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9.20

Animal Behavior

Prof. Gerald E. Schneider | Fall 2013

Science & Math Biology Cognitive Science Ecology Science

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Course introduction

The introductory topics will cover various approaches to the study of animals and their behavior. Key concepts in studies of animal behavior, emphasizing ethology, are covered in class and in the assigned readings from Scott (2005), supplemented by selections from other books, especially from classics in the field as well as selected videos. Next, key concepts in sociobiology are covered using readings from Alcock (2001), supplemented by selections from additional books and some video presentations.

Course Information

Source	MIT 開放式課程
Department	Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Language	English
Number of videos	25

Course videos (25)

Lec1: Introduction to animal behavior and how it is studied

Lec1: Introduction to animal behavior and how it is studied

Lec2: Introduction to ethology

Lec2: Introduction to ethology

Lec4: Ethology and Konrad Lorenz' Jackdaws

Lec4: Ethology and Konrad Lorenz' Jackdaws

Lec6: Fixed action patterns and central nervous system

Lec6: Fixed action patterns and central nervous system

Lec8: Innate behaviors, motivation and fundamentals of ethology

Lec8: Innate behaviors, motivation and fundamentals of ethology

Lec9: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 1

Lec9: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 1

Lec10: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 2

Lec10: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 2

Lec11: Lorenz on fundamentals of ethology, part 3

Lec11: Lorenz on fundamentals of ethology, part 3

Lec12: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 1

Lec12: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 1

Lec13: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 2

Lec13: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 2

Lec14: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 1

Lec14: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 1

Lec15: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 2

Lec15: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 2

Lec16: Foraging behaviors

Lec16: Foraging behaviors

Lec17: Anti-predator behavior

Lec17: Anti-predator behavior

Lec18: Mating and reproduction

Lec18: Mating and reproduction

Lec20: Sociobiology

Lec20: Sociobiology

Lec21: Genetic influences on social behavior

Lec21: Genetic influences on social behavior

Lec23: Sociobiology, mating behaviors and scientific method

Lec23: Sociobiology, mating behaviors and scientific method

Lec24: Discoveries of sociobiology

Lec24: Discoveries of sociobiology

Lec25: Cultural determinism and sociobiology

Lec25: Cultural determinism and sociobiology

Lec26: Critique of cultural determinism

Lec26: Critique of cultural determinism

Lec27: Sociobiology and culture

Lec27: Sociobiology and culture

Lec28: Triumph of sociobiology and learning

Lec28: Triumph of sociobiology and learning

Lec29: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 2

Lec29: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 2

Lec30: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 3

Lec30: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 3