Lecture
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Topic
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12 January |
Introduction; What is Ecology? |
| 2 |
14 January |
Scientific Process, Scientific Theory, Physical Environment |
| 3 |
16 January |
Physical Environment II |
| 4 |
21 January |
Physical Environment III |
| 5 |
23 January |
Adaptation |
| 6 |
26 January |
Adaptations in photosynthetic pathway |
| 7 |
28 January |
Adaptations to the light environment |
| 8 |
2 February |
Plant responses to nutrients |
| 9 |
2 February in Lab |
Animal Adaptations: Nutrients |
| 10 |
4 February |
Animal Adaptations: Nutrients and Temperature |
| 11 |
6 February |
Animal Adaptations: Temp and water |
| 12 |
11 February |
Population Ecology: Life tables |
| 13 |
13 February |
Deterministic models |
| LAB |
16 February |
Statistics |
| 14 |
18 February |
Stochastic models |
| 15 |
20 February |
Population Control |
| 16 |
23 February |
Population Controls; Metapopulation Structure |
| 17 |
25 February |
Community Ecology: Competition |
| 18 |
4 March |
Community Ecology: Competition |
| 19 |
16 March |
Community Ecology: Competition Equations |
| LAB |
16 March |
Quantifying Population Distributions |
| 20 |
18 March |
Community Ecology: Niche Theory |
| 21 |
20 March |
Community Ecology: Mutualisms |
| 22 |
23 March |
Community Ecology: Mutualism, commensalism; Parasitism |
| 23 |
25 March |
Community Ecology: Parasitism (pathogens) |
| 24 |
27 March |
Community Ecology: Predation and bullfrog terror |
| 25 |
30 March |
Community Ecology: Predation |
| LAB |
30 March |
ANOVA |
| 26 |
6 April |
Community Ecology: Predation |
| Lab |
6 April |
Biodiversity Indices |
| 27 |
8 April |
Predation and Herbivory |
| 28 |
15 April |
Herbivory |
| 29 |
20 April |
Ecosystem Ecology I |
| 30 |
22 April |
Ecosystem Ecology II |
| 31 |
24 April |
Ecosystem Ecology III |
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