| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animals in Human History Amateur and Professional Studies | |
| 2-3 | Introduction to Ethology Tinbergen's Four Questions Field Studies of Birds | Homework 1 due at Lec #3 |
| 4 | Lorenz' Jackdaws | |
| 5 | Ethology of Geese Fixed Action Patterns and the Central Nervous System | |
| 6 | Input and Output Sides of Innate Behavior Motivation | |
| 7 | Motivation (cont.) | |
| 8 | Lorenz on Fixed Action Patterns | |
| 9 | Lorenz on Innate Releasing Mechanisms | |
| 10 | Models, Hierarchies and Chains of Action Patterns | |
| 11 | Spatial Orientation Multiple Motivations | |
| 12 | Interlude: Evolutionary Genetics - Guest Lecturer, R. Lewontin | Homework 2 due |
| 13 | Evolution of Behavior, Genes, Learning | |
| 14 | Navigation, Migration, Communication | |
| 15 | Communication (cont.) | |
| 16 | Foraging | Homework 3 due |
| 17 | Anti-predator Behavior | |
| 18 | Anti-predator Behavior (cont.) | |
| 19 | Mating and Reproduction, Introduction | |
| 20 | Sociobiology Introduction | |
| 21 | Sociobiology Subject Matter | |
| 22 | Genes and Behaviors | |
| 23 | Sociobiology and Science | |
| 24-25 | Discoveries of Sociobiology | |
| 26 | Video: Portions of two programs on the behavior of the domestic cat, showing similarities with larger cat species | |
| 27 | Videos on the Behavior of Apes | |
| 28 | Cultural Determinism and Sociobiology | |
| 29 | Sociobiology and Culture | Homework 4 due two days after Lec #29 |
| 30 | Practical Issues in Study of Adaptation | |
| 31 | The Triumph of Sociobiology | Homework 5 due two days after Lec #31 |
| 32-35 | Student Project Presentations | |
| 36 | Student Project Presentations (cont.), Review | |
| 37 | Exam Review Session |