Unit 9: Animal Behavior and Population Ecology.

"The probability of a cat eating its dinner has absolutely nothing to do with the price of the food placed before it." - Fish's First Law of Animal Behavior.

"I would lay down my life for two brothers or eight cousins." - J.B.S. Haldane.

Objective 1:

Do humans show stereotypical behaviors? (1b)
Classic behavioural studies flawed? ^(optional)

Objective 2:

Orientation vs. navigation
Map sense
Homing pigeons
Migration of Birds (USGS site)
Sun sets songbirds' compass

Objective 3:

Honeybee communication
Bee swarm behavior video
The Animal Communication Project:
Honeybee Dances
Tales from the Hive: Dances With Bees
Tales from the Hive: Hive Communication
Elephants ^(optional)

Objective 5:

Imprinting

Objective 6:

Can you condition Pavlov's dog? Play Pavlov's Dog and find out!

Objective 7:

Cultural transmission of feeding information (optional)

Obective 10:

Agonistic Behavior

Objective 12:

Coefficient of relatedness (12c)
A simple way to calculate coefficient of relateness (12c)
For some gorillas, local kin may mean local peace^(optional)

Objective 16:

Carrying capacity
Calculate your ecological footprint (required!)
The Limits of Growth (optional for BioG1106, but important to know!)

Objective 18:

r-selected vs. K-selected

Objective 19:

Density-independent factors (19a)
"Boom and bust" on Australia's Macquarie Island^(optional)

Optional Supplementary Material:

Sexual Selection: Size Does Matter When Choosing a Mate.