Archive for the ‘622-BLOG’ Category

Technical Writing Help

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

“I love writing….but not in this technical style!”   Here are some coaching tips…

2009 Week 5 Cooperation

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Using examples from your supplements and the chapters (Krebs & Davies 1993) about cooperation, helping and the design of communication signals, ….

2009 Week 4 Reproduction

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Using examples from your supplements and the chapters (Krebs & Davies 1993) about parental care & mating , alternative strategies of reproduction and selfishness/altruism

2009 Week 3 Social

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Using examples from your supplements and the chapters (Krebs & Davies 1993) about living in groups, fighting/assessing and sexual competition,….

2009 Week 2 Habitat

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Using examples from your supplements and the chapters (Krebs & Davies 1993) about economic decisions (foraging), predator/prey (coevolution) and competition for resources, …..

2009 Week 1 Natural Selection

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

During this first week of behavioral ecology, we read the first two chapters and selected personal supplements. These introductory chapters cover the basic concepts of natural selection and how they apply to hypotheses about the adaptation of animal behavior….

sources:  swordfish | deer | quail | dove | wood duck

2009 Behavioral Ecology- Problem Solving

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Hi, this is your safety net for our summer session course, WFSC 622.  If you are having any problems, drop me a line here…

2009 Introducing ourselves…

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Dr. Packard is accessible for dialogue about this course

Welcome to Behavioral Ecology, WFSC 2009!  Collaborative learning is so much more fun when we know a little about each other. Please introduce yourselves, insert a photo or link to a “brief” on a website to spark a bit of dialogue even before our first noon chat on Tuesday (6/2/2009)….

2008 Week 5 COOPERATION

Friday, June 20th, 2008

redtagUsing examples from your supplements and the chapters (Krebs & Davies 1993) about cooperation, helping and the design of communication signals, ….

2008 Week 4 REPRODUCTION

Monday, June 16th, 2008

wolfstep.jpgUsing examples from your supplements and the chapters (Krebs & Davies 1993) about parental care & mating , alternative strategies of reproduction and selfishness/altruism