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Before Class Discussion Board Prompts

This is a series of discussion board prompts that I use throughout the semester to encourage in-class discussion of the upcoming class material. These are low-stakes assignments that are graded as complete/incomplete.

Course – Evolution & Behavior (100 level)

Campus – Hunter College

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Educational Resources Readings

Animal Communication section Britannica

https://www.britannica.com/science/animal-communication

Britannica encyclopedia section covering animal communication including – signal production, reception, and transmission, costs and benefits of communication, the evolution of signals, and honesty and deceit

Assigned as pre-class reading for class introducing animal communication.

Course content area – Communication

Course – Evolution & Behavior (100 level)

Campus – Hunter College

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Educational Resources Readings

In the oceans, the volume Is rising as never before

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/science/ocean-marine-noise-pollution.html

NY Times article about the impact of anthropogenic noise on ocean environments.

Included as an optional reading to support an in-class discussion when covering animal communication.

Course content area – Communication

Course – Evolution & Behavior (100 level)

Campus – Hunter College