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Lecture Syllabus ------------------------------ The Great Ornithological Scavenger Hunt! (GOSH!) ------------------------------- Grant Project ~ Description ~ Cover Page Form ~ Budget Form ------------------------------------------- Examinations -Sign-up for Next Oral Exam- ------------------------ ~ Oral Exam #1 Candidate Questions ~ Study Session #1 Transcript ~ Oral Exam #2 Candidate Questions --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lecture PPTs Powerpoints are "bare-bones". If you miss class, make sure to copy notes from a classmate. ~ Jan 17th: Class Overview & Intro to Aves ~ Jan 19th: Bird Origins (pgs. 25-49) ~ Jan 22nd: Ancient Birds (last 17 slides of Bird Origins) ~ Jan 24th: Speciation (pgs. 51-53, 572-601) ~ Jan 26th: Speciation (cont.) ~ Jan 29th: Biogeography (pgs. 20-24) ~ Jan 31st: Feathers (pgs. 79-93, 101-105, 108-113) ~ Feb 2nd: Molt (Feathers cont.) ~ Feb 5th: Flight (pgs. 115-140) ~ Feb 7th: Flight (cont.) & Niche Partitioning (pgs. 603- 634) ~Feb 9th: Niches (cont.) & Digestion (pgs. 164-173) ~Feb 12th: Foraging Tactics (210-213) ~Feb 14th: EXAM #1 ~Feb 16th: Foraging Theory (cont.) ~Feb 19th: Avian Physiology (pgs. 141-152, 174-179) ~Feb 21st & 23rd: Thermoregulation (pgs. 152-164) ~Feb 26th: Avian Senses & Intelligence (pgs. 184-209) ~February 28th: Annual Cycles (pgs. 245-271) ~March 2nd: Discussion on material since last exam - attendance required ~SPRING BREAK~ ~March 12th & 14th: Annual Cycles (cont.) ~March 16th & 19th: Migration (pgs. 273-295) ~ Migration Tradeoffs Supplement ~March 21st & 23rd & 26th: Navigation & Orientation (pgs. 295-306) ~ Compass Calibration Supplement ~March 28th: Social Behavior (pgs. 307-332) ~March 30th: EXAM #2 ~April 2nd: Social Behavior (cont.) ~April 4th: Song Learning (pgs. 229-238) ~April 6th: Vocalizations (pgs. 215-229, 238-242) ~ Sound Files for Vocalizations Lecture ~April 9th: Vocalizations (cont.) ~April 11th: Life of Birds - Signals & Songs (no reading) ~April 13th: Mating Systems (pgs. 368-377) ~April 23rd: Visual Signals (pgs. 94-100, 344-359) ~April 25th: Avian Life Histories (pgs. 503-530) ~April 27th: Conservation Biology of Birds (pgs. 635-684) ~April 30th: Sexual Selection (pgs. 338-344) ~May 2nd: Cooperative Breeding & Brood Parasitism (pgs. 377-398) ~May 4th: Final Exam - 1:05-3:05 |