BASIC CONCEPTS IN ECOLOGY 
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 507 Section#33583 
SPRING 1999

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Date		Topic (Lecturer)				
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Jan. 14  	Introduction, pretest, Physiological ecology (LG)
Jan. 19		Plant physiological ecology  (LG)       
Jan. 21		Biophysical ecology and animal physiological ecology (LG)
Jan. 26		Population Ecology: Basic Models (LG)
Jan. 28		Animal Population Biology: Survey of data (LG)			
Feb. 2		Plant Population Biology: Survey of data (LG)
Feb. 4		Population Structure 1: Age (LG)		
Feb. 9		Population Structure 2: Size (LG)	
Feb. 16		Population Structure 3: Space (LG)
Feb. 18		Discussion: Population and physiological ecology (MP)
Feb. 23		Community Ecology: Basic Models (LG)
Feb. 25		Predator-Prey (MP)
Mar. 2		Competition (MP)
Mar. 4		Insect/arachnid communities (Dr. Susan Riechert)
Mar. 9		Invasions and what they tell us about community structure
			(Dr. Dan Simberloff)
Mar. 11		Conservation ecology (Dr. Stuart Pimm)
Mar. 23		Test
Mar. 25		Food Webs (MP)
Mar. 30		Commensalism and Symbiosis (MP)	
Apr. 1		Community assembly  (Dr. James Drake)
Apr. 6		Host parasite interactions (LG)
Apr. 8		Succession (MP) and Discussion: Community Ecology		
Apr. 13		Ecosystems I (MP)
Apr. 15		Marine ecosystems (Dr. Jackie Grebmeier)
Apr. 20		Ecosystems II (MP)
Apr. 22		Global ecology (MP)
Apr. 27		Landscape ecology (MP) 
Apr. 29		Field Trip: Ecosystems
May 6		Computer Project Presentations


Revised schedule for EEB507 for the latter part of semester:

Feb. 16		Discussion: Population and physiological ecology (LG, MP)
Feb. 18		Community Ecology: Basic Models (LG)
Feb. 23		Predator-Prey (MP)
Feb. 25		Competition (MP)
Mar. 2		Host parasite interactions (LG)
Mar. 4		Insect/arachnid communities (Dr. Susan Riechert)
Mar. 9		Invasions and what they tell us about community structure
			(Dr. Dan Simberloff)
Mar. 11		Conservation ecology (Dr. Stuart Pimm)
Mar. 23		Test
Mar. 25		Food Webs (MP)
Mar. 30		Commensalism and Symbiosis (MP)	
Apr. 1		Community assembly  (Dr. James Drake)
Apr. 6		Succession (MP)
Apr. 8		Discussion: Community Ecology		
Apr. 13		Ecosystems I (MP)
Apr. 15		Ecosystems II (MP)
Apr. 20		Global ecology (MP)
Apr. 22		Landscape ecology (MP)
Apr. 27		Discussion: Ecosystems and Computer Project Presentations
Apr. 29		Field Trip
May 6		Final exam