Title: Introduction to Wolf Ethology

Role: Student — Students generally have fewer privileges within a course.

Section 1
  Minnesota State Academic and ISTE Standards
  Ethology is the study and interpretation of behaviors, but some behaviors are hard to explain
  Wolf Education Facilities
Section 2
  Introduction
  Charles Darwin - 1809 – 1882
  Ivan Pavlov 1849 - 1936
  Konrad Lorenz 1903-1989
  Ethologist and Biologists Specific to Wolves
  Assignment 1: Ethologists and Biologists that Influence the Profession
Section 3
  Genetics: Which Animal is Genetically Closer to a Wolf?
  Can you turn a Wolf into a Dog
  Can you ID your Dog with DNA
  Dog Ancestory and Domestication
  Martin Clunes - A Man and is Dogs
  Martin Clunes a Man and his Dogs Video
  Genetic Relationships in a Wolf Pack
  Unit 2 - Genetics Quiz
Section 4
  Slide Show on Domestication and Genetics by Marina Voloshina
  Lyudmila N. Trut - American Scientist, Volume 87
  American Scientist Article Reference
  Cooperative Study - Study of the Molecular Basis of Tame and Aggressive Behavior in the Silver Fox Model
  Video Clips of Fox Experiment
  Assignment 3- Belyaev Fox Experiment
Section 5
  Definitions of Social Development
  Pup Development
  Assignment 4 - Fuller and Scott Instinctual Behavioral Chart
Section 6
  Communication
  Details of a Confrontation between Two Wild Wolves
  Assignment 5 - Defining Intraspecific Behavior
Section 7
  Communications Tree - The Wildlife Society
  Video Highlighting Wolf Interactions with other Predators
  Wolf-Moose Hypothesis
  Assignment Text Reading 6 - Wolves: Behavior, Ecology and Conservation
Section 8
  Predation Behaviors
  Interested in Watching Wolves in Yellowstone?
  Maternal and Grandmaternal Fawns
  Wolf Predation Notes
  Assignment 7 - Documenting Wild Wolf Behaviors
Section 9
  Captive Wolf Research
  Wolf Identification at the International Wolf Center
  Retired Pack at the International Wolf Center
  Gone but not Forgotten Wolves
  Unit 8 - Develop a Photo Presentation
Section 10
  Behavioral Research Techniques
  Example of Ethology Student Report
  2nd Example of Ethology Report
  Unit 9 - Interactive Ethogram and 8 Hours of Data Collection
Section 11
  Why Educate about Wolf Behavior?
  Case Study of Human Wolf Interactions in Alaska