Week 1

Monday a.m. Introduction and program logistics Background readings
Sign up for "animal presentations"
Monday p.m. Big questions in animal behavior K&D chaps 1 & 2
Tuesday a.m. Animal diversity, part 1 of 2 CP (=Coursepack) (Janzen)
Tuesday p.m. Seminar and short film CP (De Waal, Martel), K&D chap 6
Thursday all day Field trip to Point Defiance Zoo

Week 2

Monday a.m. "Organism" presentations by students
Monday p.m. Animal diversity, part 2 of 2 Pianka chap 10
Tuesday a.m. Methods lecture and workshop M&B chaps 2-4
Tuesday p.m. Seminar CP (Goodall, Cheney & Seyfarth)
Thursday all day Field trip to Nisqually, McClane Creek

Week 3

Monday a.m. Remaining "Organism" presentations by students, plus film
Monday p.m. Kin selection, origin of sex, sex determination, competition K&D chap 5, 13; Pianka chap 8, 11 Tuesday a.m. Guest lecture: Amy Cook on feeding ecology Pianka chapter 5
Tuesday p.m. Seminar Nisa (Intro, chapters 1-7)
Thursday All day Field trip Turn in project proposals

Week 4

Monday a.m. Sexual selection K&D chap 8; CP (Smuts)
Monday p.m. Stats workshop (1 of 3)
Tuesday a.m. Return and discuss project proposals; group feedback
Tuesday p.m. Seminar Nisa (chapters 8-14, epilogue)
Friday-Saturday Overnight field trip: Columbia River Gorge Receive 1st take-home exam

Week 5

Monday a.m. Mating systems, male-female conflict, genomic imprinting K&D chap 9; CP (Emlen & Oring) Monday p.m. Workshop on Prisoner's Dilemma and game theory K&D chap 11
Tuesday a.m. Territoriality and male-male competition; film K&D chap 7; CP (animal conflict)
Tuesday p.m. Seminar Hrdy: part 1 (chaps 1-5) First exam due
Thursday all day Field research (independent student projects)
Wednesday or Friday all day Field research (independent student projects)

Week 6

Monday a.m. Communication and female choice K&D chap 10, 14; CP readings
Monday p.m. Statistics workshop (2 of 3) TBA
Tuesday a.m. Parental care, parent-offspring conflict, sibling rivalry CP readings (Trivers, etc.)
Tuesday p.m. Seminar Hrdy ch 7, 9-11 (pp146-174, 205-287)
Thursday all day Field research (independent student projects)
Wednesday or Friday all day Field research (independent student projects)

Week 7

Monday a.m. Convergent evolution, and the importance of history Pianka chap 16; CP (Heying) Methods section of Paper due
Monday p.m. phylogeny workshop TBA
Tuesday a.m. Guest: Bret Weinstein on bat diversity and behavior TBA
Tuesday p.m. Seminar Hrdy ch 13, 15 (pp318-350, 383-393)
Thursday all day Field research (independent student projects)
Wednesday or Friday all day Field research (independent student projects)

Week 8

Monday a.m. Arms Races: Predation and parasitism; and film K&D ch 4; Pianka ch 15; CP readings Introduction section of Paper due
Monday p.m. Stats 3 of 3: lesson and workshop
Tuesday a.m. Cooperation, mutualisms, plant-animal interactions; and film K&D chap 12; CP readings
Tuesday p.m. Seminar Hrdy ch 17-20 (pp 408-474) Receive 2nd take-home exam
Thursday all day Field research (independent student projects)
Wednesday or Friday all day Field research (independent student projects)

Week 9

Data analysis and putting together of talks from independent research projects

Tuesday 2nd take-home exam due by Tuesday, May 28

Week 10

Monday all day All day conference: student oral presentations Research papers due in their entirety
Tuesday a.m. No Class
Tuesday p.m. Final seminar CP: Alexander 1990 Schedule evaluation conferences
Thursday a.m. Potluck