Fall 2005 Laboratory Schedule for BIOS 3010 – ECOLOGY

Date	Class	Topic	Lab exercise
Sep. 1/2	lab 1	Literature research - Waldo library	Library
Sep. 8/9	lab 2	Scientific methods & conditions	Lab
Sep. 15/16	lab 3	Life tables	Lab computer
Sep. 22/23	lab 4	Mark and recapture	Field
Sep. 29/30	lab 5	Competition	Lab computer
Oct. 6/7	lab 6	Lotka-Volterra and the logistic equation	Lab computer
Oct. 13/14	lab 7	Goldenrod gall density	Field
Oct. 20/21	lab 8	Goldenrod galls: testing hypotheses	Field
Oct. 27/28	lab 9	Density dependence	Lab
Nov 3/4	lab 10	Dispersion analysis	Field
Nov. 10/11	lab 11	Metapopulation dynamics	Field
Nov. 17/18	lab 12	Stream diversity	Field
Nov. 24/25	No lab	Thanksgiving recess	Feast
Dec. 1/2	lab 13	Review	Course review