Biology 342 Fall 2016 |
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2016 Student WebsitesScroll down for assignmentMonarch Butterfly Migration Tonic Immobility Food Sharing in non-Kin Mobbing Behavior The Ethology of Reproductive Suppression Green anole adventure Bug Report - Eusociality Manakin Mating Behaviors Courtship and Mating Behaviors You Should Bee Dancing; Navigation Through Movement Bowerbirds and Bowers Migratory Behavior in Pacific Salmonids Arctic Turn Migration Communication Destination Hybernation in Endotherms Avian Interspecies Brood Parasitism The Call of the Pika
Animal Behavior Websit AssignmentStudent pairs will create a web site for an animal behavior of their choice. Students will comment on each other's draft website. Website design can be a very effective means of communication. In science we use websites to advertise our own work, recruit students to our labs, convey the breadth of our research interests, discuss immature ideas, solicit collaborations, disseminate supplementary data, host databases that may be of use to other researchers in our field, organize our courses, advertise conferences, and generally communicate with scientists and the public around the world. Students will work in pairs to design and create a website to summarize the current scientific understanding of a specific animal behavior. The summary must include information from multiple approaches that combine to describe the behavior overall. Students may use the four main areas of behavior as outlined by Tinbergen (1963), another scheme presented in the papers read during week 3, or their own scheme. Because some model organisms are more suited to specific types of research, it may be necessary to incorporate research from multiple organisms in order to discuss the all categories for the specific animal behavior. While books, websites, and newspapers may be used, the majority of the information and images that are presented should be derive from primary scientific literature and all sources must be cited (including images). When appropriate, students should include historical perspective. The completed websites will be hosted on the web with students' permission. Evaluation:
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