Biology 380-51
GENERAL ECOLOGY
Kasmer

TENTATIVE LECTURE & LAB SCHEDULE  --  Summer IA 2005

DATE:

FIRST HALF

Reading

SECOND HALF

T 24 May

 

Introduction
Ecological experiments

Preface
1

Analyzing & presenting data

R 26 May

 

Detecting ecological patterns lab*
Evolution & adaptation

2, 3, 4

Analyzing & presenting data View/discuss video 
Distribution & Dispersal

T 31 May

 

Evolution & adaptation
Limits to distribution 

6, 7

Begin working on group projects 

R 2 June

Limits to distribution
 EXAM 1; Mark-and-recapture lab (part 1)

7, 9

Populations (lecture)

Mark-and-recapture lab* (part 2)

T 7 June

 

EXAM 1
Demography 
Population growth I

10

Work on group projects

R 9 June

 

Population growth II
Competition I

11

Computer simulations lab*
Work on group projects

T 14 June

 

Competition II
Demo of Computer simulations lab

12 (6)

Work on group projects

R 16 June

 

EXAM 2

13 (6, 18)

Predation (lecture)

T 21 June

 

Community properties & Community change

20, 21

Sampling communities lab*

R 23 June

 

Biodiversity;
Predation & competition in equilibrium communities 

22, App. IV

Continuation of lecture & 
View/discuss video

T 28 June

 

Disturbance & Nonequilibrium communities;
Conservation biology

23, 24, 19

Poster presentations of group projects

R 30 June

 

 

 

EXAM 3  (4:00-6:00 p.m.)

NOTE that this is a tentative schedule.  I will make announcements of any significant changes to the schedule at the beginnings of class meeting times.  If you are late to class, it is your responsibility to get this information from me or your classmates.

NOTE ALSO:  The last day to drop a course in Summer IA 2005 is Friday 17 June by 9:45 pm. To do so, you must use the TTRS.