XII. Lecture Schedule for Spring 2014 (**subject to revision**) Check E-learning at the beginning of each week for homework assignments Chapter Topic Week Date Lecture Topic (Readings) 6 January Studying Behavior 1 Introduction to Animal Behavior Mon (Text Ch. 2) 8 January (Observing & Studying behavior Wed describing behavior) (Study of behavior – 10 January Assumptions optional) Fri 13 January 2 Evolution of behavior Mon Evolutionary Approaches to 15 January Behavior Phylogeny Wed (Text Ch. 4) 17 January Case studies in evolution Fri 20 January 3 No Mon 22 January Proximate & Ultimate causes Proximate and ultimate explanations Wed of behavior 24 January (Text Ch. 1) Alternative hypothesis testing Fri 27 January 4 Innate versus learned behavior Mon Development & Genetics of 29 January behavior Social learning Wed (Text Ch. 3 & 5) 31 January Teaching in animals Fri 3 February 5 Neural mechanisms of behavior Mon Neural Mechanisms of 5 February behavior & Umwelt Instinct theory; Pattern generators Wed (Text Ch. 6) 7 February Comparative neuroethology Fri 10 February 6 Bee behavior Mon Organization of behavior: 12 February Hormones Motivation & Wed (Text Ch. 7) 14 February Hormonal control of behavior Fri 17 February 7 No Mon
XII. Lecture Schedule for Spring 2014 (**subject to revision**) Check E-learning at the beginning of each week for homework assignments Week Date Chapter Topic (Readings) Lecture Topic 1 6 January Mon Studying Behavior (Text Ch. 2) (Observing & describing behavior) (Study of behavior – optional) Introduction to Animal Behavior 8 January Wed Studying behavior 10 January Fri Assumptions 2 13 January Mon Evolutionary Approaches to Behavior (Text Ch. 4) Evolution of behavior 15 January Wed Phylogeny 17 January Fri Case studies in evolution 3 20 January Mon No 22 January Wed Proximate & Ultimate causes of behavior (Text Ch. 1) Proximate and ultimate explanations 24 January Fri Alternative hypothesis testing 4 27 January Mon Development & Genetics of behavior (Text Ch. 3 & 5) Innate versus learned behavior 29 January Wed Social learning 31 January Fri Teaching in animals 5 3 February Mon Neural Mechanisms of behavior & Umwelt (Text Ch. 6) Neural mechanisms of behavior 5 February Wed Instinct theory; Pattern generators 7 February Fri Comparative neuroethology 6 10 February Mon Organization of behavior: Hormones (Text Ch. 7) Bee behavior 12 February Wed Motivation & 14 February Fri Hormonal control of behavior 7 17 February Mon No
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