Datea | Topicb, c | Required Readings |
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Aug 25 | Course Information | Mills 3-16 |
Aug 27 | Introduction to Population Ecology | Mills 17-37 |
Aug 29 |
ECOLOGY AND SCIENCE |
Hobbs and Hilborn 2006; Braun 67-68 (The research management connection) |
Sept 1 | No class - Labor Day | |
Sep 3 |
Modeling in Fish and Wildlife |
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Sep 5 | Modeling continued | |
Sept. 8 |
Guest Lecture: Chip Corsi (IDFG, Panhandle Regional Supervisor) | |
Sep 10 |
INTRODUCTION TO POPULATIONS Course Project |
Cushing 1981:49-70
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Sep 12 | Guest Lecture: Pete Zager (IDFG) | |
Sep 15 | POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS |
Krebs 32-104; 86-104 (recommended)
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Sep 17 | II. Estimating Distributions | Krebs 41-85 (recommended) |
Sep 19 | Estimating Distributions (cont.) | Van Horne 1983 |
Sep 22 |
POPULATION ABUNDANCE Population Parameters: Density/Abundance Total counts |
Mills 59-76 |
Sep 24 |
Distance Estimation
Line Transects and Variable Circular Plots |
Braun 106-146 |
Sep 26 | Cushing 95-117 | |
Sep 29 | Mark-recapture | |
Oct 1 | Mark-recapture cont. | |
Oct 3 | Modeling Probability of Detection | |
Oct 6 | Indices of Population Abundance/Density |
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Oct 8 |
EXAM I
Review session (Oct. 6; 5pm; CNR 10) |
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Oct 10 | Evolutionary Aspects: Dr. Chris Caudill | |
Oct 13 | Evolutionary Aspects: Dr. Chris Caudill | |
Oct 15 | Sampling Strategies (cont.) | Mills 91-99
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Oct 17 | MODELING TIME-SERIES of ABUNDANCE Modeling Population Growth Unlimited
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Mills 114 - 131 |
Oct 20 | Unlimited (cont.) | Recommended: Humbert et al. (in review) |
Oct 22 | Density Dependence | Recommended: Sibly et al. (2005) |
Oct 24 | Modeling Population Growth (cont.)
Viability |
Dennis and Otten (2000) |
Oct 27 | Viability (cont.)
Environmental Covariates |
Recommended:
Staples et al. (2005): Viable Population Monitoring |
Oct 29 | DEMOGRAPHIC-BASED POPULATION MODELS | |
Oct 31 | Continued... Population Parameters: Fecundity, Mortality, Movements
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Mills 76-87
Braun 160-175
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Nov 3 |
PROJECT PROPOSAL DUE
Sex ratio (see Mills text) |
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Nov 5 | Continued... |
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Nov 7 | EXAM II | |
Nov 10 |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Jon Firehammer |
Zheng and Mathisen 1998 NAJFM 18(4):872-885 Inseason forecasting of Southeastern Alaska pink salmon abundance based on sex ratios and commercial catch and effort data
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Nov 12 | Guest Lecture: Brett Bowersox (Regional Fisheries Biologist, IDFG) | |
Nov 14 | Mills 132-158 | |
Nov 17 | Demographic-based Population Models
(cont.)
Metapopulation Models |
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Nov 19 |
INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS
Case Study: Ocelots and bobcats |
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Nov 21 |
Competition (cont.) Case Study: Stream fish in Oklahoma |
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Nov 24 - Nov 28 |
FALL RECESS - NO CLASS |
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Dec 1 | Mills 159-175 | |
Dec 3 |
III. Harvest |
Mills 287-307 |
Dec 5 | EXAM III | |
Dec 8 | PROJECT REPORT DUE (In Class)
ADDITIONAL TOPICS (Time permitting) Genetic Approaches to Studying Fish and Wildlife Populations |
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Dec 10 | Collapsing Fish Populations: | |
Dec 12 |
Recovery of Imperiled Species |
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Dec 18 | FINAL EXAM (comprehensive): 7:30 - 9:30 am |
a Dates of lecture topics/exams are approximate. Depending on class participation and interest, more or less time may be spent on a particular subject. Exam dates may change in accordance with class progress.
b To view or print lecture notes (handouts), click on the main topic heading. The second-level headings are bookmarks to specific information contained within that particular lecture topic. Caution: do not just print out the main-topic pages; also look for links to additional material such as tables, figures, examples, etc.
c Some topics will not be covered in lecture or will be reviewed only briefly. In most cases, information on these topics will be presented in assigned readings, handouts, or laboratory sessions. Furthermore, the lecture notes provided here are not comprehensive, i.e., you must attend lecture and lab to get all the information. You are responsible for information presented in lecture and lab, as well as information from assigned readings, handouts, and class discussions.
Bookhout, T. A., editor. 1994. Research and management techniques for wildlife and habitats. Fifth ed., rev. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md.
Gulland, J. A. 1988. Fish population dynamics, 2nd edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York. (on reserve at CNR Copy Center)
Guthery, F. S. 2004. Commentary: the flavors and colors of facts in wildlife science. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:288-297. (on reserve at library)
Hilborn, R. and M. Mangel. 1997. The ecological detective. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. (on reserve at library and CNR Copy Center)
Krebs, C. J. 2001. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. 5th ed. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA. 695 pp. (required text)
Lakatos, I. 1978. The methodology of scientific research programmes. Cambridge University Press, New York, New York, USA. (on reserve at CNR Copy Center)
Van Horn, B. 1983. Density as a misleading indicator of habitat quality. Journal of Wildlife Management 47:893-901. (on reserve at CNR Copy Center)
Revised: 19 October 2009