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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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|'''Lab'''
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| Jan 19
 
| Jan 19
 
|Introduction to Ecology
 
|Introduction to Ecology
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|Ch 1 (pp 1-6,12-22); Ch 4 (73-80)
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|Ch 1
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|Tree ID & Keying
 
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| Jan 21
 
| Jan 21
 
|Climate & terrestrial biomes
 
|Climate & terrestrial biomes
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|Ch 4 (80-95); Ch 5 (98-118)  
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|Ch 4 (73-95); Ch 5 (98-118)  
 
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| Jan 26
 
| Jan 26
 
|Aquatic systems  
 
|Aquatic systems  
 
|Ch 5 (118-122); Ch 8 (170-78)
 
|Ch 5 (118-122); Ch 8 (170-78)
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|Carbon Cycling
 
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| 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
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|Global Warming
 
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| Feb 4
 
| Feb 4
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|'''Short Exam 1'''
 
|'''Short Exam 1'''
 
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|Form & Function
 
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| Feb 11
 
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|Population growth
 
|Population growth
 
|Ch 14 (269-282)
 
|Ch 14 (269-282)
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|Sampling Populations
 
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| Feb 18
 
| Feb 18
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|Life histories
 
|Life histories
 
|Ch. 10
 
|Ch. 10
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|Population Change
 
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| Feb 25
 
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|Human populations
 
|Human populations
 
|TBA
 
|TBA
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|''(Tuesday Only: review session)''
 
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| Mar 4
 
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| Mar 16
 
| Mar 16
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|Genetic variation
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|Behavioral ecology
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|Ch. 9 (215-241)
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|Ch. 12
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|Behavioral Ecology
 
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| Mar 18
 
| Mar 18
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|Genetic drift
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|Adaptation to the environment
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|Ch. 10
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|Ch. 3 (59-71); Ch 9
 
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| Mar 23
 
| Mar 23
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|Migration and non-random mating
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|Predation and herbivory
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|Ch. 9 (241-254)
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|Ch. 17
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|Understanding Statistics
 
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| Mar 25
 
| Mar 25
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|Natural selection and adaptation
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|Predator-prey dynamics
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|Ch. 11
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|Ch. 18
 
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| Mar 30
 
| Mar 30
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|Examples of natural selection
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|Competition I
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|Ch. 11
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|Ch. 19
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|Population Modeling
 
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| Apr 1
 
| Apr 1
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|The genetics of natural selection
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|Competition II
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|Ch. 12
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|Ch. 19
 
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| Apr 6
 
| Apr 6
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|'''Exam #3'''
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|Coevolution and mutualism
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|'''Covering material from March 16th through April 1st'''
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|Ch. 20
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|Biodiversity
 
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| Apr 9
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| Apr 8
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| Evolution of genomes
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| '''Short Exam 2'''
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|Ch. 20
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| Apr 13
 
| Apr 13
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|Evolution of phenotypic traits
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|Community structure I
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|Ch. 13
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|Ch. 21
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|Conservation
 
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| Apr 15
 
| Apr 15
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|Evolution of behavior
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|Community structure II
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|Ch. 16
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|Ch. 21
 
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| Apr 20
 
| Apr 20
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|Ecotypes and adaptive variation
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|Community development
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|Ch. 22
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|Conservation Cont.
 
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| Apr 22
 
| Apr 22
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|Species and speciation (guest lecture: R. Prunier)
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|Biodiversity
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|Ch. 17
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|Ch. 23
 
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| Apr 27
 
| Apr 27
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|Speciation mechanisms
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|Biogeography
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|Ch. 18
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|Ch. 24
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|Island Biogeography
 
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| Apr 29
 
| Apr 29
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|Evolution and society
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|Extinction and conservation
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|Ch. 23
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|Ch. 25
 
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| May 6
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| '''Exam 4 (covering material from April 8th to April 29th)'''
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| '''FINAL EXAM'''  
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|10:30am-12:30
 
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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

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