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Bio 325 – Ecology (Fall 2007)

• Syllabus
• Powerpoint presentations from lecture
1. Biomes and ecological tolerance (ppt version, pdf version)
2. Physiological ecology – animal thermoregulation (ppt version, pdf version)
3. Animal water balance (ppt version, pdf version)
4. Plant physiological ecology (ppt version, pdf version)
5. Mutualisms
6. Succession (ppt version, pdf version)
7. Decomposition
8. Invasive Species
• Extra credit – Seminar review
• Extra credit – Journal article review
1. General guidelines
2. Download the article here
• Homework Assignment #1
• Homework Answer Key
• Study guide for first midterm
• Equations that will be provided on the first midterm
• Study guide for second midterm
• Study guide for material from last part of course (you will need all three study guides for the final)
• Figure illustrating factors that influence tropical species richness
• Overheads from nutrient cycling lecture (compartments figure, inputs/outputs figure)
• NOTE FOR FINAL EXAM – BRING YOUR CALCULATORS!!!

Bio 326 - Ecology lab (Fall 2007)

• Syllabus
• Literature Assignment
• Stream Literature – Annotated Bibliography
• Lab report guidelines
• Lertzman writing guidelines
• Morley and Karr (2002) paper
• Stream ecology lab
• Stream Data
• Group project assignment
• Equipment available for group projects
• PowerPoint presentation guidelines
• Sample good and bad presentations

Bio 432 – Evolutionary Biology (Winter 2008)

• Syllabus
• Discussion Grading
• Presentation Guidelines
• Study Guide for Midterm Exam
• Study Guide for Final Exam (includes material from study guide for first midterm)
• Paper Guidelines
• Link to rebuttals to “Icons of Evolution” – for group presentations
• Lectures (in MS PowerPoint (ppt) format or pdf format):
• Introduction (ppt version; pdf version, long pdf version (one frame per page))
• Evolution as Fact & Theory (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Earth History and the Fossil Record (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version0
• The Fossil Record and History of Life (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Reconstructing the Tree of Life: Phylogenetics (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• General Patterns in Evolution (ppt version, pdf version), long pdf version)
• Biogeography (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Variation (ppt version, pdf version. long pdf version)
• Nonrandom Mating and Genetic Drift (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Natural Selection on Single-Locus Traits (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Natural Selection on Polygenic Traits (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Sexual Selection (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Components of Reproductive Success (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Integration of Evolutionary Forces (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Geographic Variation and Species Concepts (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Speciation (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Macroevolutionary Rates (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Extinction (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Human Evolution (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)

Bio 462 – Entomology (Spring 2008)

• Useful Links
• Syllabus
• Sample file for specimen labels
• Study Questions for the Midterm Exam
• Study Guide for the Final Exam
• Labelled images to help you prepare for the sight identification test
• Random images for practical exam prep
• Sight Identification List
• Synonymy across texts
• Equipment issued
• Collection requirements
• Collection grading scheme
• Collection reporting form

Bio 525 – Research Mentorship (Winter, Spring 2008)

• Syllabus
• Presentation List
• Presentation Guidelines

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