Datea | Topicb, c | Required/Recommended Readings |
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Aug 20 | I. Introduction | Mills 2007: 3-16 (Req.) |
Aug 24 | II. Scientific Investigations SciMethod.pdf | Mills 2007: 17-37 (Req.)
Romesburg 1981 (Req.) Braun 2005: 43-71 (Req.) |
Aug 22 | III. Introduction to Populations Intropop.pdf | Mills 2007: 199-222, 38-58 (Req.)
Krebs 2001: 116-132,106-114 (Rec.) Cushing 1981:49-70 (Rec.) Braun 2005: 418-447 (Rec.) |
Sep 5 | IV. Estimating Pop. Parameters - I
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Mills 2007: 59-87 (Req.)
Braun 2005: 72-153 (Rec.) Cushing 1981:95-141 (Rec.) Krebs 2001: 612-613 (Rec.) |
. Expanding lake trout population in Pen d'Oreille and impact on bull trout, kokanee and rainbow fishery Trumpeter Swan transplantation across S. Idaho |
Guest lecture by Chip Corsi, IDFG, Coeur d'Alene Guest Lecture by Kerry Reese |
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Sep 12 | V. Estimating Pop. Parameters - II
Lectures: Mortali.pdf
Natality Movements |
Mortality: Mills 2007: 76-81 (Req.) Wakeley 1982:49-61 Krebs 2001: 133-156 Braun 2005: 377-418 (Req.) Natality: Movements: Krebs 2001: 41-56 |
Sept 24 - 26
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Dr. Garton attending TWS national conference in Tucson, Arizona Line transect sampling of birds and mammals: Start of the field exercise Sources, sinks, bad moms, naive children and hungry trout: The metapopulation biology of Callibaetis mayflies |
Wear field shoes, meet in Lecture Hall Hints Dr. Chris Caudill |
Oct 5 | EXAM I Review Session Oct 4 in CNR 200 at 2:30-3:30 pm | |
Sept 21 | VI. Population Structure Lectures: Sexratio.pdf
Age-specific birth and death rates
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Wakeley 1982:108-113 |
Oct 12
Oct. 15 |
VII. Evolutionary Aspects
Dr. Chris Caudill
Significance Reproductive strategies (evolutionary) Case study: clutch size in birds
Life history strategies
Student responsibilities References Metapopulation Genetics |
Mills 2007: 176-198 (Req.)
Krebs 2001: 17-29, 355-384, 610-611 |
Oct 17 | VIII. Population Growth - Unlimited Dr. Chris Caudill Unlimited
Growth lectures
Life tables and population growth
Instantaneous and finite rates
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Mills 2007: 91-113, 132-158 (Req.)
Krebs 2001: 157-178 Wakeley 1982:135-140 Braun 2005: 154-184 |
Oct 17 | IX. Population Growth - Limited
Dr. Caudill
Limited Population Growth lectures
Estimating parametes
Stochastic logistic growth Population growth - limited with time lags |
Mills 2007: 114-131 (Req.)
Cushing 1981:142-171 Krebs 2001: 305-354 |
Oct 19 | Population Models for Fisheries
Beverton-Holt etc. |
Dr. Chris Peery |
Oct 22 | Sustainable Harvest | Mills 2007: 295-303 (Req.) |
Oct 24 | X. Population Viability Analysis | Mills 2007: 248-275 (Req.)
Mills et al. 2005: 691-713 |
Nov 2 | EXAM II (Review Session - 6:45-8:45 pm Nov 1 in CNR 108) | |
Oct 29 | PROPOSAL DUE | |
Oct 26 | XI. Interspecific Competition
Lecture pdf to download Definitions Classic experiments Lotka-Volterra competition model
Competitive exclusion principle Evaluation Niche
Does competition structure communities?
Resource competition
References |
Wakeley 1982:203-231, 253-275 Krebs 2001: 179-205 (Req.) |
Nov 9-12
Nov 14-16 |
XII. Predation
Dr. Caudill
Dr. Caudill's Lectures1 Lectures2 Definitions Examples Primary components Logistic growth of prey Predator response
Mathematical models
Parasitism and disease Stability of predator-prey interaction References
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Mills 2007: 159-175 (Req.)
Krebs 2001: 206-289 (Req.) |
Nov 19-23 | FALL RECESS - NO CLASSES
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Nov 26 | XIII. Population Regulation
Introduction
General theories Population cycles Classic studies Methods References |
Mills 2007: 223-247 (Req.)
Wakeley 1982:141-187, 294-313 Krebs 2001: 280-304 (Req.) |
Nov 30 | EXAM III (Note: Review Session Nov. 29, CNR 108 at 6:45-8:30 pm) | |
Dec 3 | PROJECT REPORT DUE | |
Dec 5-7
Dec 5
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XIV. Harvest:
The Good and Bad
Principles
World-wide Patterns Dr. Chris Peery
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Mills 2007: 286-307 (Req.)
Braun 2005: 658-690
Conover 2002 |
Dec 7 | Additional Topics (time permitting)
Genetic Aspects of Population Dynamics
Population energetics Communities |
USDA 1988:B1-26
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Dec 11 | FINAL EXAM (comprehensive): 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. (Lecture Hall) |
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.
Braun, Clait, editor. 2005. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. Sixth ed. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md. 974pp. (required text)
Conover, D.O. and S.B. Munch. 2002. Sustaining fisheries yields over evolutionary time scales. Science 297:94-96.(on reserve at library)
Cushing, D. H. 1981. Fisheries biology: a study of population dynamics. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. (on reserve at library)
Krebs, C. J. 2001. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. Fifth ed. HarperCollins College Publishers, New York, NY. (on reserve at library)
Ludwig, D., R. Hilborn, and C. Walters. 1993. Uncertainty, resource exploitation, and conservation: lessons from history. Science 260:17-37. (on reserve at library)
Mills, L. Scott. 2007. Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics, and Management. Blackwell, Malden, MA. 407 pp. (required text)
Mills, L. S., J. M. Scott, K. M. Strickler, and S. A. Temple. 2005. Ecology and management of small populations. p. 691-713 in Braun, C. (ed). 2005. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. Sixth ed. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md.
Romesburg, H. C. 1981. Wildlife science: gaining reliable knowledge. J. Wildl. Manage. 45:291-313. (on reserve at library)
USDA. 1988. Final supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for an Amendment to the Pacific Northwest Regional Guide. Vol. 2, Appendices: Spotted Owl Guidelines, p. B1:1-26. (on reserve at library)
Wakeley, J. S., editor. 1982. Wildlife population ecology. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pa. (on reserve at library)
Revised: 25 August 2011