| DAY
|
DATE
|
TOPIC
|
READING
|
In-Class
|
DUE
THAT DAY |
| W |
23-Jan |
Introduction
to the Course;
Asking Questions About Behavior |
W:
Ch. 1-3;
A: Ch. 1-2; handout on methods
The
significance of animal behavior research
;
Another
example of the 4 questions;
Comparative
Psychology
vs Ethology; 4
Questions Revisited. |
lecture;
video |
Study
for quiz! |
| F |
25-Jan |
Answering
Questions About Behavior:
"Research Methods in a Zoo Setting" |
Handouts;
Dan
Moriarty's Research Methods in Animal Behavior
|
Quiz
1
(on syllabus);
practice methods;
Receive 1st Writing Assignment;
In
addition, read first 4 paragraphs of this website
|
nothing
|
M |
28-Jan |
Points
of View: Evolution |
A:
Ch. 6; W: Ch. 4-7 |
lecture |
nothing |
W |
30-Jan |
Points
of View: Evolution, contin. |
|
Get
M&M Evolution Homework |
nothing
|
Th |
31-Jan |
Last
day to add without having to pay a late fee |
F |
1-Feb |
Answering
the 1st of the Four Questions: How Does Behavior Develop?
Behavioral
Ontogeny
|
A:
Ch. 3 |
lecture |
nothing |
| S |
2-Feb |
Groundhog
Day!
|
Celebrate
this unique animal behavior holiday by hugging your favorite animal!
|
M |
4-Feb |
Behavior
Genetics |
|
PTC
Paper demo |
First
Writing Assignment! |
T |
5-Feb |
|
Don't
celebrate TOO much! |
W |
6-Feb |
Behavior
Genetics, contin. |
|
lecture |
M&M
Evolution Homework Summary |
Th |
7-Feb |
|
Celebrate
the start of the Year of the Rat! |
F |
8-Feb |
Answering
the 2nd of the Four Questions: What is the proximate cause
of the behavior?
The
Machinery of Behavior
|
|
lecture |
Study
for quiz 2! |
| M
|
11-Feb
|
The
Machinery of Behavior, contin. |
|
lecture;
Get
"design a bug" homework
|
|
T |
12-Feb |
Darwin's
Birthday!
|
It
is also President Lincoln's birthday and Prof. Leibowitz' birthday--be
sure to wish her a happy one! |
W
|
13-Feb |
The
1st of the Four Questions: What Makes Behavior Occur?
Hormones
and Behavior
|
A:
Ch. 5 |
|
"Design
a bug" homework ; Study for Exam! |
Th |
14-Feb |
Valentine's
Day!
|
Happy
Valentine's Day from me and Zucchini! |
F |
15-Feb |
Hormones
and Behavior, contin.
------
Last
day to register for Pass/Grade/Fail |
----- |
Betta
fish lab; Get 1st Take-Home Exam! |
|
M
|
18-Feb
|

Presidents'
Day
The
Idea of Instinct |
|
lecture |
nothing |
| W |
20-Feb |
Behavioral
Ontongeny: Learning as a Proximate Mechanism |
handout |
lecture |
nothing |
| F |
22-Feb |
|
|
lecture;
Get 2nd Writing Assignment |
|
M |
25-Feb |
Why
the Deer and the Antelope Play |
|
lecture |
nothing |
| W |
27-Feb |
Sensory
Processes and the Idea of "Umwelt" |
|
lecture |
nothing |
F |
29-Feb |
Leap
Year!
(Ask
Prof. Berg how old he is today!)
Sensory
Processes, contin. |
handouts
|
lecture
|
2nd Writing Assignment |
M |
3-Mar |
Sensory
Processes, contin. |
------ |
video |
|
| W |
5-Mar |
Solving
the Trials of Life: Finding a Place to Live |
A:
Ch. 8; handouts;
read
Dr. Neil Greenberg's notes on habitat selection here.
also,
some notes on dispersal |
lecture;
pillbug
taxis experiment |
nothing |
F |
7-Mar |
Finding
a Place to Live, contin. |
Read
Dr. Ed Murphy's notes on habitat selection here;
and
here ;
Also,
read Dr. Gary Ritchison's notes on territoriality
|
video |
Study
for quiz 3! |
WEEK
OF |
|
|
SPRING
BREAK!
Have
a relaxing one!
|
M |
17-Mar |
|
A:
Ch. 7; W: Ch. 11 |
lecture |
Study
for quiz 3! |
W |
19-Mar |
Finding
Food, contin. |
|
Quiz
3; lecture |
nothing |
Th |
20-Mar |
|
|
F |
21-Mar |
Purim
Last
day to drop without penalty
----
Avoiding
Being Eaten
|
-----
|
lecture;
in-class predator demo; Get Take-Home
Exam 2! |
nothing |
S |
23-Mar |
|
Don't
eat too much chocolate! |
| M |
24-Mar
|
Finding
Food, contin. |
|
|
nothing |
| W |
26-Mar
|
Communication
|
A:
Ch. 9; W: Ch. 13 |
|
nothing |
| F |
28-Mar |
Communication,
contin. |
|
video |
Take-Home
Exam 2! |
| M |
31-Mar |
|
|
lecture |
nothing |
W |
2-April |
Sex
and Reproducation, contin. |
A:
Ch. 11 |
Video |
nothing |
| F |
4-April |
Sex
and Reproduction, contin. |
|
|
nothing |
| M |
7-April |
Sex
and Reproduction, contin. |
|
video |
nothing |
| W |
9-April |
Parental
Behavior |
Read
more on parenting here |
lecture |
nothing |
| F |
11-April |
Parental
Behavior, contin. |
Read
about parent-offspring conflict here |
lecture |
nothing |
| M |
14-April |
Aggresssion
and Social Conflict |
Read
Neil Greenberg's notes on aggression |
lecture |
nothing |
W |
16-April |
The
Evolution of Social Behavior |
|
lecture |
nothing |
F |
18-April |
Social
Behavior, contin. |
|
|
Study
for quiz 4! |
S |
20-Apr |
|
M |
21-April |
Social
Behavior, contin. |
W:
Ch. 15 |
lecture |
Study
for quiz 4! |
T |
22-Apr |
|
Earth
Day!
Do something
good for the planet--it's the only one we've got! |
W |
23-April |
Social
Behavior, contin. |
|
Quiz
4; lecture |
nothing |
F |
25-April |
|
|
lecture;
cooperation game |
nothing |
S |
27-Apr |
|
|
| M |
28-April |
Social
Behavior, contin. |
|
video |
nothing |
W |
30-April |
Behavior
and Captivity |
|
lecture |
nothing |
F |
2-May |
Animal
Rights and Animal Welfare |
|
lecture;
Receive
Take-Home Exam 3
|
Study
for exam! |
S |
10-May |
3rd
Exam Due by 5pm on this day!
|