Spring 2008
Dr. Wade B. Worthen
Section A: Lecture 1:00 pm Rinker 152
Laboratory: Mon, 2-5:00 pm
Text: The Economy of Nature, Ricklefs, 5th ed.
| DATE | TOPIC | READINGS | LAB (MON) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 (M) Mar 4 (T) Mar 5 (W) Mar 6 (H) Mar 7 (F) |
Lecture Material ppt from Field Trip Lab: 1-5pm, Oil Camp Creek (project 1) Climate I NO CLASS NO CLASS NO CLASS |
Chapt. 1 Chapt. 4 . . . |
Salamanders: Oil Camp Creek 1-5pm |
| Mar 10 (M) Mar 11 (T) Mar 12 (W) Mar 13 (H) Mar 14 (F) |
Field Lab: 1-5pm: Stream Sampling at FU (project 2) Climate II Adapting to the Physical Environment I Adapting to the Physical Environment II Adaptations to the Env. III - QUIZ #1 | Chapt. 2 Chapt. 2 Chapt. 3 Chapt. 3 Chapt. 3 |
Stream Sampling: FU 1-5pm |
Mar 17 (M) |
Biomes I Field Trip Lab: 2-5pm: Bald Rock (project
3) |
. Chapt. 5 Chapt. 5 Chapt. 5 . |
Bald Rock 2 -5pm |
Mar 24 (M) |
EASTER BREAK |
. Chapt. 9 . Chapt. 9 Chapt. 16 |
No Lab |
Mar 31 (M) |
Evolution III Field Lab: 1-5pm: Forest Sampling
at FU Life Histories Sex and Evolution Sexual Selection and Kin Selection I Sexual Selection and Kin Selection II FIELD TRIP: PEACHTREE ROCK AND CONGAREE - 7:30-5:30 |
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Lake Conestee 1 -5pm |
| Apr 7 (M) Apr 8 (T) Apr 9 (W) Apr 10 (H) Apr 11 (F) |
Field Lab: 1-5pm: Insect Diversity at FU Lake (project 4) Populations: Distributions Populations: Growth I - QUIZ #2 Populations: Growth II Populations: Growth III |
. Chapt. 13 Chapt. 14 Chapt. 15 Chapt. 17 |
Insect Diversity FU 1-5pm |
| Apr 14 (M) Apr 15 (T) Apr 16 (W) Apr 17 (H) Apr 18 (F) |
*******EXAM #2******* Interactions: Competition Interactions: Competition II Interactions: Predation NO CLASS |
. Chapt. 18 Chapt. 19 Chapt. 19 Chapt. 20 |
No Lab |
| Apr 21 (M) Apr 22 (T) Apr 23 (W) Apr 24 (H) Apr 25 (F) |
Mutualisms Field Lab: 1-5pm: Pollination at Furman Lake
(project 5) Communities: Descriptors Communities: Multispecies Interactions I Communities: Multispecies Interactions II Succession - QUIZ #3 |
. Chapt. 21 Chapt. 21 Chapt. 21 Chapt. 22 |
Pollination: FU 1-5pm |
| Apr 28 (M) Apr 29 (T) Apr 30 (W) May 1 (H) May 2 (F) |
Field Trip Lab: 1-5pm: Bunched Arrowhead (project 6) Biodiversity, Stability, and Productivity I Biodiversity, Stability, and Productivity II Biodiversity: Latitudinal Gradients Biodiversity: Patterns in Time |
. Chapt. 23 Chapt. 23 Chapt. 23 Chapt. 23 |
Bunched Arrowhead 1-5pm |
| May 5 (M) May 6 (T) May 7 (W) May 8 (H) May 9 (F) |
Field Lab: 1-5pm: Dragonflies at FU Lake (project 7) Biogeography Island Biogeography Nestedness NO CLASS |
. Chapt. 24 Chapt. 25 Chapt. 25 . |
Dragonflies: FU 1 -5pm |
| May 12 (M) May 13 (T) May 14 (W) May 15 (H) May 16 (F) |
NO CLASS NO CLASS NO CLASS NO CLASS NO CLASS |
. . . . . |
NO LAB |
| May 19 (M) May 20 (T) May 21 (W) |
Field Lab 2-5: Carbon Sequestration Human Impacts QUIZ #4 and Course Evaluation | Chapt. 26 Chapt. 26 . |
Forest Sampling |
| May 24 (Sat) | **** FINAL EXAM (2:30 pm) **** |