AEC 501- Spring 2016
Course Info / lecture syllabus
Lecture Syllabus
The syllabus provides a summary of lecture topics, lab activities, assigned readings and assignment due dates. Friday morning lab topics, meeting locations, and field trip times and locations are included. The syllabus is subject to revision during the semester. Check the course web page for updates as well as announcements and details about labs and field trips.
| Date | Day | Topic | Chapters | Readings | Notes | Deadlines |
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| 1/6 | W | Course Overview |
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| 1/11 | M | Sampling and Detection Probability |
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| 1/13 | W | Classification, Evolution, Origin of Birds | 1,2,3 | |||
| 1/18 | M | Holiday | ||||
| 1/20 | W | Flight - Anatomy, Form and Function Feathers |
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| 1/25 | M | Snow Day | ||||
| 1/27 | W | Flight | 5 | |||
| 2/1 | M | Physiology | 6 | |||
| 2/3 | W | Feeding I | 6 | |||
| 2/8 | M | Feeding II | ||||
| 2/10 | W | Senses, brain, vision | 7 | |||
| 2/15 | M | Snow Day | ||||
| 2/17 | W | EXAM I | ||||
| 2/22 | M | Vocalizations | 8 | Chapter 8 | ||
| 2/24 | W | Annual Cycles | 9 | |||
| 2/29 | M | Migration | 10 | |||
| 3/2 | W | Orientation, & Navigation | 10 | |||
| 3/7 | W | Spring Break |
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| 3/9 | M | Spring Break |
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| 3/14 | M | Social Behavior | 11 | Grubb Winter Flocks.pdf | Chapter 11 | |
| 3/16 | W | Mates and Breeding Systems | 12,13 | Bowerbird Illusions | Chapters 12,13 | |
| 3/21 | M | Reproduction | 14 | Chapter 14 | ||
| 3/23 | W | Nests and Incubation | 15 | |||
| 3/28 | M | Parental Care Brood Parasitism Cooperative Breeding | 16 | Mafia Cowbirds | Chapter 16a | |
| 3/30 | W | Growth and Development | 16 |
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| 4/4 | M | EXAM II | ||||
| 4/6 | W | Demography | 17 | Ricklefs 2000.pdf | Chapters 17&18 | |
| 4/11 | M | Populations | 18 | Second scientific writing assignment due | ||
| 4/13 | W | Species and Communities | 19,20 | Chapters 19 & 20 | ||
| 4/18 | M | Conservation: Legislation, Major Principles | Chapter 21 | |||
| Neotropical Migrants | Neotropical Migrants, Marine Birds, Shorebirds |
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| 4/20 | W | Marine Birds, Shorebirds Alaskan Adventure! |
Neotropical Migrants, Marine Birds, Shorebirds |
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| 4/25 | M | In Class Identification Test | ||||
| 4/29 | F | Final Exam |
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