BIOL 4120

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Lecture 1  Introduction

Introduction to Spreadsheets

Lecture 2  Evolution Introduction

Spreadsheet Graphics

Lecture 3  The Physical Environment

Demography lab

Lecture 4  The Aquatic Environment

Estimating Population Size

Lecture 5  The Terrestrial Environment

Spatial Pattern in the Forest lab

Lecture 6  Plant Adaptations

Functional Response lab

Lecture 7  Animal Adaptations

Lecture 8  Life History
Lecture 9  Population

Mimicry lab

Lecture 10 Population Growth

Ecological Simulation Lab

Lecture 11 Population Regulation

 
Lecture 12 Metapopulations Links to available Special Topics
Lecture 13 Competition

Modeling Exponential Population Growth

Lecture 14 Predation and Herbivory

Modeling Density-Dependent Growth

Lecture 15 Symbioses

Diversity Indices

Lecture 16 Communities

Paper/Presentation description

Lecture 17 Succession

Effective Population Size

Lecture 18 Ecosystems

Rarefaction

Lecture 19 Landscape Ecology

Data from Lab 6 on Spatial Patterns

Chapters 21 & 22 notes  Ecosystem flows

Data from Lab 7 on Functional Response

Link to Plant Competition Lab Dataset

Introduction to the Examination Format

Peterson Intro To Spreadsheets Peterson Spreadsheet Graphics
Peterson Functional Response Lab Spreadsheet Graphics Data

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