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page is always under construction: Check it regularly| Datea | Topicb, c | Required Readings |
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| Aug 22 | Course Information | Mills 3-16 |
| Aug 24 | Introduction to Population Ecology | Mills 17-37 |
| Aug 26 |
ECOLOGY AND SCIENCE |
Hobbs and Hilborn 2006; Braun 67-68 (The research management connection) |
| Aug 30 | Modeling in Fish and Wildlife
Statistical Approaches |
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Sep 1 |
Modeling continued |
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| Sep 3 | Modeling continued | |
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Sept. 6 |
No class - Labor Day | |
| Sep 8 | INTRODUCTION TO POPULATIONS |
Cushing 1981:49-70
(on library reserve) |
| Sep 10 | cont. What is a Population? | |
| Sep 13 | POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS |
Krebs 32-104 (recommended, on library reserve)
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| Sep 15 | 
Guest Lecture: Chip Corsi (IDFG, Panhandle Regional
Supervisor)
Expanding lake trout population in Pen d'Oreille and impact on bull trout, kokanee and rainbow fishery |
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| Sep 17 |
Guest Lecture: Pete Zager (IDFG)
Managing predators and prey in Idaho |
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| Sep 20 | I. Ecological Theory of Population Distributions (cont.) | Van Horne 1983 |
| Sep 22 | II. Estimating Distributions | |
| Sep 24 | II. Estimating Distributions (cont.) | |
| Sep 27 |
MODELING POPULATION GROWTH USING ABUNDANCE DATA Exponential |
Humbert et al. (2009)... not Appendices
Mills 91-99 |
| Sep 29 | Guest Speaker: Eric Regehr (USFWS) Polar Bear Management Exponential cont. |
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| Oct 1 | Density Dependence | Mills 114 - 131
Recommended: Sibly et al. (2005)... possible project topic |
| Oct 4 |
EXAM I
Review session (Oct. 1; 4pm; CNR 108) |
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| Oct 6 | Environmental Covariates Population Viability |
Dennis and Otten (2000) |
| Oct 8 |
Guest Lecture: Mike Tewes(Texas A&M-Kingsville)
Conservation of ocelots |
Recommended:
Staples et al. (2005): Viable Population Monitoring |
| Oct 11 |
Environmental Covariates Population Viability |
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| Oct 13 |
ESTIMATING POPULATION ABUNDANCE Population Parameters: Density/Abundance Total counts |
Mills 59-76
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| Oct 15 |
Distance Estimation
Line Transects and Variable Circular Plots |
Braun 106-146 |
| Oct 18 | Removal methods | Cushing 95-117 (on library reserve) |
| Oct 20 | Mark-recapture | |
| Oct 22 | mark-recapture (cont.) | |
| Oct 25 | Modeling Probability of Detection | |
| Oct 27 | Indices of Population Abundance/Density |
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| Oct 29 |
MODELING POPULATION GROWTH USING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA |
Mills 132-158
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| Nov 1 |
Demographic-based Population Models (cont.) Metapopulation Models |
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| Nov 3 | Sensitivity Analysis | |
| Nov 5 |
EXAM II
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| Nov 8 | ESTIMATING POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS |
Braun 160-175
Mills 76-87 |
| Nov 10 |
Continued... Population Parameters: Fecundity, Mortality, Movements |
Zheng and Mathisen 1998 |
| Nov 12 |
Continued... Population Parameters: Fecundity, Mortality, Movements Sex ratio (see Mills text) |
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| Nov 15 | Continued... Dispersal |
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| Nov 17 |
Dispersal and Metapopulations Case Study: Golden-cheeked warblers |
Horne and Strickler (in prep.) |
| Nov 19 |
Case Study: Golden-cheeked warblers (cont.) INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS |
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Nov 22 - Nov 26 |
FALL RECESS - NO CLASS |
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| Nov 29 |
I. Competition (cont.) Case Study: Ocelots and bobcats Case Study: Stream fish in Oklahoma |
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| Dec 1 |
II. Predation
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Mills 159-175 |
| Dec 3 |
EXAM III |
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| Dec 6 | PROJECT REPORT DUE (In Class)
Case Study: Stream fish in Oklahoma (cont.) |
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| Dec 8 |
ADDITIONAL TOPICS (Time permitting)
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Mills 287-307 |
| Dec 10 |
III. Harvest |
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| Dec 15 |
FINAL EXAM (comprehensive):
7:30 - 9:30 am |
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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. 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.
Braun, C. E., editor. 2005. Techniques for wildlife investigations and management. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md. (required text)
Cushing, D. H. 1981. Fisheries biology: a study in population dynamics. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wi. (on library reserve)
Krebs, C. J. 2001. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, Ca. (on library reserve)
Mills, L.S. 2007. Conservation of wildlife populations. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, Ma. (required text)
Revised: 17 August 2011