BIOL 453 -- ANIMAL SOCIETIES AND COMMUNICATION
SCHEDULE
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| 8/25 | lecture | Introduction | ||
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| 8/27 | lecture | Mating systems [primer on sexual selection] | ||
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| 9/1 | lecture | Sexual selection / scientific papers and reading reports | ||
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| 9/3 | student presentations | Mating systems of great apes [assignment] | ||
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| 9/8 | exam / discussion | Mating systems of great apes (continued) | ||
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| 9/10 | student presentations | Great apes: ultimate explanations [assignment] | ||
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| 9/15 | lecture | Cooperation [assignment] [primer on kin selection] | ||
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| 9/17 | student presentations | Cooperation | ||
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| 9/22 | exam / lecture | Cooperation: kin selection and reciprocity | ||
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| 9/24 | student presentations | Cooperation | ||
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| 9/29 | lecture | Honesty and costs of signals [assignment] | ||
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| 10/1 | lecture | Honesty and costs [assignment] [primer on communication] | ||
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| 10/6 | lecture | Honesty and errors by receivers | ||
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| 10/8 | student presentations | Honest communication | ||
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| 10/13 | student presentations | Human mate choice [assignment] | ||
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| 10/15 | exam / video / finale | Attenborough in Paradise | ||
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This last exam will focus on communication.
In addition, everybody can re-write one reading report, with careful attention to each section. | ||||
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