Tentative revised schedule:
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LECTURE TOPIC |
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READINGS |
Evolutionary and Population Ecology |
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Aug 23 |
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Introduction; Evolutionary Ecology |
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Ch. 1: 1-12; Ch. 8: 198-223 |
Aug 25 |
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Physical ecology (abiotic factors) |
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Ch. 4: 90-105, 113-114; Ch. 5: 124-136 |
Aug 30 |
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Katrina - class canceled |
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Sept 1 |
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Katrina - class canceled |
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Sept 6 |
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Population demography I: parameters and life tables |
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Ch. 9: 227-240, 242-244, 247-251 |
Sep 8 |
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Population demography II: life tables and stable age distributions |
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Ch. 10: 255-274 |
Sep 13 |
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Population growth I |
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Ch. 11: 278-295 |
Sep 15 |
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Human explosion |
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Film: Population Bomb |
Sep 20 |
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Life history evolution: traits and patterns |
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Ch. 12: 299-320 |
Sep 22 |
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Exam I |
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Pairwise Species Interactions |
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Sep 27 |
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Competition I: patterns in nature and lab |
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Ch. 13: 324-344 |
Sep 29 |
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Competition II: Lotka-Volterra model |
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Ch. 13: 324-344 |
Oct 4 |
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Competition III: niches & field experiments |
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Ch. 13: 324-344 |
Oct 6 |
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Competition IV: evolution of competitors |
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Ch. 13: 324-344 |
Oct 11 |
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Competition V: advanced topics |
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Oct 13 |
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Fall Holiday – no class |
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Oct 18 |
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Predation I: history, patterns, & models |
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Ch. 14: 347-371 |
Oct 20 |
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Predation II: models, regulation, stability |
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Ch. 14: 347-371 |
Oct 25 |
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Predation III: regulation & stability |
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Ch. 14: 347-371; Ch. 6: 158-160 |
Oct 27 |
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Predator-prey coevolution; predation-competition interactions |
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Ch. 17: 422-425, 427-438 |
Nov 1 |
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Exam 2 |
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Nov 3 |
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Population dynamics I: theory and microtene rodents |
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Ch. 14: 357-359 |
Nov 8 |
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Population dynamics II: dispersal & habitat fragmentation |
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Ch. 9: 240-242; Ch. 21: 518-520 |
Community/Ecosystem Ecology |
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Nov 10 |
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Species pool and succession |
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Ch. 20: 485-500 |
Nov 15 |
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Biogeography |
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Ch. 22: 537-546, 549-556 |
Nov 17 |
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Disturbance and habitat heterogeneity and role of competition |
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Ch. 16: 409-415 |
Nov 22 |
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Richness, biodiversity gradients, & species diversity |
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Ch. 16: 398-403; Ch. 22: 546-550 |
Nov 24 |
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Thanksgiving – no class |
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Nov 29 |
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Food webs, trophic cascades & community stability |
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Ch. 16: 404-409, Ch. 17: 419-439, Ch. 20: 500-507 |
Dec 1 |
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Exam 3 |
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Dec 8 |
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Energy Flow |
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Ch. 18: 442-459 |
Dec 10 |
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Nutrient cycles |
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Ch. 19: 463-481 |
Dec 15 |
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Final Exam: 7:30-9:30am |
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