* This syllabus may change to accommodate scheduling conflicts. Please visit the course website for updates. * 1EEB 187: Introduction to Ecology and Animal Behavior Summer 2010 Instructor Dr. Terence Lee Office Hrs Office MW after lecture (2:20-3:20pm) or by appointment. TBA E-mail [email protected] TA: Laurie Sorenson OH TBA E-mail [email protected] Phone 310-206-2240 Lecture MWF 1-2:20pm in Botany 325 Section Time/Day Location 1A 3:00-3:50pm MW Bot 109 1B 9:00-9:50am MW Bot 109 Course Web Page: www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/summer10/ Grading Animal Behavior Exam 400pts Ecology Exam 400pts Discussion Section Assignments 200pts Total 1000pts Reading: The course reader will contain excerpts from these texts: Alcock, J. - Animal Behavior 8th ed Ricklefs, R. – The Economy of Nature 6th ed Discussion Sections: Sections will meet twice a week. The TA will lead discussions on select topics taken from lecture + reader. There will also be some discussion on select articles from the primary literature. Discussion section assignments will consist of quizzes, written summaries, and participation points.* This syllabus may change to accommodate scheduling conflicts. Please visit the course website for updates. * 2 Grading Policy: • Attendance is mandatory for both the lectures and the discussion sections. • Each person is responsible for turning their own work. Students can not have their friends turn in the assignments. • All written assignments must be typed and printed legibly. • There will be no make up exams or assignments. If you know that you can not take one of the exams then you should not take this course. • Late assignments will be penalized 10% per day late. • All requests for re-grades must be made in writing within one week after the assignment has been returned. Simple errors such as miscalculating points do not require written requests. • Plagiarism is unacceptable. You are responsible for turning in your own work. • You may bring one 3” x 5 “ note card with you to each exam. Week Date Lecture Topics 1 6/21 Intro to Animal Behavior 6/23 Natural Selection, Genetics, and Heredity 6/25 Predation and Optimal Foraging 2 6/28 Social Evolution and Parental Care 6/30 Social Behavior and Kin Selection 7/2 Sexual Selection 3 7/5 Holiday 7/7 Mating Systems/Communication 7/9 Exam Review/Introduction to Ecology 4 7/12 Midterm Exam (400pts) 7/14 Distribution due to abiotic and biotic limits 7/16 Species Interactions 5 7/19 Population Biology 7/21 Community Ecology 7/23 Ecosystem Ecology 6 7/26 Conservation, Endangered/Exotic Species 7/28 TBA/Exam Review 7/30 Final Exam (400pts) Exams will be given in the same time and location as