Date		Topic	Reading Assignment
Aug.	21	Course introduction and an evolutionary approach to Animal Behavior	Text: Chapter One
	23	Proximate and ultimate causes of behavior	Text: Chapter Two
	28	The development of behavior	Text: Chapter Three
	30	Proximate causes: analyzing communication	Paper: Discussion (1)
Sept.	4	The control of behavior: Neural mechanisms	Text: Chapter Four
	6	The organization of behavior: neurons	Text: chapter Five
	11	Heredity and environment in honey bees	Paper: Discussion (2)
	13	The organization of behavior: hormones	Text: Chapter Five
	18	Adaptations for survival	Text: Chapter Six
	20	The physiology of helping	Paper: Discussion (3)
	25	EXAM ONE (Chapter 1-6)
	27	Hormones and behavior	Paper: Discussion (4)
Oct.	2	The evolution of feeding behavior	Text: Chapter Seven
	4	Choosing where to live	Text: Chapter Eight
	9	Fall Break
	11	Aerial defense tactics in insects	Paper: Discussion (5)
	16	Migration	Text: Chapter Eight
	18	The Evolution of Communication	Text: Chapter Nine
	23	Territories	Paper: Discussion (6)
	25	Evolution of reproductive behavior	Text: Chapter Ten
	30	The evolution of mating systems	Text: Chapter Eleven
Nov.	1	EXAM TWO (Chapter 7-11)
	6	Bower Birds	Paper: Discussion (7)
	8	The evolution of parental care	Text: Chapter Twelve
	13	Parental care	Text: Chapter Twelve
	15	The evolution of social behavior	Text: Chapter Thirteen
	20	Mating behavior and hermaphroditism in coral reef fishes	Paper: Discussion (8)
	22	Thanksgivinig break
	27	Social Behavior	Text: Chapter Thirteen
	29	Helping and sharing	Paper: Discussion (9)
Dec.	6	FINAL EXAM 9-11 am (Comprehensive)