Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University.
3151 Wood Hall, tel.: 387-5604, fax: 387-5609, E-mail: steve.malcolm@wmich.edu
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~malcolm/BIOS615-Ecology/615index.html
Room 1106 Wood Hall, Tuesday, Thursday, 2:00 Ð 3:15
p.m.
Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00-12:00 noon, or
by appointment
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Text |
I. INTRODUCTION |
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1. |
Jan.
4/6 |
Introduction
to Ecology |
Ch 1-3 |
II. SINGLE-SPECIES POPULATIONS |
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2. |
Jan.
11/13 |
Defining
populations: Birth, Death & Movement |
Ch 4 & 5 |
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3. |
Jan.
18/20 |
Intraspecific
Competition & Populus
Introduction |
Ch 6 |
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4. |
Jan.
25/27 |
The
Logistic Equation and
Population Modelling |
Ch 6 |
III. INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS |
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5. |
Feb.
1/3 |
Interspecific
Competition |
Ch 7 |
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6. |
Feb.
8/10 |
Predation
and Predatory Behavior |
Ch 8 & 9 |
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7. |
Feb.
15/17 |
Dynamics
of Predation |
Ch 10 |
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(Take-home mid-term exam available 15
February) |
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8. |
Feb.
22/24 |
Parasitism
and Herbivory |
Ch 12 |
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(Take-home exam due 2:00 p.m., 24
February)
[SPRING BREAK] |
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9. |
Mar.
8/10 |
Decomposers,
Detritivores & Mutualists |
Ch 11&13 |
IV. SYNTHESES & APPLICATIONS OF ECOLOGY |
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10. |
Mar.
15/17 |
Life
History Variation |
Ch 14 |
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11. |
Mar.
22/24 |
Abundance
& Metapopulations |
Ch 15&25 |
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12. |
Mar.
29/31 |
Manipulating
Abundance & Risk Assessment |
Ch 16 |
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13. |
Apr.
5/7 |
Community
Structure (term paper due 7 April) |
Ch 17&24 |
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14. |
Apr.
12/14 |
Roles
of Competition, Predation & Disturbance |
Ch 20-22 |
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(Take-home final exam available 12 April) |
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15. |
Apr.
18 |
Take-home
Final Exam due at 2:45-4:45 p.m. |
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