Animal Behavior - Biology 4200/5430
Bowling Green State University, Fall 2009
Introduction to the Study of Animal Behavior
Behavior is motion
-- Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (1857-1952)
Scientific Method
Initial Observation
Phrase a Question
Phrase Null and Alternate Hypotheses
Plan Experiment that distinguishes between the two hypotheses
Replication vs. Pseudo-replication
Conduct Experiment in Double-Blind Fashion
Un-blind samples
Analyze Data
Draw Conclusions
Communicate Results
Reading Assignment
Wikibooks -
Animal Behavior: Chapter 1
Links of Interest
Browse
Behavior and Neuroscience
at Bowling Green State University
What is the
Significance of Animal Behavior Research
?
last modified: 9/1/09
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