1 Textbook: Ricklefs, R.E. 2009. The economy of nature, 6th edition ...

Date Topic Reading Lab26 Aug (F) Introduction --- ---29 Aug (M) Evolution introduction Ch. 6 Evobeaker (Guppies)31 Aug (W) Life history patterns Ch. 72 Sep (F) Sex, behavior, and evolution Ch. 85 Sep (M) Social behavior and evolution Ch. 9 Pollination I*7 Sep (W) Phylogeny and speciation Ch. 219 Sep (F) Human evolution12 Sep (M) Guest speakers Ch. 1 Pollination II*14 Sep (W) Ecology introduction Ch. 2-316 Sep (F) Adapting to the physical environment Ch. 4-519 Sep (M) Limits to plant and animal distributions Ch. 5 Evobeaker (Phylogeny)21 Sep (W) Biomes23 Sep (F) Species distributions Ch. 1026 Sep (M) Midterm 1 Review Biodiversity I*28 Sep (W) Exam30 Sep (F) Population size and growth Ch. 113 Oct (M) Population demography (humans and turtles) Ch. 11 Biodiversity II*5 Oct (W) Population regulation and dynamics Ch. 127 Oct (F) Maximum sustainable yield in fisheries Ch. 26, p.502-50410 Oct (M) Genetics and small populations Ch. 13 Foraging I*12 Oct (W) Extinction and conservation Ch. 12, p.260-262; Ch. 26, p.553-567; Ch. 27, 570-57914 Oct (F) Species interactions Ch. 1417 Oct (M) Mid-semester break NO LAB19 Oct (W) Disease Ch. 14, p.292-294; Ch. 15, p.315-31721 Oct (F) Predator - prey dynamics Ch. 1524 Oct (M) Competition Ch. 16 Foraging II*26 Oct (W) Competition and foraging theory Ch. 1628 Oct (F) Mutualism and coevolution Ch. 1731 Oct (M) Midterm 2 Review Book review outlines and citations due to lab instructor Foraging III*2 Nov (W) Exam4 Nov (F) Species distribution modeling6