BIOL 531 - Advanced Population Ecology

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

Faculty of Science

Principles of population ecology as they apply to plants and animals; population consequences of variation among individuals; habitat structure and population structure; habitat selection and foraging theory; life tables, demography, life history patterns; population dynamics; interactions among organisms (predation, competition, mutualism, parasites/disease); harvesting; and population regulation. Highly quantitative content. Prerequisites: BIOL 208, 330; any one of MATH 113, 114, 115, 120, 125 or SCI 100; STAT 151 or SCI 151. Graduate students are evaluated with assessments appropriate to graduate studies.Credit may not be obtained for both BIOL 431 and BIOL 531.