ENV133 Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Science Fall 2011

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     * Syllabus

       * Textbook website

        * Online quizzing or try here

       

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*Lecture Notes

    Evolution & population genetics

    Evidence for evolution

   Anatomical & additional evidence for evolution     

   Exam 1, Wednesday, September 7

    Species concepts

    Origin of species

    Classifying species

     Exam 2, Friday, september 23

    Introduction to behavioral biology

    Orientation & communication

    Sexual selection & group living

    Population demography & survivorship curves

    Population growth & life history trade-offs

    Exam 3, Monday, october 17

Community ecology

Species interactions

Herbivory, disturbance & succession

Materials cycle

Energy flow

Biodiversity, stability & island biogeography

Exam 4, FRIDAY, november 11

Biosphere

Biomes

Aquatic ecosystems

Human impacts & climate change

Biodiversity loss

Conservation biology

FINAL EXAM, MON, DECEMBER 5, 10:15 AM-12:15 PM

 

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*Laboratory Information

Natural selection of paper bugs (Week 1)

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (Week 2)

Library activity (Week 3)

Ordovician fossils - Field trip (Week 4)

Classification (Week 5)

Cricket behavior lab (Week 6)

Summary of cricket behaviors (Week 6)

Cricket biology (Week 6)

Cemetery demography - Field trip (Week 8)

Presenting results and analyzing data (Week 9)

Bird feeding niches (Week 10)

Service learning - Field trip (Week 11)

Lemna population ecology (Week 12)

Lemna data analysis (Week 13)

 

 

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*Scientific Process Information

Communicating ecology

Finding library resources and avoiding plagiarism

How to design experiments

Statistical analyses

How to perform a t-test

How to perform a chi-square test

 

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*Writing Assignment Information

    Writing manual (2009 Version)

    How to cite in APA format

How to write a scientific paper

Writing a scientific paper (powerpoint notes)

A sample scientific paper

How to avoid plagiarism

Plagiarism examples