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