Dr. Kaplan: Ecology and Evolution - Fall 2009
Schedule:
| Lecture | Reading | |
| Aug 31 M | (Lab) Lecture 1. Introductions; Getting ready for Laboratory | Bowse all; Green Book* Section A; B; C; D; I |
| Sept 1 T | Lecture 2. Part I. An Evolutionary Framework for Genetics and Ecology | Russell Ch. 1, 19**; Lubchenco (1998) |
| Sept 3 Th | Lecture 3. Genetics: An overview of Neo-Darwinian Genetics | Russell Ch. 12; Gibson (2005) |
| LAB I – Quantitative skills: Stickleback Fish and Bombina tadpoles | ||
| Sept 7 M | No Lab Lecture (Labor Day) | |
| Sept 8 T | (Lab) Lecture 4. The Bombina experiment; Intro to population genetics | Skim Russell Ch. 30; Green Book* Section F1-F4;H1-H8 Begin Russell Ch. 20 |
| Sept 10 Th | Lecture 5. Genetics: At the population level | Russell Ch. 20 |
| LAB II - Part. 1 Tadpole morphological plasticity I; Part 2. Population genetics | ||
| Sept 14 M | (Lab) Lecture 6. Stickleback in the Canyon; Intro to population ecology | Russsell Ch. 49; Ricklefs 253-254*** |
| Sept 15 T | Lecture 7. Ecology: Population growth models |
Russell Ch. 49; Ricklefs 14***; web-link: Population Reference Bureau |
| Sept 17 Th | Lecture 8. Ecology: Environment and the Ecological Niche | Russell Ch. 49; Ricklefs 14*** |
| LAB III – Reed Canyon Stickleback I | ||
| Sept 21 M | (Lab) Lecture 9. Stickleback/Bombina Lab Lecture | Russell Ch. 49; Ricklefs 14, 253-259, 263-266 |
| Sept 22 T | Lecture 10. Ecology: Population Structures | Ricklefs 180-192; web-link: Population Pyramids |
| Sept 24 Th | Lecture 11. Evolution and Conservation | Review |
| LAB IV – Canyon Stickleback II & Tadpole Plasticity II | ||
| Sept 28 M | First Midterm exam | |
* The Courses Server (See Green Book D1 for Instructions on Connecting)
** Russell et al. 2008. (main textbook for the year; also on reserve in the Reed Library)
*** Ricklefs 2001.The Economy of Nature. 5th edition (on reserve in the Reed Library)