EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior INSTRUCTORS Dr Kelly Worden Young Hall 1039 267 5537 Office hours Tues 1 3 PM Email kelly worden ucla edu TEACHING ASSISTANTS William Kim Life Science TBA TBA Office hours T R 11 12 Email willkim ucla edu Dr Christiane Meyer Life Science 3116 Office hours Mon 1 30 3 00 PM Email cimeyer ucla edu LECTURE TR 9 30 10 45A Young Hall CS24 COURSE WEBSITE http www lsic ucla edu classes winter07 Terence Lee Life Science 3112 206 6599 Office hours M 12 1 T 3 4 Email TL ucla edu Lucretia Olson Life Science 4804 267 4630 Office hours T 1 2 W 2 3 Email lucretia ucla edu Sara Painter Botany 114D 206 6514 Office hours M T 2 3 Email sealily ucla edu Kelly Walters Life Science 4804 267 4630 Office hours T 2 3 W 1 2 Email kwalters ucla edu GRADING Behavior Exam Midterm Ecology Exam Final Discussion Total Winter 2007 400 points 400 points 400 points 1200 points Discussion 1A Tue 1B Tue 1C Tue 1D Wed 1E Wed 1F Thu 1G Thu 1H Fri 1I Fri 1J Fri Time 11 12 50A 1 2 50P 3 4 50P 8 9 50A 10 11 50A 11 12 50P 1 2 50P 9 10 50A 11 12 50P 1 2 50P Location Geology 4645 Geology 4645 Geology 4645 Geology 4645 Geology 4645 Geology 4645 Geology 4645 LaKretz 100 LaKretz 100 LaKretz 100 TA SP TL LO TL KW SP LO WK KW WK REQUIRED TEXTS 1 C Krebs Ecology 5th edition 2 J Alcock Animal Behavior 8th edition 90 100 80 89 70 79 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 If the class mean is lower than 75 we will lower the cutoffs somewhat to compensate e g 89 may become an A DISCUSSION ECOLOGY Library Assignment 5 Paper Outline 35 Paper 100 Presentation 25 Group Work 10 Participation 6 5pts 30 205 TOTAL BEHAVIOR Article Critique 35 Proposal Prospectus 20 Proposal 100 Participation 4 10pts 40 195 TOTAL EXAMS The Midterm will be a combination of multiple choice true false and short answer essay questions The Final will be identical to the midterm in length and point value covering only the last half of the course 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 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Winter 2007 LECTURE SCHEDULE Lecture Date 9 Jan Tue 11 Jan Thu 16 Jan Tue 18 Jan Thu 23 Jan Tue 25 Jan Thu 30 Jan Tue 1 Feb Thursda y 6 Feb Tue Week 1 1 2 3 Topic Reading Ch Introduction to Ecology Worden Natural Selection and Adaptation Evolution Primer and Krebs 1 2 3 4 7 41 46 50 57 62 65 71 77 80 83 86 94 102 104 9 and 133 138 149154 Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms Population Ecology parameters life histories 2 4 Population Ecology growth 11 157 169 5 Population Ecology interspecific interactions 12 14 190 204 212 225 236 256 6 Community Ecology an introduction 20 7 Community Ecology diversity and distribution 22 8 Community Ecology equilibria guilds and disturbance 23 24 9 Ecosystems energy and nutrient cycling 27 28 3 4 5 8 Feb Thu 10 In class Ecology Review MIDTERM EXAM 5 8PM Room TBA 13 Feb Tue 11 Introduction to Behavior Meyer Natural Selection Levels of Analysis Alcock 1 Neural and hormonal mechanisms 2 4 Development of behavior 3 14 Avoiding predators 6 15 Evolution of feeding behavior 7 15 Feb Thu 20 Feb Tue 22 Feb Thu 27 Feb Tue 6 12 13 7 8 1 Mar Thu 16 Sexual selection mating systems and parental care 10 11 6 Mar Tue 17 Sexual selection mating systems and parental care cont 10 11 9 8 Mar 18 Evolution of social behavior Thu 13 Mar 19 Evolution of social behavior cont Tue 10 15 Mar 20 TBA for flexibility Thu 21 Mar FINAL EXAM 11 30 2 30PM Room TBA Wed All chapter numbers in weeks 1 5 refer to Krebs book Ecology All chapter numbers in weeks 6 10 refer to Alcock s book Animal Behavior 13 13 EEB 100 Introduction to Ecology and Behavior Winter 2007 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 It is very important that you learn the scientific definitions of terms as given in lecture or the assigned readings 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 and in your own words You are also encouraged to rewrite your lecture notes into a form of organization that makes sense to you Creating outlines from lecture notes often helps students connect details to the bigger picture 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 RE GRADE REQUESTS If you would like an assignment or exam re graded you must make the request in writing no later than one week after the assignment or exam is handed back Your written request must include a detailed explanation of why you believe you deserve more points 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 Please consult a writing guide or your instructor or TA if you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism or how to correctly cite other people s work 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 turnitin com research site e home html http owl english purdue edu handouts research r plagiar html http www indiana edu …