Description: Behavioral ecology is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures. This course covers the four causes of behavior which consist of causation, development, function, and phylogeny.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 37 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Evolution, Ecology and Behavior37
- 2.1The Nature of Evolution: Selection, Inheritance & History
- 2.2Basic Transmission Genetics
- 2.3Adaptive Evolution: Natural Selection
- 2.4Neutral Evolution: Genetic Drift
- 2.5How Selection Changes the Genetic Composition of Population
- 2.6The Origin & Maintenance of Genetic Variation
- 2.7The Importance of Development in Evolution
- 2.8The Expression of Variation: Reaction Norms
- 2.9The Evolution of Sex
- 2.10Genomic Conflict
- 2.11Life History Evolution
- 2.12Sex Allocation
- 2.13Sexual Selection
- 2.14Species & Speciation
- 2.15Phylogeny & Systematics
- 2.16Comparative Methods: Trees, Maps & Traits
- 2.17Key Events in Evolution
- 2.18Major Events in the Geological Theatre
- 2.19The Fossil Record & Lifes History
- 2.20Coevolution
- 2.21Evolutionary Medicine
- 2.22The Impact of Evolutionary Thought on the Social Sciences
- 2.23The Logic of Science
- 2.24Climate & the Distribution of Life on Earth
- 2.25Interactions with the Physical Environment
- 2.26Population Growth: Density Effects
- 2.27Interspecific Competition
- 2.28Ecological Communities
- 2.29Island Biogeography & Invasive Species
- 2.30Energy & Matter in Ecosystems
- 2.31Energy & Matter in Ecosystems
- 2.32Why So Many Species? The Factors Affecting Biodiversity
- 2.33Economic Decisions for the Foraging Individual
- 2.34Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting & Contests
- 2.35Mating Systems & Parental Care
- 2.36Alternative Breeding Strategies
- 2.37Selfishness & Altruism
