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Assigned reading
Sound localization
Nelson BS, Stoddard PK (1998) Accuracy of auditory perception of distance and
azimuth by a passerine bird. Animal Behaviour, 56: 467-477.
Electroreception
Stoddard PK (2009) Electric Signals
in Electric Fish (4 MB color pdf)
Discussion papers
1. Development of Behavior: role of environment.
Schwabl H (1993) Yolk is a source of maternal testosterone for developing
birds. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 90:11446-50
For a superb critique of Schwabl's paper, see Winkler's (1993) commentary in PNAS.
2. Sensory ecology of predators & prey
Klump GM, Kretzschmar E, Curio E (1986) The hearing of an avian predator and
its avian prey. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 18:317-323
3. Behavioral adaptations to survival
Eisner, T., Goetz, M.
A., Hill, D. E., Smedley, S. R. and Meinwald, J. (1997). Firefly "femmes fatales" acquire
defensive steroids (lucibufagins) from their firefly prey. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences 94, 9723-9728.
4. Historical pathways of communication
Garcia, C. M. and Ramirez, E. (2005). Evidence that sensory traps can evolve
into honest signals. Nature 434, 501-5.
5. Mating systems
Zamudio KR, Sinervo B (2000) Polygyny, mate-guarding, and posthumous fertilization
as alternative male mating strategies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97:14427-32.
REVIEW PAPER for Animal Behavior
Full outline example (goes with the paper immediately below)
Final paper example (received an A in this class)
Developing a review paper.
The editor of the series Advances in the Study of Animal Behavior
once asked me to write a review paper for him on anything in animal behavior
I thought was interesting. After a few false starts, I crafted a passable
paper. Here are some of the outlines that led up to a working draft. The outlines
should be viewed in "outline" mode (select the "Outline Layout"
option in the "View" menu in Microsoft Word).
outline1.doc
My 1st attempt at outlining the review paper. It stinks, but it got some ideas
out of my head and onto the page, a necessary step in writing anything.
outline2.doc
My 2nd attempt at outlining the review paper. This draft was better than the
first but I decided it was too ambitious and started over.
outline3.doc
My 3rd attempt at outlining the review paper. Changed completely from the 2nd
draft, this is the outline from which I wrote the actual manuscript.
final_manuscript.doc
The final manuscript (3rd draft), minus the 16 figures I produced (each worth
1000 words). The manuscript has 133 cited references. This manuscript incorporates
not only the ideas in my outline, but also some suggestions for improvement
made by reviewers and the editors.