This
page is always under construction: Check it regularly| Datea | Topicb, c | Required Readings |
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| Aug 24 | Course Information | Mills 3-16 |
| Aug 26 | Introduction to Population Ecology | Mills 17-37 |
| Aug 28 |
ECOLOGY AND SCIENCE |
Hobbs and Hilborn 2006; Braun 67-68 (The research management connection) |
| Aug 31 | Modeling in Fish and Wildlife | |
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Sep 2 |
Modeling continued |
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| Sep 4 | Modeling continued | |
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Sept. 7 |
No class - Labor Day | |
| Sep 9 |
INTRODUCTION TO POPULATIONS Course Project |
Cushing 1981:49-70
Krebs 32-104; 86-104 (recommended)
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| Sep 11 | No Class:
Celebrating Forestry |
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| Sep 14 | 
Guest Lecture: Pete Zager (IDFG)
Managing predators and prey in Idaho |
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| Sep 16 |
Guest Lecture: Chip Corsi (IDFG, Panhandle Regional
Supervisor)
Expanding lake trout population in Pen d'Oreille and impact on bull trout, kokanee and rainbow fishery |
Krebs 41-85 (recommended) |
| Sep 18 | cont. What is a Population? | Van Horne 1983 |
| Sep 21 | POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS | Mills 91-99
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| Sep 23 | II. Estimating Distributions | |
| Sep 25 | II. Estimating Distributions (cont.) | |
| Sep 28 |
MODELING POPULATION GROWTH USING ABUNDANCE DATA Exponential
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Humbert et al. (Oikos:
in
press)... not Appendices
Mills 114 - 131 Recommended: Sibly et al. (2005)... possible project topic |
| Sep 30 | Exponential cont. | |
| Oct 2 |
EXAM I
Review session (Oct. 1; 5:30pm; CNR 25) |
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| Oct 5 |
Density Dependence |
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| Oct 7 | Environmental Covariates | Dennis and Otten (2000) |
| Oct 9 | Population Viability |
Recommended:
Staples et al. (2005): Viable Population Monitoring |
| Oct 12 |
ESTIMATING POPULATION ABUNDANCE Population Parameters: Density/Abundance Total counts |
Mills 59-76 |
| Oct 14 |
Distance Estimation
Line Transects and Variable Circular Plots |
Braun 106-146 |
| Oct 16 | Distance Estimation (cont.) | |
| Oct 19 | Removal methods | Cushing 95-117 |
| Oct 21 | Mark-recapture | |
| Oct 23 | Modeling Probability of Detection | |
| Oct 26 | Indices of Population Abundance/Density | |
| Oct 28 |
MODELING POPULATION GROWTH USING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA |
Mills 132-158 |
| Oct 30 | Demographic-based Population Models
(cont.)
Metapopulation Models |
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| Nov 2 |
Sensitivity Analysis |
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| Nov 4 |
Guest Lecture: Brett Bowersox (Regional Fisheries Biologist, IDFG)
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| Nov 6 |
EXAM II
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| Nov 9 | ESTIMATING POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS |
Braun 160-175
Mills 76-87 |
| Nov 11 |
Continued... |
Zheng and Mathisen 1998 |
| Nov 13 |
Continued... Population Parameters: Fecundity, Mortality, Movements Sex ratio (see Mills text) |
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| Nov 16 | Dispersal | |
| Nov 18 |
INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS Case Study: Ocelots and bobcats |
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| Nov 20 |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Jon Firehammer
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| Nov 23 Nov 27 |
FALL RECESS - NO CLASS |
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| Nov 30 |
Competition (cont.) Case Study: Stream fish in Oklahoma
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| Dec 2 | Mills 159-175 | |
| Dec 4 |
EXAM III |
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| Dec 7 | PROJECT REPORT DUE (In Class)
III. Harvest |
Mills 287-307 |
| Dec 9 |
ADDITIONAL TOPICS (Time permitting) Evolutionary Aspects: Dr. Chris Caudill Genetic Approaches to Studying Fish and Wildlife Populations Collapsing Fish Populations: |
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| Dec 11 |
Recovery of Imperiled Species |
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| Dec ?? |
FINAL EXAM (comprehensive):
7:30 - 9:30 am |
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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.
Bookhout, T. A., editor. 1994. Research and management techniques for wildlife and habitats. Fifth ed., rev. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md.
Gulland, J. A. 1988. Fish population dynamics, 2nd edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York. (on reserve at CNR Copy Center)
Guthery, F. S. 2004. Commentary: the flavors and colors of facts in wildlife science. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:288-297. (on reserve at library)
Hilborn, R. and M. Mangel. 1997. The ecological detective. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. (on reserve at library and CNR Copy Center)
Krebs, C. J. 2001. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. 5th ed. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco, CA. 695 pp. (required text)
Lakatos, I. 1978. The methodology of scientific research programmes. Cambridge University Press, New York, New York, USA. (on reserve at CNR Copy Center)
Van Horn, B. 1983. Density as a misleading indicator of habitat quality. Journal of Wildlife Management 47:893-901. (on reserve at CNR Copy Center)
Revised: 17 November 2009