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class # | date | topic |
| #1 | Wed, Sept 8 | Introduction to Ecology |
| #2 | Fri, Sept 10 | The Scientific Method I |
| #3 | Mon, Sept 13 | The Scientific Method II |
| | Tue, Sept 14 | Lab #1: The Rapid Ecological Study. |
| #4 | Wed, Sept 15 | Ecological Inquiry in the Lab Portion of the Course |
| #5 | Fri, Sept 17 | Big Picture of Ecosystem Ecology |
| #6 | Mon, Sept 20 | Climates on a Rotating Earth |
| | Tue, Sept 21 | Lab #2: Terrestrial Ecological Sampling. |
| #7 | Wed, Sept 22 | Global Biodiversity |
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Ecology of Individuals and Populations. |
| #8 | Fri, Sept 24 | Introduction to Physiological Ecology |
| #9 | Mon, Sept 27 | Physiological Ecology of Plants |
| | Tue, Sept 28 | Lab #3: Aquatic Ecological Sampling. |
| #10 | Wed, Sept 29 | Physiological Ecology of Animals. |
| #11 | Fri, Oct 1 | Review Session for EXAM 1 |
| #12 | Mon, Oct 4 | EXAM 1 |
| | Tue, Oct 5 | Lab #4: Begin Ecological Research Project. |
| #13 | Wed, Oct 6 | Introduction to Population Ecology. |
| #14 | Fri, Oct 8 | Adaptation, Natural Selection, and Speciation |
| #15 | Mon, Oct 11 | Population Demography |
| | Tue, Oct 12 | Lab #5: Project Work Day. |
| #16 | Wed, Oct 13 | Life History Evolution I. |
| #17 | Fri, Oct 15 | Population Regulation. |
| #18 | Mon, Oct 18 | Social Ecology and Mating Systems . |
| | Tue, Oct 19 | Lab #6: Project Work Day. |
| #19 | Wed, Oct 20 | Review Session for EXAM 2. |
| #20 | Fri, Oct 22 | EXAM 2. |
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Ecology of Communities and Ecosystems. |
| #21 | Mon, Oct 25 | Competition I . |
| | Tue, Oct 26 | Lab #7: Project Work Day. |
| #22 | Wed, Oct 27 | Competition II. |
| *** | Fri, Oct 29 | *** fall break *** |
| *** | Mon, Nov 1 | *** fall break *** |
| | Tue, Nov 2 | Lab #8: Project Work Day. |
| #23 | Wed, Nov 3 | Life History Evolution II. |
| #24 | Fri, Nov 5 | Predation/ Parasitism I. |
| #25 | Mon, Nov 8 | Predation/ Parasitism II. |
| | Tue, Nov 9 | Lab #9: Project Work Day, Manuscript Generation. |
| #26 | Wed, Nov 10 | Mutualism and Coevolutionary Ecology. |
| #27 | Fri, Nov 12 | Multispecies Interactions. |
| #28 | Mon, Nov 15 | Community Change: Succession & Is. Biogeography. |
| | Tue, Nov 16 | Lab #10: Ecological Research Symposium. |
| #29 | Wed, Nov 17 | Global Biodiversity. |
| #30 | Fri, Nov 19 | Biodiversity and the Endangered Species Act. |
| #31 | Mon, Nov 22 | Review Session for EXAM 3. |
| | Tue, Nov 23 | Lab #11: Work on Reviews of Peers' Manuscripts. |
| #32 | Wed, Nov 24 | EXAM 3. |
| *** | Fri, Nov 26 | *** Thanksgiving *** |
| #33 | Mon, Nov 29 | Human Ecology: The State of the World. |
| | Tue, Nov 30 | Lab #12: Work on Reviews of Peers' Manuscripts. |
| #34 | Wed, Dec 1 | Global Species Protection {Race to Save the Planet #5}. |
| #35 | Fri, Dec 3 | Global Ozone Loss and Risks from Ultraviolet Radiation. |
| #36 | Mon, Dec 6 | Global Carbon Cycle and Climate Warming. |
| | Tue, Dec 7 | Lab #13: Manuscript Revision Work Day. |
| #37 | Wed, Dec 8 | Ecological Economics of Sustainability. |
| #38 | Fri, Dec 10 | Ecological Energetics: Six Billion for Dinner |
| #39 | Mon, Dec 13 | Ecological Design and the Next Environmental Revolution. |
| | Tue, Dec 14 | Lab #14: Final Manuscript Revisions Due. |
| #40 | Wed, Dec 15 | Review Session for EXAM 4 and FINAL EXAM. |
EXAM 4 and FINAL EXAM during exam week, TBA