1. Animal BehaviorBIO 432 Spring 2014 Dr. T. Caraco Office: Biology 253 Hours: 12 - 2 PM, Thursday www.albany.edu/faculty/caraco/bio432 Lectures, Assignments, Grades

2. Introduce BIO 432 ObjectivesPrerequisitesResponsibilities Grade Determination Webpage: No Required Text

3. Course Objectives Behavioral Adaptation: Functional Significance Evolution of Behavioral Phenotype Address and Interpret Original Literature in Behavioral Ecology NOT Study of Behavioral Mechanisms: Neural Basis of Behavior, Physiology

4. Course Objectives Evolution of Behavior: Predict Adaptation to Ecology Evolutionary Ecology of Behavior : Theory for Behavioral Diversity Understanding over Description Quantitative Abstraction

5. Prerequisites Calculus: MAT 106 or Better, or PHY 140 Optimization, Game Theory  12 Credit Hours in Biology Senior-level Course Writing

6. Responsibilities Lecture: On Time, Avoid Disruption Papers: On Time Plagiarism: U/G Bulletin (see webpage) Avoid “cut, paste, reword”

7. Grades (5) Quizzes: Five (5) Quizzes: Lecture Topics & Problem Sets Be prepared! Each 10% Course Grade : Two Papers: Reading List for Each Paper Each 25% Course Grade

8. Quizzes Math Problems/Models: Quantification Practice Problems: Webpage Maximize/Minimize Continuous Function Solve Matrix Game for Nash Equilibria

9. Papers 1. Integrate Learning: Lecture, Original Literature 2. Prepare as Research Proposal: Cite Ideas, Results Develop New Concept, Report Experimental Tests 3. Length: 10 -12 Pages, Double Space, References

10. Papers Papers on Reading Lists: Associate with Lecture Topics Webpage

11. Behavioral Ecology: Context How Do Life Sciences Study Behavior? Introduce Approach, This Course Adaptation Under Constraint, Natural Selection

12. N. Tinbergen’s Four Questions 1.Functional Significance? Ultimate Causation? Contribution to Survival, Reproduction? Contribution to Fitness? Emphasis, Basis of Predictive Science Why Behavior A; Not B? Adapted?

13. N. Tinbergen: 4 Questions 2.Proximate Causation? Mechanisms? ? Mechanisms? How? Environmental Stimuli, Response, Neuro-hormonal Control Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology Source of Constraints, Low Priority

14. N. Tinbergen: 4 Questions 3. Development of Behavior? Genetic Basis (Often Unknown) Phenotypic Plasticity Individual Learning, Cultural Dynamics Behavioral Ecology, Psychology

15. N. Tinbergen: 4 Questions 4.Phylogeny? Evolutionary History? Interspecies Comparisons Evolutionary Homology Systematics, Molecular Evolution

16. Functional Significance Economic Models to Predict Behavior Individual vs Environment: Optimization, Includes Effects on Kin Competing, Cooperating Individuals: Game Theory (ESS)

17. Behavioral Ecology Theory Risk-sensitive Foraging Ecology of Social Organization Cultural Transmission