# Animal Behavior

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
- Term: Fall 2013
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/pages/syllabus/)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The introductory topics will cover various approaches to the study of animals and their behavior. Key concepts in studies of animal behavior, emphasizing ethology, are covered in class and in the assigned readings from Scott (2005), supplemented by selections from other books, especially from classics in the field as well as selected videos. Next, key concepts in sociobiology are covered using readings from Alcock (2001), supplemented by selections from additional books and some video presentations.

## Lectures

1. [Lec1: Introduction to animal behavior and how it is studied](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/65239e48dca1) (Video)
2. [Lec2: Introduction to ethology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/52d2b4deb734) (Video)
3. [Lec4: Ethology and Konrad Lorenz' Jackdaws](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/fea8b80a79dd) (Video)
4. [Lec6: Fixed action patterns and central nervous system](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/5c787f88e3ac) (Video)
5. [Lec8: Innate behaviors, motivation and fundamentals of ethology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/fcd9acec5d1f) (Video)
6. [Lec9: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/e6bcee26903f) (Video)
7. [Lec10: Lorenz on fundamental ethology, part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/be757ba03d83) (Video)
8. [Lec11: Lorenz on fundamentals of ethology, part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/fd57e48ffee5) (Video)
9. [Lec12: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/04afc82a8767) (Video)
10. [Lec13: Evolution and the development and plasticity of behavior, part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/f97dd97ed584) (Video)
11. [Lec14: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/b35767b93d3c) (Video)
12. [Lec15: Communication and Meerkats of the Kalahari Desert, part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/ecebb1feef7a) (Video)
13. [Lec16: Foraging behaviors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/4d58be416cc3) (Video)
14. [Lec17: Anti-predator behavior](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/69e41a28c4f3) (Video)
15. [Lec18: Mating and reproduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/5867053bffa2) (Video)
16. [Lec20: Sociobiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/f3ee6909948f) (Video)
17. [Lec21: Genetic influences on social behavior](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/32ab21647da6) (Video)
18. [Lec23: Sociobiology, mating behaviors and scientific method](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/23e6379906a4) (Video)
19. [Lec24: Discoveries of sociobiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/8803ed486ad9) (Video)
20. [Lec25: Cultural determinism and sociobiology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/cbb27569a073) (Video)
21. [Lec26: Critique of cultural determinism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/125105023248) (Video)
22. [Lec27: Sociobiology and culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/65636bed8ac1) (Video)
23. [Lec28: Triumph of sociobiology and learning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/7550c4e06a70) (Video)
24. [Lec29: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/cef9128f6297) (Video)
25. [Lec30: Konrad Lorenz on learning, part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/a44a8c4f6b70) (Video)