Animal Behavior (2013)

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The introductory topics will cover various approaches to the study of animals and their behavior. Key concepts in studies of animal behavior, emphasizing ethology, are covered in class and in the assigned readings from Scott (2005), supplemented by selections from other books, especially from classi…

Gerald E. Schneider

Jun 2, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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Lecture 29: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 50:09

This lecture continues the discussion of learning as described by Konrad Lorenz, including imprinting and curiosity.

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Lecture 30: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 13:10

This lecture concludes the discussion of learning as described by Konrad Lorenz with a focus on motor learning and neuroanatomy.

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Lecture 25: Cultural determinism and sociobiology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 45:59

This lecture covers cultural determinism and sociobiology, including fitness and altruistic behaviors.

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Lecture 27: Sociobiology and culture

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 45:46

This lecture discusses the relationships between sociobiology and culture.

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Lecture 28: Triumph of sociobiology and learning

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 47:06

This lecture discusses Konrad Lorenz, theTriumph of Sociobiology as well as learning.

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Lecture 21: Genetic influences on social behavior

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 39:11

This lecture discusses the influence of genes/genetics on social behavior, including continuing the discussion of path analyses.

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Lecture 23: Sociobiology, mating behaviors and scientific method

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 39:18

This lecture continues on the topic of sociobiology with discussions of the domestic cat videos viewed during the previous class, mating behaviors and inherent biases of men and women.

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Lecture 24: Discoveries of sociobiology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 48:12

This lecture covers important discoveries of sociobiology research, including group selection and cryptic female choice behaviors.

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Lecture 26: Critique of cultural determinism

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 43:51

This lecture covers a critique of cultural determinism.

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Lecture 17: Anti-predator behavior

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 26:41

This lecture describes anti-predator behaviors.

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Lecture 18: Mating and reproduction

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 50:50

This lecture discusses mating behaviors and their effects on reproduction.

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Lecture 20: Sociobiology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 51:20

This lecture continues the discussion of sociobiology subject matter, including path analysis.

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Lecture 13: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 52:35

This lecture continues with the discussion of evolution as well as the development and plasticity of behavior.

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Lecture 14: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 26:05

This lecture introduces communication and uses the Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert as an example.

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Lecture 15: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 27:26

This lecture continues the discussion of communication behaviors and Meerkats.

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Lecture 16: Foraging behaviors

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 49:10

This lecture discusses foraging behaviors.

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Lecture 9: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 51:22

This lecture introduces Konrad Lorenz' fundamentals of ethology.

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Lecture 10: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 48:57

This lecture discusses Lorenz' approaches to ethology.

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Lecture 11: Lorenz on fundamentals of ethology, part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 45:57

This lecture finishes the discussion of Lorenz' fundamentals of ethology.

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Lecture 12: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 36:18

This lecture discusses evolution as well as the development and plasticity of behavior.

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Lecture 6: Fixed action patterns and central nervous system

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 50:03

This lecture covers fixed action patterns as well as how these innate behaviors are organized in the central nervous system (CNS).

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Lecture 8: Innate behaviors, motivation and fundamentals of ethology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 51:57

This lecture covers innate behaviors and motivation along with the approach of Konrad Lorenz to studying animal behavior and the fundamentals of ethology.

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Lecture 4: Ethology and Konrad Lorenz' Jackdaws

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 48:50

This lecture discusses ethology and specifically uses Konrad Lorenz' Jackdaws as an example.

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Lecture 1: Introduction to animal behavior and how it is studied

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 49:33

This lecture covers the layout and organization of the course as well as introducing approaches to studying animal behavior.

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Lecture 2: Introduction to ethology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2014 4:56

This lecture provides an introduction to ethology as well as discussing Niko Tinbergen's four questions and three-spined stickleback fish.

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