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Dates |
Class Topic |
Assigned Readings |
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Aug
24 |
Course Introduction |
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Aug
26 |
Vertebrates Diversity,
Evolution & Systematics |
Chapter 1 |
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Aug
28 |
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Aug31 |
Evolution & Natural
Selection |
Stiling -
Ecology Text (Ch. 4) |
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Sep
2 |
Endothermy & Ectothermy |
Chapters 14 & 22 |
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Sep
4 |
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Sep
7 |
Labor Day – no class |
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Sep
9 |
Amphibians
& Reptiles: Ecology & Diversity |
Chapters 10, 12 &
13 (will provide a reading guide) |
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Sep
11 |
Career Discussion
(celebrating 100 yr of Forestry Education) |
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Sep
14 |
Amphibians
& Reptiles: Ecology & Diversity (continued) |
(same as Sep. 11) |
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Sep
16 |
Test
1 |
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Sep
18 |
Amphibian & Reptile
Population Trends
Questions on the readings |
Stuart et
al. 2004
Gibbons et
al. 2000 |
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Sep
21 |
Avian Conservation (Kerri Vierling, guest lecture) |
Chapter 16 (sect.
16.8-end) & Chapter 17 |
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Sep
23 |
Avian Diversity (Study
Guide due in class) |
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Sep
25 |
Birds
& Flight |
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Sep
28 |
Avian Ecology
(continued) |
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Sep
30 |
Avian Diversity
Quiz bowl |
study bird orders
of NA for quiz bowl |
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Oct
2 |
Mammals:
Reproduction, Ecology & Characteristics |
Chapters 20 & 21
sections 18.3 &
18.4 |
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Oct
5 |
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Oct
7 |
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Oct
9 |
Mammalian Diversity |
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Oct
12 |
Space Use, Home
Range & Territoriality |
Home Range Reading |
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Oct
14 |
(continued) |
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Oct
16 |
Test
2 |
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Oct
19 |
Foraging & Feeding
Ecology of Vertebrates |
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Oct
21 |
Habitat Ecology |
Hall et
al.1997
Van Horne.
1983. |
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Oct
23 |
Mating Systems &
Social Ecology of Vertebrates |
Chapter 23
Pgs. 71-79
in Sibley -- Guide to bird life & behavior
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Oct
26 |
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Oct
28 |
Prehistoric & Historic Perspective of Wildlife in North America
|
Section 20.4 (20.3 in 7th ed.)
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Oct
30 |
Natural History of Ungulates
Case
Study: Ungulates of Yellowstone
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Ecological
Dynamics on Yellowstone's Northern Range -- Executive Summary
(National Academy of
Sciences Report, 2002)
Influence of
harvest, climate, and wolf predation on Yellowstone elk 1961-2004
(Vucetich et al. 2005) |
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Nov
2 |
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Nov 4 |
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Nov 6 |
Natural History of
Chiroptera |
Table of
Idaho bat species
Pgs. 1-22 & 28-34 in
Bats in
Question (Wilson 1997) |
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Nov
9 |
Test
3 |
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Nov
11 |
Natural
History of Waterfowl
Natural
History of Upland Game Birds
|
Ducks, Geese
& Swans
(Pgs. 190-211 in Sibley's Guide to Bird Life and Behavior)
Grouse,
Turkeys & Allies
(Pgs. 233-245 in Sibley's Guide to Bird Life and Behavior) |
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Nov
13 |
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Nov
16 |
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Nov
18 |
Natural History of Mustelidae |
Estes
et al. 1998 |
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Nov
20 |
Natural History of Felidae |
none |
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Nov
23-27 |
Thanksgiving Break – No Class |
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Nov
30 |
Natural History of
Canidae (smaller species) |
Indirect
effects and trophic cascades: a test involving wolves, coyotes and pronghorn
(Murray Berger et
al. 2008) |
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Dec
2 |
Natural History of
Canidae (wolves) |
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Dec
4 |
Case Study: Wolves in the
Isle Royale Ecosystem
|
Isle Royale
web-site
Follow the link "Learn
about the Project" and click on links from the "At a Glance" page to learn
about long term research on wolves,
moose, balsam
fir, ravens, and
foxes (and anything else that interests you!) |
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Dec
7 |
Natural History of
Ursidae |
TBA |
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Dec
9 |
Natural History of
Lagomorpha
Case study: Snowshoe
hares in the Kluane Ecosystem |
Kluane
Ecosystem
(Excerpts from Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest, Krebs et al. 2001) |
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Dec
11 |
Review for Final Exam |
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Dec
14 |
Test
4
&
Final Exam (7:30 am) |
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