Biology 3401 - Animal Behaviour

Class Schedule

Date Topic Lab Session Lab Materials Stuff That's Due
Sept 5
Introduction & Administrative None    
Sept 7
History of Ethology
Sept 10 Genes & Behaviour

Waterfowl Lab
(in the park @ 6am - 9 am)

 

Waterfowl Lab  
Sept 12
Genes & Behaviour
Sept 14
Stimuli & Nerves
Sept 17
Stimuli & Nerves Physical factors (Week 1) Physical Factors
Waterfowl lab due
Sept 19
Hormones & Behaviour
Sept 21
Hormones & Behaviour
Sept 24
Statistics in Behaviour

Physical factors (Week 2)

  Week 1 Physical factors due
Sept 26
Statistics in Behaviour
Sept 28
Development & Learning
Oct. 1
Development & Learning

NO LAB

 
Choose your essay topic
Oct 3
Development & Learning Week 2 Physical factors due
Oct 5
Biological Rhythms
Oct 8
THANKSGIVING

Schooling behaviour in fish

Fish Schooling  
Oct 10
Biological Rhythms
Oct 12
MIDTERM
Oct 15
Outline of Lab Project
Writing Essays

PROJECT CONSULTATION

  Schooling report due
Oct 17
Use of Space: Territory & Habitat Selection
Oct 19
Use of Space: Territory & Habitat Selection
Oct 22
Use of Space: Territory & Habitat Selection

INDEPENDENT LAB PROJECT

   
Oct 24
Use of Space: Homing & Migration
Oct 26
Use of Space: Homing & Migration
Oct 29
Predators & Prey

INDEPENDENT LAB PROJECT

   
Oct 31
Predators & Prey
Antipredator Behaviour
Nov 2
No Lecture
Nov 5
No Lecture NO LAB    
Nov 7
Sociality & Living in Groups I
Nov 9
Sociality & Living in Groups II
Nov 12
STUDY BREAK

PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

  Major Project report due
Nov 14
Communication
Nov 16
Communication
Nov 19
Mating & Sexual Selection

Social Behaviour in Chicks

Chick Lab  
Nov 21
Mating/Sexual Selection, Mating Systems
Nov 23
Mating Systems
Nov 26
Alternate Mating Strategies

MOVIE TIME!!!

Chick lab due
Nov 28
Human Mating Strategies ESSAYS DUE
Nov. 30
Parental Care, Parental-Offspring Conflict  
Dec 3
Review