Lecture Schedule
Lectures will make reference to assigned readings but will not simply repeat them. You will get more from lecture if you do the reading before and review it after. Exam questions will be drawn from both lectures and readings.
Lecture handouts are pdf copies of the powerpoint slides used in class. You may download and print them before each set of lectures (username is "biol211", pwd is on your syllabus). These handouts will be useful to some students as an aid to taking notes but will not be an adequate substitute for attending lecture.
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Topic |
Readings* |
Printable |
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Aug 21 |
1 |
Introduction to Biodiversity |
Ch 1, 55 |
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POPULATIONS & SPECIES |
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2 |
Aug 26, 28 |
2 |
Population & Conservation Genetics |
Ch 25 (review Ch 24) |
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3 |
Sep 2 |
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Pop. & Cons. Genetics (cont.) |
Ch 25 (cont.) |
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Sep 4 |
3 |
Population Ecology |
Ch 52 |
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4 |
Sep 9, 11 |
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Population Ecology (cont.) |
Ch 52 |
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5 |
Sep 16 |
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Population Ecology (cont.) |
Westemeier et al.** |
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Sep 18 |
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EXAM 1 |
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COMMUNITIES & ECOSYSTEMS |
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6 |
Sep 23 |
4 |
Species Interactions |
Ch 53, Bertness** |
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Sep 25 |
5 |
Ecological Communities |
Ch 53 (cont.) |
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7 |
Sep 30 |
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Ecological Communities (cont.) |
Ch 53 (cont.) |
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Oct 2 |
6 |
Ecosystems |
Ch 54 |
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Oct 7 |
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Ecosystems (cont.) |
Ch 54 (cont.), |
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Oct 9 |
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Climate and the Biosphere |
Ch 50 |
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Oct 14 |
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*** Fall break – no class *** |
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Oct 16 |
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Climate and the Biosphere (cont.) |
Ch 50 (cont.) |
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10 |
Oct 21 |
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EXAM 2 |
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Study guide 2 |
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BIODIVERSITY |
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Oct 23 |
7 |
Origins of Biodiversity/Phylogenies |
Ch 26, 27 (rev. Ch 24) |
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11 |
Oct 28 |
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Biodiversity/Phylogenies (cont.) |
Ch 26, 27 (cont.) |
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Oct 30 |
8 |
Bacteria & Archaea, Protists |
Ch 28, 29 |
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12 |
Nov 4 |
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Bacteria & Archaea, Protists (cont.) |
Ch 28, 29 (cont.) |
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Nov 6 |
9 |
Plants, Fungi |
Ch 30, 31 |
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13 |
Nov 11 |
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Plants, Fungi (cont.) |
Ch 30, 31 (cont.) |
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Nov 13 |
10 |
Animals |
Ch 32, 33 |
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14 |
Nov 18, 20 |
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Animals (cont.) |
Ch 34 |
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15 |
Nov 25 |
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Animals (cont.) |
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Nov 27 |
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*** Thanksgiving – no class *** |
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16 |
Dec 2 |
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EXAM 3 |
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Study guide 3 |
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Dec 6 |
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FINAL EXAM (12-3 p.m.) |
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Final study guide |
*Note: chapter numbers above are for the 3rd or 4th editions of Freeman.
**Readings announced in class or by email will be available on the course webpage.
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