BIOL 431 - Population Ecology

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

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, and the evolution of life history patterns; population dynamics; interactions among organisms (predation, competition, mutualism, parasites/disease); harvesting; and population regulation. Prerequisites: BIOL 208; BIOL 330; one of MATH 114, 125, 134, 144, or 154; STAT 151 or 161. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in BIOL 331.

BIOL 531 - Advanced Population Ecology

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

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.