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AB Homework 09
9/11/09 1. Following the exercise we did in class try to come up with some explanations for the behaviors the Highland Enigma displayed. http://www.ecfs.org/projects/prepole/ANIMAL%20Behavior%2009/Intro%20Materials/Introductory%20Observation%20Exercise.pdf
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For Monday: Skim your ethograms to look for generalizations you can say about a "squirrel's day." squirrel etho For Tuesday 9/22:
Write a miniessay to answer the questions: How does an ethogram (time budget of behaviors) help us to understand an animal's behavior? What might this approach to behavior neglect, which could be important to understanding a species? For Friday 9/25: In textbook: Read pp 9-11(start at bottom of page 9) Answer discussion question #3 at bottom page 11) (There are some references to voles from previous pages but I think you can get the point from context.) Read 14-21. Explain why male langurs commit infanticide. For interest: Read Alfred Russel Wallace's explanation of Natural Selection Wallace Excerpt Sept 25: for Tuesday/Wednesday Read pp63-72. Answer discussion question 3.3 p. 69 Sept 30: MiniEssay due Next Wednesday: When natural selection changes the behavior in a population over a period of time, what biochemical processes in the organisms are usually involved? How do biochemical processes translate into behavior? Oct 2: Read http://www.bronxzoo.com/about-wcs.aspx and http://www.wcs.org/where-we-work.aspx Read Canid. Think about the following question: Is it easier to breeders to select for structural changes or behavioral changes in species? Oct 7: Report to room 403 at 8:30. No need to go to first period class. Oct 8: By 6PM, the following links should be operational. You should only click on the link which refers to the time period during which you collected gorilla data. Make sure to enter your data for each time INTERVAL. The first interval is what you see when you click the link. The rest are tabbed along the bottom of the spreadsheet. AM link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqeJf5bNTjjudERreDlKd3c5c2ZKajFJT2JRR3U4cVE&;hl=en PM link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqeJf5bNTjjudHQ3ckVOakI0TDd3Szd4T3Z4UTk4NHc&;hl=en Oct 9: From the two files GorillaAM and GorillaPM, make bar graphs of the sum of the means of the behaviors for the two time periods we were watching gorillas. Then make bar graphs (or pie graphs) of the %'s of the behaviors, for a total of 4 graphs. Note I am not asking you to make any graphs of single intervals at this time.
Read 97-104, 107-112, gulls over the next week. Ans 3.14, 4.2 for Friday. October 26: Read these three articles about culture in non-human animals: October 27: Read 219-227 in Chapter 7. October 28: Go to http://bio150.chass.utoronto.ca/foraging/intro.html Read all links for Monday. Make sure to play the games and record results. NOTE: MIDTERM EXAM will be on Friday November 20th. Review sheet to follow. Nov 4th: 1. Do Flock Study assignment. 2. selfish herd pp 1-6, then middle of 13-17. take note of basic concept, then any interesting examples of the phenomenon. November 6th: Read "Diamond". 1. Explain the three theories of how "body signals" or "extravagant characteristics" evolve. (pp 2-3) 2. In what ways do humans advertise their quality? 3. Are any human signals arbitrary? 4. For whom is the phallocarp designed? Nov 10: Skim chapter 10 on Evolution of Reproductive Behavior. Pay particular attention to: sex differences 334 investment 335 sex role reversal 338-339 alternate mating tactics 345 and conditional mating strategies 347 sperm competition 352 theories of signaling quality 369 November 11: Test November 20th: ID's and a short essay. Last topic on test will be sexual selection/mating; we will finish by Tuesday. The other topics are: Behavioral Observation, natural selection, FAP's, nature vs. nuture, Types of Learning, Conditioning, social learning, foraging, antipredator behavior. More detailed review sheet coming. More reading for next week. monkeyluv dolphin mating Mating for Life November 30: Read 421-430 Read maternal Jan 4: For your edification: skim/read pacific culture. Are you convince that aggression is in part culturally induced? Do you think the pacific baboon culture will remain so? Tonight: Read as much of the "kindness" chapter as you can for discussion tomorrow. Zoo projects due Friday or Monday?
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