Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO)(WILD) 8310. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Population Ecology |
Course Description: | Advanced ecological theory to biological populations. Mathematical and evolutionary treatment of population growth and regulation, niche theory, foraging theory, predator-prey theory, habitat selection, and competition. |
Oasis Title: | Population Ecology |
Prerequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | 1) In course lectures, students will be introduced to the
basic concepts and ideas of theoretical population ecology;
2) Students will critically engage the primary literature
through assigned readings and discussions. |
Topical Outline: | SECTION I: SINGLE-SPECIES POPULATION DYNAMICS
Population growth
Individual variation
Structured populations
Density-dependence
Metapopulation dynamics
SECTION 2: EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
Life history evolution
Spatial population dynamics
Evolution of aging
Natural selection 1
Natural selection 2
SECTION 3: INTERACTING POPULATIONS
Consumer-resource dynamics
Competition
Multi-species systems
Directly transmitted disease
Vector-borne disease |