Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Washington University/Behavioral Ecology 2024 (Spring)

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Course name
Behavioral Ecology 2024
Institution
Washington University
Instructor
Joan E Strassmann
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Behavioral Ecology
Course dates
2024-01-16 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
54


Why take this course? This course is about understanding why organisms evolve to act the way they do. We focus on social behaviors and particularly on understanding conflict and cooperation. How do genetically distinct individuals cooperate while still favoring their own interests? We study things like the evolution of aggression, mating behavior, parental care, communication, and the complexities of living in groups and families. We will learn how natural selection operates on individuals in a social context. We study less material in more depth, with many videos. This class is a lot of work, a lot of fun, and you will never look at an animal in the same way.

What will you learn? This course is about how animals behave in their environment. You will learn to be skeptical and critical of logically incomplete arguments. You will learn how to formulate and evaluate hypotheses. You will learn to evaluate material for accuracy in data, in logic, and in conclusions. You will understand the nature of scientific evidence. You will learn to understand how natural selection operates, particularly on behavior. One of the most effective ways of learning is to teach and communicate the material you just learned. In this class you will learn to teach, to write, to collaborate, and to engage in the dialogue of Wikipedia.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Frenchfrylvr Necrodes littoralis, Pterostichus melanarius
Heater4 Xylosandrus germanus
BioPlantWiki
Movadoor Onymacris unguicularis, Onymacris plana
Hipper2305 Xyleborus affinis, Cardinal beetle
Abeer.hreedeen Dendroctonus micans, Japanese beetle
Sachi.sb Photinus pyralis, Phanaeus vindex Dendroctonus valens, Onymacris unguicularis, Ips pini
M.l.xu Rivacindela hudsoni, Melanophila acuminata
Bomapoodle Euwallacea interjectus, Euwallacea validus
M.k.508663
Cvj.005 Callosobruchus chinensis, Coprophanaeus ensifer
Oroblancos Japanese rhinoceros beetle
L.marcoymarquez Nebria brevicollis, Calleida viridipennis
BreannaY77 Chrysochus auratus, Blepharida rhois
VSimhambhatla Nicrophorus nepalensis, Cyrtophorus verrucosus
Esacchetti Colaphellus bowringi
Connectscience0224 Colorado potato beetle
JacksonPanWashU Onthophagus taurus
Hahelen Chrysochus cobaltinus, Oriental beetle
Angelina2024 Xyleborinus saxesenii, Altica cirsicola Necrodes littoralis, Small hive beetle, Colaphellus bowringi
MichelleLi455 Telephone-pole beetle
Luisss79 Chelymorpha alternans
Sbimal Giraffe weevil, Titan beetle, Austroplatypus incomperus, Austroplatypus incompertus
Reaggyl Dendroctonus valens, Protaetia cuprea
NHanselman Nicrophorus quadripunctatus, Carabus japonicus
MiJiEm Carabus insulicola, Meloe americanus Melolontha hippocastani, Aleochara bilineata, Eriopis connexa, Conotrachelus posticatus, Cicindela repanda, Tomicus piniperda
Owen Guo Euoniticellus intermedius, Maladera formosae
JKatieWiki8Feb
Beetles4life Bolitotherus, Aleochara curtula
Rikkizd101 Melolontha hippocastani, Cicindela repanda
Ardenpedraja Lasioderma serricorne
VedantW Ips pini
Jaden.l17 Aleochara bilineata, Tomicus piniperda
Gbuml New Zealand giraffe weevil, es:Brachysternus prasinus, Brachysternus prasinus
Geluck.t Forficula auricularia
Tommytrope Cockchafer, Bean leaf beetle
E.kidest Phengodes laticollis, Conotrachelus posticatus
Amandayu19 Galerita lecontei, Cicindela tranquebarica
Marbleparade Confused flour beetle, American carrion beetle
Justinxuje Thistle tortoise beetle, Acalymma vittatum
MidnightBarber Phaedon cochleariae Dendroctonus valens, Xyleborus affinis
Chri Ye Small hive beetle, Dynastes tityus
E.a.eslinger Eriopis connexa
Croujay Citrus long-horned beetle
Alexiathia Coccotrypes dactyliperda, Mealworm
Kidsnextdoor954 Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis
Bops22 Gnatocerus cornutus
Anushkav18 Drugstore beetle