Links to supplementary info

The core material for this course is what's presented in lecture, but often reading peripheral material helps solidify the core material in your head. Besides, it's fun stuff to read about.

The course very loosely follows the recommended textbook by Krebs and Davies (joined for the latest edition by West). An electronic version of the book is available through the library via this link (you'll just have to enter your username and password). Older editions of that text are decades out of date, but might still be worth a look if you find the new text overwhelming in places.

The following journals (among others) contain papers in the field of Behavioural Ecology:

Animal Behaviour (Anim. Behav.), Behavioral Ecology (Behav. Ecol.), Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology (BES), Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE), Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Proc. Roy. Soc. B), Biology Letters, Behaviour, American Naturalist (Am. Nat.), Nature, Science, Ethology

Useful websites

Optimal foraging game

Here you can learn the marginal value theorem (patch model) by being a simulated hummingbird.

Prisoner's dilemma game

Here you can learn this classic game by facing the dilemma yourself.

Field Courses at Dal

For hands-on training in biology, nothing beats a field course. Several are offered at Dalhousie's SEASIDE institute. Registration procedures differ from other courses. Details here.

Nova Scotia Bird Society

This group has field trips nearly every weekend and talks every month -- a great way to learn some local natural areas and meet the naturalist community.

Handy tips for:

Remembering concepts, emailing profs, giving a talk, looking into doing research and maybe grad school.