Laboratory/Field Syllabus
| LABORATORY/FIELD SCHEDULE for POPULATION BIOLOGY SPRING, 2009 |
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WEEK OF |
"LAB" LECTURE
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THEME 2 | THEME 3 |
| 1/27 |
1) Experiments in Ecology and Evolution; 2) Bombina larvae as model organisms; 3) Introduction to PopBio, and MetaPop, and Jmp. |
1) Obtaining frog larvae; setting up plasticity experiment.
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1) Time permitting: Tour of the Canyon. Taricha, Pseudacris and Gasterosteus. |
1) Recording and storing data in JMP 2) Introduction to RAMAS. |
| 2/03 |
1) Probability distributions and summary statistics; |
1) Tadpole experiment begins; initial
size measurements; |
1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection . |
1) LTER continuation. 2) RAMAS continuation |
| 2/10 |
1) Estimation and hypothesis testing;
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1) Tadpole experiment 2nd size measurements; 2) Tadpole and stickleback maintenenance. |
1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection 3. |
1) LTER continuation. 2) RAMAS continuation |
| 2/17 | 1) Analysis of Variance I. 2) Thinking about independent projects 1) Tadpole experiment 3rd size measurements; 2) Tadpole and stickleback maintenenance. |
1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection 4. 1) Tadpole experiment; third set of measurements; |
1) LTER continuation. 2) RAMAS continuation |
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| 2/24 | 1) Analysis of Variance II 1) Tadpole experiment 4th size measurements; 2) Tadpole and stickleback maintenenance. |
1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection 5. 1) Tadpole experiment, fourth set of measurements; |
1) LTER continuation. 2) RAMAS continuation |
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| 3/03 | 1) Covariance, correlation, and regression1) Tadpole experiment Final Size measurements and data analysis; | 1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection 6. Data analysis and discussion of oral presentation; |
1) LTER continuation. 2) RAMAS continuation |
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| 3/10 | Poster Presentations | 1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection 7. Oral Presentations of Amphibian Project or Stickleback Project |
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| 3/24 | Independent projects begin and simulation experiments | 1) Ensatina Artifical Cover Objects. Data Collection 8. Independent projects and simulation experiments |
1) Ensatina ACO Analysis. 2) RAMAS Analysis. |
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| 3/31 | Independent projects and simulation experiments | Independent Projects |
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| 4/07 | Independent projects. Simulation experiments due. | Independent projects | ||
| 4/14 | Open Discussion | Independent projects | ||
| 4/21 | Open Discussion | Independent projects | ||
| 4/28 | Open Discussion | Independent proj. (due 5/09 no exceptions) | ||
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