EEB 2244/2244W Lecture topics (Spring 2010)
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Chapter and page references below refer to Ricklefs, Economy of Nature.
| Date | Topic | Readings in Ricklefs | Lab |
| Jan 19 | Introduction to Ecology | Ch 1 | Tree ID & Keying |
| Jan 21 | Climate & terrestrial biomes | Ch 4 (73-95); Ch 5 (98-118) | |
| Jan 26 | Aquatic systems | Ch 5 (118-122); Ch 8 (170-78) | Carbon Cycling |
| Jan 28 | Energy and photosynthesis | Ch 2 (29-42); Ch 3 (56-59); Ch 6 | |
| Feb 2 | Nutrient Cycling | Ch 7 (143-46,151-59); Ch 8 | Global Warming |
| Feb 4 | Carbon cycle & climate change | Ch 7 (147-151); Ch 26 (511-512) | |
| Feb 9 | Short Exam 1 | Form & Function | |
| Feb 11 | Population structure | Ch 13 | |
| Feb 16 | Population growth | Ch 14 (269-282) | Sampling Populations |
| Feb 18 | Population Regulation | Ch 14 (282-292); Ch 15 (293-308) | |
| Feb 23 | Life histories | Ch. 10 | Population Change |
| Feb 25 | Reproductive strategies | Ch. 11 | |
| Mar 2 | Human populations | TBA | (Tuesday Only: review session) |
| Mar 4 | MIDTERM EXAM | ||
| Mar 9 | Spring break | ||
| Mar 11 | Spring break | ||
| Mar 16 | Behavioral ecology | Ch. 12 | Behavioral Ecology |
| Mar 18 | Adaptation to the environment | Ch. 3 (59-71); Ch 9 | |
| Mar 23 | Predation and herbivory | Ch. 17 | Understanding Statistics |
| Mar 25 | Predator-prey dynamics | Ch. 18 | |
| Mar 30 | Competition I | Ch. 19 | Population Modeling |
| Apr 1 | Competition II | Ch. 19 | |
| Apr 6 | Coevolution and mutualism | Ch. 20 | Biodiversity |
| Apr 8 | Short Exam 2 | ||
| Apr 13 | Community structure I | Ch. 21 | Conservation |
| Apr 15 | Community structure II | Ch. 21 | |
| Apr 20 | Community development | Ch. 22 | Conservation Cont. |
| Apr 22 | Biodiversity | Ch. 23 | |
| Apr 27 | Biogeography | Ch. 24 | Island Biogeography |
| Apr 29 | Extinction and conservation | Ch. 25 | |
| May 6 | FINAL EXAM | 10:30am-12:30 |
