9.20 Animal Behavior
9.20 Animal Behavior (Fall 2013, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Gerald Schneider. 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. (from ocw.mit.edu)
| Lecture 01 - Introduction to Animal Behavior and How It is Studied |
| Lecture 02 - Introduction to Ethology |
| Lecture 04 - Ethology and Konrad Lorenz' Jackdaws |
| Lecture 06 - Fixed Action Patterns and Central Nervous System |
| Lecture 08 - Innate Behaviors, Motivation and Fundamentals of Ethology |
| Lecture 09 - Lorenz on Fundamental Ethology, Part 1 |
| Lecture 10 - Lorenz on Fundamental Ethology, Part 2 |
| Lecture 11 - Lorenz on Fundamentals of Ethology, Part 3 |
| Lecture 12 - Evolution and the Development and Plasticity of Behavior, Part 1 |
| Lecture 13 - Evolution and the Development and Plasticity of Behavior, Part 2 |
| Lecture 14 - Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, Part 1 |
| Lecture 15 - Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, Part 2 |
| Lecture 16 - Foraging Behaviors |
| Lecture 17 - Anti-predator Behavior |
| Lecture 18 - Mating and Reproduction |
| Lecture 20 - Sociobiology |
| Lecture 21 - Genetic Influences on Social Behavior |
| Lecture 23 - Sociobiology, Mating Behaviors and Scientific Method |
| Lecture 24 - Discoveries of Sociobiology |
| Lecture 25 - Discoveries of Sociobiology (cont.) |
| Lecture 26 - Critique of Cultural Determinism |
| Lecture 27 - Sociobiology and Culture; Practical Issues and Sociobiology |
| Lecture 28 - Triumph of Sociobiology and Learning |
| Lecture 29 - Konrad Lorenz on Learning, Part 2 |
| Lecture 30 - Konrad Lorenz on Learning, Part 3 |
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9.20 Animal Behavior
Instructor: Prof. Gerald Schneider. Lecture Notes. Readings. Assignments (no solutions). The introductory topics will cover various approaches to the study of animals and their behavior.
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