EEB 2244/2244W Lecture topics (Spring 2010)
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Revision as of 16:57, 11 January 2010 by RichKing (Talk | contribs) (New page: [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/EEB_2244/2244W_General_Ecology_(Spring_2010) Return to main course page] Chapter and page references below refer to Ricklefs, ''Econom...)
Chapter and page references below refer to Ricklefs, Economy of Nature.
| Jan 19 | Introduction to Ecology | Ch 1 (pp 1-6,12-22); Ch 4 (73-80) |
| Jan 21 | Climate & terrestrial biomes | Ch 4 (80-95); Ch 5 (98-118) |
| Jan 26 | Aquatic systems | Ch 5 (118-122); Ch 8 (170-78) |
| 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 |
| Feb 4 | Carbon cycle & climate change | Ch 7 (147-151); Ch 26 (511-512) |
| Feb 9 | Short Exam 1 | |
| Feb 11 | Population structure | Ch 13 |
| Feb 16 | Population growth | Ch 14 (269-282) |
| Feb 18 | Population Regulation | Ch 14 (282-292); Ch 15 (293-308) |
| Feb 23 | Life histories | Ch. 10 |
| Feb 25 | Reproductive strategies | Ch. 11 |
| Mar 2 | Human populations | TBA |
| Mar 4 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| Mar 9 | Spring break | |
| Mar 11 | Spring break | |
| Mar 16 | Genetic variation | Ch. 9 (215-241) |
| Mar 18 | Genetic drift | Ch. 10 |
| Mar 23 | Migration and non-random mating | Ch. 9 (241-254) |
| Mar 25 | Natural selection and adaptation | Ch. 11 |
| Mar 30 | Examples of natural selection | Ch. 11 |
| Apr 1 | The genetics of natural selection | Ch. 12 |
| Apr 6 | Exam #3 | Covering material from March 16th through April 1st |
| Apr 9 | Evolution of genomes | Ch. 20 |
| Apr 13 | Evolution of phenotypic traits | Ch. 13 |
| Apr 15 | Evolution of behavior | Ch. 16 |
| Apr 20 | Ecotypes and adaptive variation | |
| Apr 22 | Species and speciation (guest lecture: R. Prunier) | Ch. 17 |
| Apr 27 | Speciation mechanisms | Ch. 18 |
| Apr 29 | Evolution and society | Ch. 23 |
| Date not set yet | Exam 4 (covering material from April 8th to April 29th) |
