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Revision as of 17:18, 24 April 2013
EEB 3898: Field Animal Behavior
May Term, May 13th - 31st, 2013 MTWThF 1-4pm
Instructor: Dr. Kristiina Hurme
Office: TLS 379
Phone: 860-486-5434
Office hours: variable & flexible (call, email, drop by)
Course Objectives
➢ Learn how to observe animal behavior
➢ Notice animal behavior in our daily lives
➢ Learn how to take field notes
➢ Learn and apply basic field techniques, study design, and data analysis
➢ Develop a research project
➢ Improve collaboration skills
Course Materials
• Required
o Binoculars (available from us if you don’t have any)
o Field notepad/notebook
o Watch with countdown timer that beeps
o Closed-toe shoes (no sandals) or hiking boots, & proper outdoor clothing (poison ivy, weather)
• Recommended
o Field Guides for New England
o
o Insect repellent (ticks, mosquitoes)
o Sunscreen
Tentative* schedule
| Day | Topic | Day | Topic | Day | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 13 | Course introduction and timeline; Bird identification | M 20 |  Ortega & Capen 1999, Field notebooks (First Submission)
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M 27 | Individual project data collection II (Final) |
| T 14 | Field exercises, start project thinking | T 21 | Individual project presentations; Paper submission (Introduction and Methods) | T 28 | Survey of coastal birds / Field notebooks (Final Submission) |
| W 15 | Field research techniques, hypotheses testing, study design, and data analysis | W 22 | MIDTERM EXAM; birding after | W 29 | Project presentations and assisted work on the paper |
| Th 16 |
Survey of local birds (Mansfield Hollow), Project guidelines discussion and selection (written ideas) |
Th 23 | Individual project data collection I (Methods adjustment) | Th 30 | Review session in preparation for the final; PAPER SUBMISSION (FINAL) |
| F 17 | F 24 | F 31 | FINAL EXAM; Instructor evaluations |
*: Schedule is subject to change pending weather conditions, or unforeseen observation and research opportunities.
Grading
Exams: May 22nd (MIDTERM) [50 points]; May 31st (FINAL) [50 points]
Project Paper:
May 21st (Intro and Methods) [30 points];
May 30th (Final) [50 points]
Project Presentations:
May 21st (Intro and Methods) [20 points];
May 29th (Final) [25 points]
Field Notebook Submissions:
May 20th (First) [20 points];
May 28th (Final) [25 points]
Field trips = Birding exercises (5 points each):
Dates will be weather dependent [30 points]
Total: [300 points]
Grading scale: A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 59-0%.
Plus/minus system will be used for the final grade.
Additional References & Websites
• MANUAL OF ORNITHOLOGY (Yale Univ.), by N.S. Proctor and P.J. Lynch: http://books.google.com/books?id=nQ3vLQkEWQMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=general+warbler+bill+shape#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Bibby CJ, Burgess ND, Hill DA, Mustoe S, editors. 2000. Bird census techniques. San Diego, USA: Academic Press.: http://books.google.com/books?id=Ld5wkzPp49cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bibby&ie=ISO-8859-1&cd=2&source=gbs_gdata#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Gill F. 2007. Ornithology. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. : http://books.google.com/books?id=zM0tG5ApO0UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=ornithology+gill&hl=en&src=bmrr&ei=4iTsTfHvN4b2gAeg3o3ZCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Stiling P. 1999. Ecology: theories and application. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Clark, G. A. 1999. Birds of Storrs, Connecticut and vicinity. 3rd Ed. Mansfield, CT: Natchaug Ornithological Society & Joshua’s Tract Conservation and Historic Trust.
• SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive): http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/index.php
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology “All About Birds”: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds
• Natchaug Ornithological Society: http://www.nosbird.org/ (esp. “local hotspots” http://www.nosbird.org/hotspots.html)
• Connecticut Ornithological Association: http://www.ctbirding.org/index.htm
• CT Audubon Society: http://www.ctaudubon.org/
• CT Department of Environmental Protection: http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp
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