10 | MIDTERM |
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Ch. 1-11 |
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12 |
Information in signals (Paper summary 3* due) | 09pdf | ||
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17-19 |
Spring Break! |
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24 |
Signal coding and evolution |
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26 |
Signal costs and constraints | Ch. 17 | ||
| 31 | (No class: work on group projects) | |||
| April |
2 |
Evolutionary game logic, signal honesty (Group Project Proposal Due) |
09pdf | Ch. 19-20 |
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7 |
Conflict resolution | Ch. 21 | ||
| 9 | Territorial signaling (Paper summary 4* due) | 09pdf | Ch. 22 | |
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14 |
Signaling about mates | |||
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16 |
(No class: work on group projects) |
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| 21 | Social integration | 09pdf | Ch. 24 | |
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23 |
Environmental signaling | Ch. 25 | ||
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28 |
Language evolution (Paper summary 5* due) | Problems |
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| 30 | Autocommunication | Ch. 26 | ||
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May |
5 |
Group presentations |
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7 |
Group presentations |
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| 12 | Group presentations | |||
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14 |
FINAL 8-10AM |