| Date | Presenter |
Topic and readings |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2 | Kim Hughes |
Bass et al. 2008. Evolutionary origins for social vocalization in a vertebrate hindbrain-spinal compartment. Science 321: 417-421 |
| Sept. 9 | Mike Meredith |
Pheromones; Reading: Chamero P, Marton TF, Logan DW, Flanagan K, Cruz JR, Saghatelian A, Cravatt BF, Stowers L. Identification of protein pheromones that promote aggressive behaviour. Nature. 2007 Dec 6;450(7171):899-902 |
| Sept. 16 | Frank Johnson |
Maye et al. 2007. Order in spontaneous behavior. PLoS ONE 2(5):e443 |
| Sept. 23 | Lisa Lyons |
Circadian rhythms |
| Sept. 30 | Katie McGhee |
The importance of behavioral phenotypes (personality) in studies of natural and sexual selection Bell. 2007. Future directions in behavioural syndromes research. Proc. R. Soc. B 274: 755-761. |
| Oct. 17 | Caroline Stahala |
Past research and future directions for studies of Bahama Parrot behavioral ecology. Background reading: Brightsmith, D.J. 2005. Competition, predation, and nest niche shifts among tropical cavity nesters: phylogeny and natural history evolution of parrots (Psittaciformes) and trogons (Trogoniformes). J of Avian Biol. 36:64-73. |
| Oct. 14 | Fiona Smith |
Influence of maternal care/behavior on epigenetic programming Background reading: Szyf et al. 2007. Maternal care, the epigenome and phenotypic differences in behavior. Reproductive Toxicology 24: 9-19. |
| Oct. 21 | Denise Everhart |
Bond, A. 2007. The evolution of color polymorphism: crypticity, searching images, and apostatic selection. ARES 38:489-514 |
| Oct. 28 | Ilana Janowitz |
Rodd et al. 2001 A possible non-sexual origin of mate preference: are male guppies mimicking fruit? PRSLB DOI 10.1098/rspb.2001.1891 |
| Nov. 4 | John Fort |
Revonsuo A. (2000) The reinterpretation of dreams: an evolutionary hypothesis of the function of dreaming. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 23, 793-1121. |
| Nov. 11 | HOLIDAY |
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| Nov. 18 | Bill Herrnkind |
Collective defense by spiny lobsters: is it cooperation evolved? Background reading: Herrnkind et al. 2001. Cooperative defence and other benefits among exposed spiny lobsters: inferrences from group size and behaviour. Mar. Freshwater Res., 52, 1113–24. |
| Nov. 25 | Zuoxin Wong & lab |
to be announced |
| Dec. 2 | Katie Lotterhos |
to be announced |
