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Chapter and page references below refer to Ricklefs, ''Economy of Nature.'' | Chapter and page references below refer to Ricklefs, ''Economy of Nature.'' | ||
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| + | |- | ||
| + | | '''Date''' | ||
| + | |'''Topic''' | ||
| + | |'''Readings in Ricklefs''' | ||
| + | |'''Lab''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Jan 19 | | Jan 19 | ||
|Introduction to Ecology | |Introduction to Ecology | ||
| − | |Ch 1 | + | |Ch 1 |
| + | |Tree ID & Keying | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Jan 21 | | Jan 21 | ||
|Climate & terrestrial biomes | |Climate & terrestrial biomes | ||
| − | |Ch 4 ( | + | |Ch 4 (73-95); Ch 5 (98-118) |
|- | |- | ||
| Jan 26 | | Jan 26 | ||
|Aquatic systems | |Aquatic systems | ||
|Ch 5 (118-122); Ch 8 (170-78) | |Ch 5 (118-122); Ch 8 (170-78) | ||
| + | |Carbon Cycling | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Jan 28 | | Jan 28 | ||
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|Nutrient Cycling | |Nutrient Cycling | ||
|Ch 7 (143-46,151-59); Ch 8 | |Ch 7 (143-46,151-59); Ch 8 | ||
| + | |Global Warming | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Feb 4 | | Feb 4 | ||
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|'''Short Exam 1''' | |'''Short Exam 1''' | ||
| | | | ||
| + | |Form & Function | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Feb 11 | | Feb 11 | ||
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|Population growth | |Population growth | ||
|Ch 14 (269-282) | |Ch 14 (269-282) | ||
| + | |Sampling Populations | ||
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| Feb 18 | | Feb 18 | ||
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|Life histories | |Life histories | ||
|Ch. 10 | |Ch. 10 | ||
| + | |Population Change | ||
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| Feb 25 | | Feb 25 | ||
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|Human populations | |Human populations | ||
|TBA | |TBA | ||
| + | |''(Tuesday Only: review session)'' | ||
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| Mar 4 | | Mar 4 | ||
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|Behavioral ecology | |Behavioral ecology | ||
|Ch. 12 | |Ch. 12 | ||
| + | |Behavioral Ecology | ||
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| Mar 18 | | Mar 18 | ||
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|Predation and herbivory | |Predation and herbivory | ||
|Ch. 17 | |Ch. 17 | ||
| + | |Understanding Statistics | ||
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| Mar 25 | | Mar 25 | ||
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|Competition I | |Competition I | ||
|Ch. 19 | |Ch. 19 | ||
| + | |Population Modeling | ||
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| Apr 1 | | Apr 1 | ||
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|Coevolution and mutualism | |Coevolution and mutualism | ||
|Ch. 20 | |Ch. 20 | ||
| + | |Biodiversity | ||
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| Apr 8 | | Apr 8 | ||
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|Community structure I | |Community structure I | ||
|Ch. 21 | |Ch. 21 | ||
| + | |Conservation | ||
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| Apr 15 | | Apr 15 | ||
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|Community development | |Community development | ||
|Ch. 22 | |Ch. 22 | ||
| + | |Conservation Cont. | ||
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| Apr 22 | | Apr 22 | ||
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|Biogeography | |Biogeography | ||
|Ch. 24 | |Ch. 24 | ||
| + | |Island Biogeography | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Apr 29 | | Apr 29 | ||
| − | | | + | |Extinction and conservation |
|Ch. 25 | |Ch. 25 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | May 6 |
| − | | '''FINAL EXAM''' | + | | '''FINAL EXAM''' |
| + | |10:30am-12:30 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 15 April 2010
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 |
