Lecture Schedule
Lectures will make reference to assigned readings, but will not simply repeat what you have read. You will get more out of lecture if you do the reading before lecture, and will reinforce the lecture material if you do it again afterward. DQs (see below) for any articles will be due by noon the day before the lecture. 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: biol211, pwd: on your syllabus). They may be helpful to some students for taking notes, but they will not be an adequate substitute for attending lecture.
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Aug 26, 28 |
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Introduction to Biodiversity |
Ch 1, 55 |
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POPULATIONS & SPECIES |
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Sep 2, 4 |
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Population & Cons. Genetics |
Ch 24 (review Ch 23) |
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Sep 9 |
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Pop. & Conservation Genetics (cont.) |
Ch 24 (review Ch 23) |
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Sep 11 |
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Population Ecology |
Ch 52, TBA** |
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Sep 16, 18 |
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Population Ecology (cont.) |
Ch 52 |
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Sep 23 |
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EXAM 1 |
Ch 53 |
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COMMUNITIES & ECOSYSTEMS |
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Sep 25 |
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Species Interactions |
Ch 53 |
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Sep 30, Oct 2 |
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Ecological Communities |
Ch 53, TBA** |
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Oct 7, 9 |
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Ecosystems |
Ch 54 |
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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 |
Ch 50, 54 |
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Oct 21 |
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Climate and the Biosphere (cont.) |
Ch 50, 54 |
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Oct 23 |
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EXAM 2 |
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BIODIVERSITY |
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10 |
Oct 28, 30 |
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Origins of Biodiversity/Phylogenies |
Ch 25, 26 (rev. Ch 23), TBA** |
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11 |
Nov 4, 6 |
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Bacteria & Archaea, Protists |
Ch 27, 28, TBA** |
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12 |
Nov 11, 13 |
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Plants, Fungi |
Ch 29, 30 |
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13 |
Nov 18, 20 |
10 |
Animals |
Ch 31, 32 |
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Nov 25 |
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EXAM 3 |
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Nov 27 |
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*** Thanksgiving – no class *** |
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Dec 2 |
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Animals (cont.) |
Ch 33 |
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Dec 4 |
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Humans and Biodiversity |
TBA** |
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Dec 17 |
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FINAL EXAM: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
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*Note: chapter numbers above are for the 2nd edition of Freeman and for the “hybrid” textbook. If you have the 3rd edition of Freeman, chapters 23-33 are renumbered 24-34.
**TBA readings announced in class or by email will be available on the course webpage.
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