Welcome to Animal Behaviour

BIOL 3100

Contact info

Dr. Matt ReudinkOffice: S350 *email to set up appointment mreudink@

tru.ca or just drop by

*email policy – I try to respond to all emails within 24 hours, however, I do not respond to emails on nights or weekends

*Cell phones

Course Setup

Monday: Lecture

Wednesday: Lecture

Friday: Paper presentation and discussion

Objectives

Why do animals behave as they do?

Objectives

Why do animals behave as they do?- Investigate proximate and ultimate

causes- Investigate the adaptive evolution of

behaviour- Explore different methods and

techniques to answer questions about animal behaviour

Course Websitehttp://faculty.tru.ca/mreudink/3100.html

Password: oriole

Course Marks

40% - lab20% - midterm30% - final8% - discussion presentation, summary, and Qs2% - reading notes

Paper Notes

For each paper discussed in class, all students will be required to turn in notes taken on the paper at the end of class. Notes can be hand-written, typed, or scribbled on a printed copy of the paper.

2% total

Paper Presentation and Discussion

12-15 min group PPT1)

2) Small group discussions

3) Paper Summary (500 words)

4) Written out answers to discussion questions

8% total

Volunteers for next week?

Note: Papers are placeholders, I much prefer you choose an alternative paper that you and your group are interested in that fits the week’s topic. I need to post by Monday of the week you present (and run it by me first!)