EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior PROFESSORS Dr Dan Blumstein Life Science 4808 267 4746 Office hours Tues 2 4PM Email marmots ucla edu TEACHING ASSISTANTS Chris Anderson Life Science 3112 206 6599 Office hours Email cna1980 ucla edu Brian Smith Life Science 4802 267 4630 Office hours Email smithbr ucla edu Brenda Larison Life Science 3205 825 5014 Office hours Email blarison ucla edu Terence Lee Life Science 3112 206 6599 Office hours Email tl ucla edu Fall 2006 Dr Kelly Worden Young Hall 1039 267 5537 Office hours Tues 12 2PM Email kelly worden ucla edu LECTURE TR 9 30 10 45A Young Hall CS50 COURSE WEBSITE http www lsic ucla edu classes fall06 Discussion Time Location 1A Tue 11 12 50A 1 1B Tue 1 2 50P 1 1C Tue 3 4 50P 1 1D Wed 8 9 50A 1 1E Wed 10 00 11 50A 2 1F Fri 2 00 3 50P 3 1G Wed 2 00 3 50P 4 1H Fri 8 9 50A 1 1I Thu 3 4 50P 5 1J Fri 12 1 50P 1 1 Franz 2288 2 Boelter 5273 3 LS 4127 4 MS 5127 5 PAB 2434 Kelly Walters Life Science 4804 267 4630 Office hours Email kwalters ucla edu REQUIRED TEXTS 1 J Alcock Animal Behavior 8th edition 2 C Krebs Ecology 5th edition GRADING Behavior Exam Midterm Ecology Exam Final Discussion Total 90 100 80 89 70 79 400 points 400 points 400 points 1200 points A B C 60 69 60 D F If the class mean is 75 or higher letter grades will be based on a straight percentage of the 1200 point maximum according to the breakdown shown above Within each letter grade a minus will be assigned to the bottom three percentage points and a plus will be assigned to the top three percentage points e g 80 82 9 is a B 87 89 9 is a B If the class mean is lower than 75 we will lower the cutoffs somewhat to compensate e g 89 may become an A EXAMS The Midterm will be a combination of multiple choice true false short answer essay and problem solving The midterm will be partially open note You will be allowed to bring calculators and use one 8 x 11 piece of paper on which you can write any information you consider relevant or helpful for doing well in the exam The Final will be identical to the midterm in length and point value and will cover only the last half of the course The format will be the same as the midterm but it will not be open note Bring calculators Please check the syllabus carefully to make sure you do not have a scheduling conflict with the test dates No make up tests or extra credit assignments will be given 1 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Lecture Date 28 Sept Thursday 3 Oct Tuesday 5 Oct Thursday 10 Oct Tuesday 12 Oct Thursday 17 Oct Tuesday 19 Oct Thursday 24 Oct Tuesday 26 Oct Thursday 31 Oct Tuesday 2 Nov Thursday Topic Reading 1 Introduction to Behavior Blumstein Natural Selection Levels of Analysis Alcock Ch 1 2 Neural Hormonal Control of Behavior Alcock Ch 3 5659 4 100 130 5 160 171 Behavioral Development Alcock Ch 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Anti predator Behavior Optimal Foraging Alcock Ch 10 12 Mating Systems Alcock Ch 11 Social Behavior Alcock Ch 13 Applied Animal Behavior Introduction to Ecology Worden 16 Nov Thursday 21 Nov Tuesday 23 Nov Thursday 28 Nov Tuesday 30 Nov Thursday 5 Dec Tuesday 7 Dec Thursday 12 Dec Tuesday 14 15 16 Krebs Ch 1 2 and 3 In class Behavior Review MIDTERM EXAM 5 8 PM LaKretz 110 Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms 13 Alcock Ch 6 187206 Alcock Ch 7 209228 Parental Care Mate Choice 12 7 Nov Tuesday 9 Nov Thursday 14 Nov Tuesday Fall 2006 Population Ecology parameters life histories Population Ecology growth Population Ecology interspecific interactions Community Ecology an introduction Krebs Ch 4 7 4146 50 57 62 65 71 77 80 83 86 94 102 104 Krebs Ch 9 and 133138 149 154 Krebs Ch 11 157169 Krebs Ch 12 14 190 204 212 225 236 356 Krebs Ch 20 Thanksgiving Holiday 17 18 19 20 Community Ecology diversity and distribution Krebs Ch 22 Community Ecology equilibria guilds and disturbance Krebs Ch 23 and 24 Ecosystems energy and nutrient cycling Krebs Ch 27 and 28 In class Ecology Review FINAL EXAM 3 6 PM Room TBA 2 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Fall 2006 COURSE POLICIES STUDY TIPS Although the tests may include any material covered in lecture discussion or the assigned readings you should pay special attention to the lecture material The emphasis of the tests will be on concepts theories and scientific approaches methods You will encounter many terms in this course that have both common and scientific meanings It is very important that you learn the scientific definitions of these terms as given in lecture or the assigned readings In general you will not be expected to learn the names of scientists mentioned in lecture but you should be familiar with the names of people associated with major conceptual advances e g Connell Darwin Trivers One of the best ways to study for this course and others like it is to convert your lecture and reading notes into a series of questions and write the answers down separately e g on opposite sides of the same page in your own words When studying try to answer the questions again but without looking at the answers Rote memorization will not serve you very well in this course DROPPING THE COURSE If you decide to drop this course do not wait until the last minute to try and get our signatures do not wait until after the final exam Please be aware that you must not complete the course in any way i e take the final if you wish to have a restricted late drop POLICY ON LATE ASSIGNMENTS To be fair to your fellow students late assignments will lose 10 of their point value each day they are late This penalty includes weekends and holidays and begins accruing immediately after papers are collected Please hand in your assignments when they are due to avoid penalties This INCLUDES electronic copies submitted to Turnitin com see below CHEATING PLAGIARISM AND TURNITIN COM Any student caught cheating or plagiarizing will be given zero points for that test or paper and reported immediately to the Dean s Office for disciplinary action We keep copies of papers from past years on file and we will use the document checking service Turnitin com We will review in class what constitutes plagiarism but you should also read the information provided at the following web sites http www library ucla edu bruinsuccess http www tunitin com research site e home html http owl english purdue edu handouts research r plagiar html http www indiana edu wts pamphlets shtml For the paper critiques the behavior proposal …