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E6 (HL) Further Studies of Behaviour
Final topic for the HL Students!
Class Presentation:
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Essential Biology E6: Further Studies of Behaviour
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Animations and Resources:
Inside the Hive (PBS): Colony structure
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EO Wilson: Lord of the Ants (PBS)
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Altruism
Richrad Dawkins explains the Selfish Gene:
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Rhythmical Behaviours
Turtles rely on lunar cycles for nesting:
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Seasonal cycles can be affected by climate change:
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Circadian rhythms are daily cycles:
Tutorial from WHFreeman
Hamsters will self-select optimal light conditions
Sleep/ wake patterns are genetic in basis:
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Colony collapse Disorder (non-syllabus)
Readers:
- Worker, Queen and Drone
“No one villian behind honey-bee colony collapse” from Science News
– What causes CCD? from Bayer CropScience
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Video: Collapse of the Honeybee, by Rowan Jacobsen
150 years since ‘On the Origin of Species’
Darwin’s theory of natural selection was finally published (and sold-out) in November 1859. The idea had been in his head, and a talking point of others, for years before. We’re still talking about it today.
Here’s a clip from a BBC documentary called Legacy about the impact of Darwin’s ideas:
The Guardian newspaper has a great page devoted to Darwin, including key excerpts from ‘On the Origin of Species…‘ and an article by Richard Dawkins.
You can download the full text of the first edition in pdf format from the University of New South Wales, or read it online at Talk Origins.
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