Syllabus

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Project Instructions

Final Exam: TBA

Discussion Readings

Review Paper Examples

*Review Paper BI508 Student Example*

*Experimental Design Paper BI508 Student Example 1*

*Experimental Design Paper BI508 Student Example 2*

Powerpoint Presentations

4 Questions (18-20 January) - READ: Ch. 1 in Westneat & Fox

Clutch Size (23-25 January) - READ: Box 26.1, pp. 452-454 in Westneat & Fox

Excel file with Charnov-Krebs model - DOWNLOAD and ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS IN FILE

Clutch Size Extras (27 January)

Ideal Free Distribution (30 Jan - 3 Feb) - READ: pp. 186-193 in Westneat & Fox

Fighting & Assessment (6-10 Feb) - READ: Ch. 15 in Westneat & Fox

Goodnight Software (download "Game Theory 3.0" - simulation of Hawk-Dove game)

Davies (1978) - classic paper on speckled wood butterflies

Sex Ratios (13-17 Feb)

Sexual Selection (21-24 Feb) - READ: Ch. 20 in Westneat & Fox

Mating Systems (27-29 Feb) - READ: Ch. 26 in Westneat & Foxx (Recommended)

Dunnocks (2 March)

Comparative Analysis (7 March) - READ: Ch. 7 in Westneat & Foxx

Behavioral Genetics (9 March) - READ: Ch. 5 in Westneat & Foxx

Alternative Reproductive Behaviors (19-21 March) - READ: Ch. 25 in Westneat & Foxx

Redhead ARBs (23 March)

Sorenson (1991) - paper on redhead ARBs

Cooperation and the Prisoner's Dilemma (26-28 March) - READ: Ch. 18 in Westneat & Foxx

Cooperation and Climate Change (30 March)

Kin Selection & Cooperative Breeding (2-6 April) - READ: Ch. 18 in Westneat & Foxx

Recognition and Discrimination (9-11 April) - READ: Ch. 16 in Westneat & Foxx

Sexual Imprinting (13 April)

Brood Parasitism (18-20 April)

Indigobirds, Host-specific Adaptation & Speciation in Brood Parasites (23-25 April) - READ: Ch. 27 in Westneat & Foxx

Social Insects (27-30 April) - READ: Ch. 19 in Westneat & Foxx

Review & Evaluations (2 May)

Links

Web of Science

BU - Biology Journals

Turnitin.com

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