Audio Lectures
The materials on this page are representative of the work and pedagogy developed by Prof. Gerald Schneider.
These files are also available for download from iTunes®.
| LEC # | TOPICS | AUDIO |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animals in Human History Amateur and Professional Studies |
(MP3 ‑ 7.8MB) |
| 2-3 | Introduction to Ethology Tinbergen's Four Questions Field Studies of Birds |
(MP3 ‑ 10.8MB) |
| 4 | Lorenz' Jackdaws | (MP3 ‑ 10.9MB) |
| 5 | Ethology of Geese Fixed Action Patterns and the Central Nervous System |
(MP3 ‑ 7.0MB) |
| 6 | Input and Output Sides of Innate Behavior Motivation |
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| 7 | Motivation (cont.) | (MP3 ‑ 7.5MB) |
| 8 | Lorenz on Fixed Action Patterns | (MP3 ‑ 12.5MB) |
| 9 | Lorenz on Innate Releasing Mechanisms | (MP3 ‑ 8.5MB) |
| 10 | Models, Hierarchies and Chains of Action Patterns | (MP3 ‑ 8.3MB) |
| 11 | Spatial Orientation Multiple Motivations |
(MP3 ‑ 8.9MB) |
| 12 | Interlude: Evolutionary Genetics ‑ Guest Lecturer, R. Lewontin | |
| 13 | Evolution of Behavior, Genes, Learning | (MP3 ‑ 9.2MB) |
| 14 | Navigation, Migration, Communication | (MP3 ‑ 9.8MB) |
| 15 | Communication (cont.) | |
| 16 | Foraging | (MP3 ‑ 10.8MB) |
| 17 | Anti-predator Behavior | (MP3 ‑ 9.5MB) |
| 18 | Anti-predator Behavior (cont.) | (MP3 ‑ 9.1MB) |
| 19 | Mating and Reproduction, Introduction | (MP3 ‑ 10.8MB) |
| 20 | Sociobiology Introduction | (MP3 ‑ 9.5MB) |
| 21 | Sociobiology Subject Matter | (MP3 ‑ 10.9MB) |
| 22 | Genes and Behaviors | (MP3 ‑ 10.9MB) |
| 23 | Sociobiology and Science | (MP3 ‑ 10.8MB) |
| 24-25 | Discoveries of Sociobiology | (MP3 ‑ 8.9MB) (MP3 ‑ 5MB) |
| 26 | Video: Portions of two programs on the behavior of the domestic cat, showing similarities with larger cat species | |
| 27 | Videos on the Behavior of Apes | |
| 28 | Cultural Determinism and Sociobiology | (MP3 ‑ 11.6MB) |
| 29 | Sociobiology and Culture | (MP3 ‑ 11.5MB) |
| 30 | Practical Issues in Study of Adaptation | (MP3 ‑ 9.6MB) |
| 31 | The Triumph of Sociobiology | (MP3 ‑ 8.1MB) |
| 32-35 | Student Project Presentations | (MP3 ‑ 3.1MB) |
| 36 | Student Project Presentations (cont.), Review | |
| 37 | Exam Review Session | (MP3 ‑ 9.9MB) |
