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《动物生态与适应进化》课程大纲 （Animal Ecology and Adaptation Evolution）Chapter 1：Understanding the Proximate Animal Behavior（4学时） Topic 1：An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior (教师讲授) Topic 2：The Development of Behavior （学生自主讨论，完成思考题） Chapter 2：The Control of Behavior: Neural Mechanisms （4学时） Topic 1：How Neurons Control Behavior （教师讲授） Topic 2：The Proximate Basis of Stimulus Filtering （教师讲授） Topic 3：Adaptation and the Proximate Mechanisms of Behavior （学生自主讨论，完成思考题） Chapter 3：The Organization of Behavior: Neurons and Hormones（8学时） Topic 1：Neural Command Centers Organize Behavior （教师讲授） Topic 2：Behavioral Schedules （学生自主讨论，并做PPT英文演讲） Topic 3：Changing Priorities in Changing Social Environments （学生自主讨论，完成思考题） Chapter 4：Behavioral Adaptations for Survival （8 学时） Topic 1：Mobbing Behavior and the Evolution of Adaptations （教师讲授） Topic 2：The Cost-Benefit Approach to Antipredator Behavior （教师讲授） Topic 3：Some Darwinian Puzzles (学生自主讨论，并做PPT英文演讲) Chapter 1：The Evolution of Feeding behavior Topic 1：Optimal Foraging Behavior（教师讲授） Topic 2: Game Theory and Feeding Behavior (学生自主讨论，做PPT英文演讲) Topic 3: More Darwinian Puzzles in Feeding Behavior (学生自主讨论，完成思考题) Topic 4: The Adaptive value and History of a Complex Behavior（教师讲授） Chapter 2：The Evolution of Communication Topic 1: The Origin and Modification of a Signal（教师讲授） Topic 2: The History of a Signal-Receiving Mechanism（教师讲授） Topic 3: Sensory Exploitation of Signal Receivers（教师讲授） Topic 4: Adaptationist Questions about Communication (学生自主讨论，完成思考题) Chapter 3：The Evolution of Reproductive Behavior Topic 1: The Evolution of Differences in Sex Roles （教师讲授） Topic 2: Sexual Selection and Competition for Mates（教师讲授） Topic 3: Sexual Selection and Mate Choice（教师讲授） Topic 4: Sexual Conflict （学生自主讨论，并进行PPT英文演讲） Chapter 4：The Evolution of Mating Systems Topic 1: Is Male Monogamy Adaptive? （教师讲授） Topic 2: What Do Females Gain from Polyandry? （教师讲授） Topic 3: The Diversity of Polygynous Mating Systems（学生自主讨论，并完成思考题） Chapter 5：The Evolution of Parental Ca