1. Biology 484 – Ethology Chapter 1 – An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior

2. Konrad Lorenz

6. Karl vonFrisch

8. Niko Tinbergen

12. Kay Holekamp – Researcher at Michigan State University Paul Sherman – Researcher at Cornell University

13. B.F. Skinner

15. 1.1 The monogamous prairie vole

16. 1.2 The brain of the prairie vole is a complex, highly organized machine

18. 1.3 A gene that affects male pairing behavior in the prairie vole

19. Box 1.1 How are phylogenetic trees constructed and what do they mean?  Suggests which species are most closely related  Suggests which species are more closely related to a recent ancestor  Common features used in phylogenetic trees include:  Anatomy  Physiological Features  Behavior  Molecular Relatedness

20. 1.4 The evolutionary relationships of the prairie vole and six of its relatives

21. 1.5 The possible history behind monogamy in the prairie vole

22. 1.7 Testing the hypothesis that monogamy in prairie voles is linked to a specific gene

23. 1.8 Charles Darwin, shortly after returning from his around-the-world voyage on the Beagle

25. Charles Darwin’s study

26. 1.9 A variable species

27. 1.10 Natural selection

28. 1.11 A band of Hanuman langur females and their offspring

29. 1.12 Male langurs commit infanticide

30. 1.14 Infanticide by a male lion

31. 1.15 An evolved response to the risk of infanticide