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Undergraduate Courses BGYB51 Evolutionary Biology. Students learn about development of evolutionary theory, maintenance of genetic variation, mechanisms of evolutionary change, adaptation, and current research topics in evolution. I teach this core course in Biological Sciences every Fall semester. BGYC54 Animal Behaviour. Survey of the study of animal behaviour, emphasis on understanding behavioural patterns in the context of evolutionary theory. Topics include sexual selection, parental care, social behaviour, conflict and hypothesis testing in behavioural research. Taught every Spring semester, I teach this in alternating years (2011, 2013, 2015…) BGYD53 Special Topics in Behavioural Ecology. An exploration into current topics in the field of Behavioural Ecology (the study of the evolutionary and ecological influences on animal behaviour). Topics may include sexual selection and conflict, social behaviour, communication, and behavioural mechanisms. Emphasis will be on current research and the quantitative and qualitative reasoning underlying behavioural ecological theory. Taught every Spring semester, I teach this in alternating years (2012, 2014, 2016...) Undergraduate Programs I am program supervisor for the Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution (BEE) Specialist and Major programs. Queries about these programs should go to: biodiversity@utsc.utoronto.ca Graduate Courses I team-teach the following courses in the Graduate Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · EEB1470 Special Topics in Integrative Biology Instructors: Andrade (course leader), Mason, Fitzpatrick, Lovejoy) This graduate course introduces students to four approaches to studying questions in ecology and evolutionary biology, using the study of animal behaviour as a central theme. The course is organized in four modules, each at a different level of analysis. The emphasis will be on the utility of integrative approaches in each field. Students will gain an appreciation for the diversity of questions and methodologies in current research in each area. At the completion of the course, students should have the basic tools necessary to consider and pursue new approaches to their own research questions. · EEB1100 Faculty Research. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of current research issues through presentations by a selection of faculty members from the Department. Presentations could be in the form of formal lectures or as a discussion of published papers or books. Students will be expected to participate in discussions of the ideas presented and to submit written analyses/critiques. |
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Integrative Behavioural Ecology of Mating |
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