Dr. Kaplan: Ecology and Evolution - Fall 2011
Schedule:
| Lecture | Reading | |
| Aug 29 M | (Lab) Lecture 1. Introductions and Getting ready for Laboratory | Browse all; Bio Binder* Section A; B; C; D; I |
| Aug 30 T | Lecture 2. Variation and Hierarchical Structuralism Unify Biology. | Sadava Ch.1, 54.1, 54.3, 57.1, 58.1; Ricklefs Ch. 1, 528-530; Bio Binder Section F; Lubchenco (1998) |
| Sept 1 Th | Lecture 3. Focusing on Populations; Direct and Indirect Links between Genotype and Phenotype | Sadava Ch. 21; Ricklefs Ch. 6 |
| LAB I – Basic Computational Skills: Learning to Work with Variation | ||
| Sept 5 M | No Lab Lecture (Labor Day) | |
| Sept 6 T | Lecture 4. Population Genetic Models and Developmental Pasticity (Computer simulations and Amphibian development) | Sadava Ch. 21; Ricklefs Ch. 13; Bio Binder* Section F1-F4;H1-H8 |
| Sept 8 Th | Lecture 5. Environmental Inputs to Phenotypic Variation | Ricklefs Chapter 10 |
| LAB II - Part. 1 Tadpole morphological plasticity I; Part 2. Population genetics | ||
| Sept 12 M | (Lab) Lecture 6. Stickleback in the Canyon; Niche, Dispersion, and Popuation Size | Ricklefs Chapter 10; pg 122-123; Sadava Chapter 55; esp 1169; http://www.clarku.edu/activelearning/departments/biology/foster/fosterD.cfm |
| Sept 13 T | Lecture 7. Niche/Niche Flexibility; Dispersion/Dispersal |
Sadava Ch. 55; Ricklefs Ch. 11 |
| Sept 15 Th | Lecture 8. Population Structures: Dispersion and Size |
Sadava Ch. 55; Ricklefs Ch. 11 |
| LAB III – Reed Canyon Stickleback I | ||
| Sept 19 M | (Lab) Lecture 9. Stickleback/Bombina Lab Lecture | Sadava Ch. 55; Ricklefs Ch. 11 |
| Sept 20 T | Lecture 10. Population growth and regulation | Sadava Ch. 55; Ricklefs Ch. 11; web-link: Population Reference Bureau ; web-link: Population Pyramids |
| Sept 22 Th | Lecture 11. Evolution and Conservation | Review |
| LAB IV – Canyon Stickleback II & Tadpole Plasticity II | ||
| Sept 27 T | First Midterm exam 9:30-10:20 AM | |
* The Courses Server (See Bio Binder D1 for Instructions on Connecting)
** (S) Sadava et al. 2011. Life: The Science of Biology 9th ed. (main textbook for the year; also on reserve in the Reed Library)
*** (R) Ricklefs 2010.The Economy of Nature. 6th edition (on reserve in the Reed Library)