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BIO 315-01, Ecology, fall
Collins, Michael
Collins, Michael
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Abstract
1
Th
25 AUG
1.
Introduction: the science of ecology
1
2
T
30 AUG
2.
Climate & the physical environment
2
Quiz 1
Th
1 SEP
3.
Biomes, temperature, & water
3-4
3
T
6 SEP
4.
Environmental variation: energy
5
Quiz 2
Th
8 SEP
5.
Evolution & ecology
6
4
T
13 SEP
6.
Life history
7
Quiz 3
Th
15 SEP
7.
Population distribution & abundance
8
5
T
20 SEP
8.
Review
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Th
22 SEP
9.
Population growth
9
EXAM 1
6
T
27 SEP
10.
Population dynamics
10
Exam due
Th
29 SEP
11.
Competition
11
Quiz 4
7
T
4 OCT
12.
Predation
12
Quiz 5
Th
6 OCT
13.
Dynamics of predation
12
8
T
11 OCT
14.
Parasitism
13
Quiz 6
Th
13 OCT
15.
Mutualism & commensalism
14
9
T
18 OCT
16.
NO CLASS – FALL BREAK
Quiz 7
Th
20 OCT
17.
The nature of communities
15
10
T
25 OCT
18.
Review
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Th
27 OCT
19.
Community change & stability
16
EXAM 2
11
T
1 NOV
20.
Biogeography
17
Exam due
Th
3 NOV
21.
Species diversity in communities
18
Quiz 8
12
T
8 NOV
22.
Productivity
19
Quiz 9
Th
10 NOV
23.
Review
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13
T
15 NOV
24.
Energy flow & food webs
20; p. 272
Th
17 NOV
25.
Conservation biology
22
EXAM 3
14
T
22 NOV
26.
Conservation biology
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Exam due
Th
24 NOV
27.
NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING BREAK
15
T
29 NOV
28.
Landscape ecology & ecosystem management
23
Quiz 10
Th
1 DEC
29.
Global ecology
24
16
T
6 DEC
30.
Review & summary
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