EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior PROFESSORS Dr Dan Blumstein Life Science 4808 267 4746 Office hours Tues 11 1 Email marmots ucla edu TEACHING ASSISTANTS Chris Anderson Life Science 3205 206 6599 Office hours Fri 11 1 00 Email cna1980 ucla edu Josh Cary Botany 413 310 490 1892 Office hours Wed 10 30 12 30 Email jcary84 gmail com Janice Daniel Life Science 4804 267 4630 Office hours Thur 1 3 Email janice ucla edu Ranjan Muthukrishnan Botany 427 206 6560 Office hours Thur 11 1 00 Email mrunj ucla edu Winter 2008 Dr Patricia Halpin Botany 413 794 1424 Office hours Wed 1 2 Th 4 30 5 30 Email halpin ucla edu LECTURE TR 9 30 10 45A Franz 1178 COURSE WEBSITE http www lsic ucla edu classes winter08 Discussion 1A Chris Tue 1B Janice Tue 1C Janice Tue 1D Ranjan Wed 1E Ranjan Wed 1F Kris Thurs 1G Kris Thurs 1H Josh Fri 1I Josh Fri 1J Chris Fri 1 Franz 2288 2 3 Geology 6704 Time Location 11 12 50 1 1 2 50 1 3 4 50 1 8 9 50 1 10 11 50 2 11 12 50 2 1 2 50 2 9 10 50 3 11 12 50 3 1 2 50 3 Geology 4645 Kris Kaiser Life Science 4835 206 8407 Office hours Tues 1 3 00 Email kriskaiser ucla edu REQUIRED MATERIALS 1 J Alcock Animal Behavior 8th edition 2 PRS Clicker registered at bookstore GRADING Behavior Exam Midterm Ecology PRS clickers Ecology Exam Final Discussion Total 90 100 80 89 70 79 400 points 40 points 360 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 PRS Clickers For the Ecology section starting 2 7 the students will be required to bring PRS clickers to class Students use clickers to respond electronically to questions posed during lecture They are purchased at the bookstore and registered in the student s name PRS clicker questions will be worth 4 points lecture for a total of 40 points Students must only answer the questions to receive points the answer does not need to be correct Using a clicker registered to another student is considered cheating and anyone doing so will be reported to the Dean of Students 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 one 8 x 11 piece of paper on which you can write any information you 1 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Winter 2008 consider relevant or helpful for doing well in the exam The Final will be identical to the midterm in length and will cover only the last half of the course It is worth 360 points so that in addition to the 40 PRS clicker points the ecology section will be worth 400 pts The format will be the same as the midterm but it will not be open note No calculators DISCUSSION A large amount of your grade is the discussion section where you will be part of a discussion group of 4 5 students in addition to the larger section As a result you must attend section and be on time If you miss a section you will lose points for any work done in section You CANNOT go to another discussion section in the same week If you are not at section by the time students break into smaller groups you will lose 10 of the points for group work 20 pts possible if you only come for the last hour of section you will only get five points for the group work There are no make ups or extra credit work If you miss a section where another assignment is to be turned in e g field notes the prospectus you should turn that in on time or early for full credit but you will still lose points for work done in section 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 2 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Lecture Date 8 Jan Tuesday 10 Jan Thursday 15 Jan Tues 17 Jan Thurs 22 Jan Tuesday 24 Jan Thursday 29 Jan Tuesday 31 Jan Thursday 5 Feb Tuesday 7 Feb Thursday 12 Feb Tuesday 14 Feb Thursday 19 Feb Tuesday 21 Feb Thursday 26 Feb Tuesday 28 Feb Thursday 4 March Tuesday 6 March Thursday 11 March Tuesday 13 March Thursday 19 March Weds Winter 2008 Topic Reading 1 Introduction to Behavior Blumstein Natural Selection Levels of Analysis Alcock Ch 1 2 Neural Hormonal Control of Behavior Blumstein Alcock Ch 3 5659 4 100 130 5 160 171 Behavioral Development Blumstein Alcock Ch 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Anti predator Behavior Blumstein Optimal Foraging Blumstein Alcock Ch 6 187206 Alcock Ch 7 209228 Parental Care Mate Choice Blumstein Alcock Ch 10 12 Mating Systems Blumstein Alcock Ch 11 Social Behavior Blumstein Alcock Ch 13 Applied Animal Behavior Blumstein Intro to Ecology Global ecosystems Halpin In class Behavior Review MIDTERM EXAM 5 8 PM LaKretz 110 Biomechanics Halpin Populations Single species Halpin Populations Interspecific Interactions 1 Halpin Populations Interspecific Interactions 2 Halpin Disturbance and Succession Halpin Biodiversity Halpin Connectivity and Dispersal Halpin Climate Change and Ecology Halpin Topics in Applied Ecology Halpin FINAL EXAM 3 6 PM Room TBA 3 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Winter 2008 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 …