Introductory Ecology Lecture Schedule - Wetherbee

BIO 262 SPRING 2011
Date	Lecture #	Topic	Chapters in Molles 5^th edition
Jan 24 - M	1	Introduction to Ecology	1
26 - W	2	Life on Land - Biomes	2
28 - F	3	Life in Water	3
31 - M	4	Genetics and Natural Selection	4
Feb 2 - W	5	Genetics and Natural Selection	4
4 - F	6	Genetics and Natural Selection	4
7 - M	7	Environmental Variability	5 & 6
9 - W	8	Environmental Variability	5 & 6
11 - F	9	Environmental Variability	5 & 6
14 - M	10	Energy & Nutrients	7
16 - W	11	Review
18 - F		EXAM 1  (answers)	Lectures 1-11
21 - M	NO CLASS	President’s Day
23 - W	12	Social Relations	8
25 - F	13	Social Relations	8
28 - M	14	Social Relations	8
Mar 2 - W	15	Population Structure	9
4 - F	16	Population Dynamics	10
7 - M	17	Population Growth	11
9 - W	18	More Population Ecology	9-12
11 - F	19	Life Histories	12
14 - M	20	Life Histories	12
16 - W		EXAM II   (answers)	Lectures 12-20
18 - F	21	Competition	13
21-25	NO CLASS	Spring Break
28 - M	22	Competition	13
30 - W	23	Exploitation	14
Apr 1 - F	24	Exploitation	14
4 - M	25	Mutualism	15
6 - W	26	Species Abundance & Diversity	16
8 - F	27	Species Abundance & Diversity	16
11 - M	28	Species Interactions	17
13 - W		EXAM III  (answers)	Lectures 21-28
15 - F	29	Primary Productivity & Energy Flow	18
18 - M	30	Nutrient Cycling	19
20 - W	31	Nutrient Cycling	19
22 - F	32	Nutrient Cycling	19
25 - M	33	Succession	20
27 - W	34	Landscape Ecology	21
29 - F	35	Geographic Ecology	22
May 2 - M	36	Global Ecology	23
May 6 - F		Final Exam CBLS 100   (answers)	8-11am