Population and Community Ecology
Syllabus

Date Subject Reading
7-Sep-04 1 - Intro to course, ecology, & diversity *H 271-300; S 1-56; H 1-9
  2 - The diversity of life; natural selection *S 21-56; *H 558-570; S 56-84; BHT 4-47; H 161-184 
9-Sep-04
  3- Natural, group, & individual selection *S 56-102; BHT 4-47
14-Sep-04
  4 - Physiological ecology *S 103-128; *H 186-214; BHT 48-89
16-Sep-04
  5 - Population growth  *S 129-150; BHT 135-172; 214-264
21-Sep-04
  6 - Models I: Exponential & logistic growth *G 1-27; *G 27-54
23-Sep-04
  7 - Models II: Logistic & age-structured grwth *G 27-54; *G 55-88
28-Sep-04
  8 - Models III: Age-structured growth *G 55-88
30-Sep-04
5-Oct-04 Review  
  MIDTERM EXAM I - Diversity, Evolutionary Ecology, & Pop. Growth  
7-Oct-04
  9 - Mutualism, commensalism, & coexistence *S 151-157; BHT 482-521
12-Oct-04
  10 - Models IV: Competition *S 158-182; *G 111-138; H 79-156; BHT 265-312
14-Oct-04
  11 - Models V: Predation I *S 183-198; *G 139-170; BHT 313-401
19-Oct-04
  12 - Models V: Predation II *G 139-170; *S 199-217
21-Oct-04
  13 - Models V: Predation III; Herbivory and Parasitism *G 139-170; *S 217-229; BHT 429-481
26-Oct-04
  14 -Causes of population change  *S 230-250
28-Oct-04
  No Class – Election Day, CU Holiday – Go Vote!  
2-Nov-04
  15 - Models VI: Metapopulation dynamics *G 89-110; BHT 173-207
4-Nov-04
  16 - Models VII: Metapopulation dynamics II *G 89-110; BHT 173-207
9-Nov-04
11-Nov-04 Review  
  MIDTERM EXAM II - Interspecific Interactions  
16-Nov-04
  17 - Models VIII: Island biogeography *G 171-195; BHT 861-883
18-Nov-04
  18 - Communities and Species diversity and stability *H 15-63; S 251-273; BHT 679-710*H 215-231; H 64-74; S 274-301
23-Nov-04
25-Nov-04 No Class - Thanksgiving Day, CU Holiday  
  19 - Amazon Biodiversity & Community Change *H 232-270; S 302-322
30-Nov-04
  20 - Trophic Structure *BHT 828-860; S 323-336
2-Dec-04
  21 - Energy pathways and exotic species *S 383-427; BHT 913-952
7-Dec-04
  22 - Exotic species and other threats to biodiversity and extinctions *H 79-109; S 428-442
9-Dec-04
21-Dec-04 CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM 9-12 AM  


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