Lecture Outline

Date^a	Topic^{b, c}	Required/Recommended Readings
Aug 20	I. Introduction	Mills 2007: 3-16 (Req.)
Aug 24	II. Scientific Investigations SciMethod.pdf Knowledge Types of reasoning Scientific method Alternate hypotheses Major fallacies Science and planning Student responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 17-37 (Req.) Romesburg 1981 (Req.) Braun 2005: 43-71 (Req.)
Aug 22	III. Introduction to Populations Intropop.pdf What is a population? Hierarchical Aggregations Hierarchy of Methods Steps to Delimit a Population "Unit Stock" Concept Population Characteristics, Processes, and Environment Early Population Demographers Student Responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 199-222, 38-58 (Req.) Krebs 2001: 116-132,106-114 (Rec.) Cushing 1981:49-70 (Rec.) Braun 2005: 418-447 (Rec.)
Sep 5	IV. Estimating Pop. Parameters - I Estimating abundance Indices Total counts Sightability models Aerial Surveys.pdf Line transect Line Transects.pdf Variable circular plot Mark-recapture Markreca.pdf Removal methods FishAbundance.pdf Student responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 59-87 (Req.) Braun 2005: 72-153 (Rec.) Cushing 1981:95-141 (Rec.) Krebs 2001: 612-613 (Rec.)
	. Expanding lake trout population in Pen d'Oreille and impact on bull trout, kokanee and rainbow fishery Trumpeter Swan transplantation across S. Idaho	Guest lecture by Chip Corsi, IDFG, Coeur d'Alene Guest Lecture by Kerry Reese
Sep 12	V. Estimating Pop. Parameters - II Mortality Lectures: Mortali.pdf Terms Life tables Survivorship and mortality curves Catch curves Banding analysis Natality Movements Student responsibilities References	Mortality: Mills 2007: 76-81 (Req.) Wakeley 1982:49-61 Krebs 2001: 133-156 Braun 2005: 377-418 (Req.) Natality: Mills 2007: 81-83 (Req.) Cushing 1981:142-171 Movements: Cushing 1981: 21-48 Krebs 2001: 41-56
Sept 24 - 26 Sept. 24 Sept. 26	Dr. Garton attending TWS national conference in Tucson, Arizona Line transect sampling of birds and mammals: Start of the field exercise *Sources, sinks, bad moms, naive children and hungry trout: The metapopulation biology of Callibaetis* mayflies**	Wear field shoes, meet in Lecture Hall Hints Dr. Chris Caudill
Oct 5	EXAM I Review Session Oct 4 in CNR 200 at 2:30-3:30 pm
Sept 21	VI. Population Structure Sex ratio Lectures: Sexratio.pdf Terms Mammalian and avian patterns Examples: humans, birds, mammals, fish Significance and applications Age distribution Stable-age distribution Changing age distributions Interpretation of age ratios Age-specific birth and death rates Nature of birth and death rates Effects on age structure Demography lectures Student responsibilities References	Wakeley 1982:108-113
Oct 12 Oct. 15	VII. Evolutionary Aspects Dr. Chris Caudill Lecture Notes Significance Reproductive strategies (evolutionary) Case study: clutch size in birds Hypotheses Variations Cody's concept Life history strategies Cole's analysis Annual vs. perennial Age at first reproduction Summary Student responsibilities References Metapopulation Genetics	Mills 2007: 176-198 (Req.) Krebs 2001: 17-29, 355-384, 610-611
Oct 17	VIII. Population Growth - Unlimited Dr. Chris Caudill Unlimited Growth lectures Stochastic Growth lectures Introduction Overview Examples Exponential growth Rate of population increase Populations with discrete breeding periods Continuously breeding populations Assumptions Stochastic exponential growth Example: Lemhi River Chinook Predicting future population size Probability of extinction Time to extinction Life tables and population growth Net reproductive rate Mean length of generation Instantaneous rate of change Stable age distribution Instantaneous and finite rates Relationship between r and k (lambda) Subdividing instantaneous rates Relationship between S and z Student responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 91-113, 132-158 (Req.) Krebs 2001: 157-178 Wakeley 1982:135-140 Braun 2005: 154-184
Oct 17	IX. Population Growth - Limited Dr. Caudill Limited Population Growth lectures Introduction General features Cause or mechanism Examples Logistic growth equation Estimating parametes Assumptions Application / Utility Density dependence Evidence of density-dependence in mammals (Fowler's tables). Density dependence in reproductive rates Density dependence in mortality rates Density dependence in rates of spring-to-fall increase Case study: Himalayan Thar Stochastic logistic growth Population growth - limited with time lags Student responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 114-131 (Req.) Cushing 1981:142-171 Krebs 2001: 305-354
Oct 19	Population Models for Fisheries Beverton-Holt etc.	Dr. Chris Peery
Oct 22	Sustainable Harvest	Mills 2007: 295-303 (Req.)
Oct 24	X. Population Viability Analysis	Mills 2007: 248-275 (Req.) Mills et al. 2005: 691-713
Nov 2	EXAM II (Review Session - 6:45-8:45 pm Nov 1 in CNR 108)
Oct 29	PROPOSAL DUE
Oct 26	XI. Interspecific Competition Lecture pdf to download Definitions Classic experiments Lotka-Volterra competition model Equations Assumptions Phase-plane analysis Coexistence or exclusion Ayla's (1970) fruit flies Competitive exclusion principle Evaluation Niche Definitions Fundamental vs. realized niche Character displacement Limiting similarity Does competition structure communities? Evidence Case study: Sierra Nevada chipmunks Resource competition Monod equation Tillman's (1982) theory Coexistence vs. exclusion Spatial heterogeneity of resources Testing the model Student responsibilities References Competition between white-tail & mule deer	Wakeley 1982:203-231, 253-275 Krebs 2001: 179-205 (Req.)
Nov 9-12 Nov 14-16	XII. Predation Dr. Caudill Dr. Caudill's Lectures1 Lectures2 Definitions Examples Primary components Logistic growth of prey Predator response Functional response Numerical response Combined response Mathematical models Lotka-Volterra model Tanner's model Parasitism and disease Stability of predator-prey interaction Student responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 159-175 (Req.) Krebs 2001: 206-289 (Req.)
Nov 19-23	FALL RECESS - NO CLASSES
Nov 26	XIII. Population Regulation Lectures Introduction Examples Characteristics of fluctuations General theories Population cycles Classic studies Methods Student responsibilities References	Mills 2007: 223-247 (Req.) Wakeley 1982:141-187, 294-313 Krebs 2001: 280-304 (Req.)
Nov 30	EXAM III (Note: Review Session Nov. 29, CNR 108 at 6:45-8:30 pm)
Dec 3	PROJECT REPORT DUE
Dec 5-7 Dec 5	XIV. Harvest: The Good and Bad Principles Additive vs compensatory mortality Sustainability Harvest strategies for upland birds, large mammals, fish Pest control World-wide Patterns Dr. Chris Peery Collapsing fish populations Impacts of climate changes	Mills 2007: 286-307 (Req.) Braun 2005: 658-690 Ludwig et al. 1993:17-36 Krebs 2001: 305-354 Conover 2002
Dec 7	Additional Topics (time permitting) Genetic Aspects of Population Dynamics Variability Evolution of demes, populations, and species Population viability Population energetics Communities	USDA 1988:B1-26
Dec 11	FINAL EXAM (comprehensive): 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. (Lecture Hall)

References For Required Readings:

Braun, Clait, editor. 2005. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. Sixth ed. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md. 974pp. (required text)

Conover, D.O. and S.B. Munch. 2002. Sustaining fisheries yields over evolutionary time scales. Science 297:94-96.(on reserve at library)

Cushing, D. H. 1981. Fisheries biology: a study of population dynamics. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. (on reserve at library)

Krebs, C. J. 2001. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. Fifth ed. HarperCollins College Publishers, New York, NY. (on reserve at library)

Ludwig, D., R. Hilborn, and C. Walters. 1993. Uncertainty, resource exploitation, and conservation: lessons from history. Science 260:17-37. (on reserve at library)

Mills, L. Scott. 2007. Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics, and Management. Blackwell, Malden, MA. 407 pp. (required text)

Mills, L. S., J. M. Scott, K. M. Strickler, and S. A. Temple. 2005. Ecology and management of small populations. p. 691-713 in Braun, C. (ed). 2005. Techniques for Wildlife Investigations and Management. Sixth ed. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md.

Romesburg, H. C. 1981. Wildlife science: gaining reliable knowledge. J. Wildl. Manage. 45:291-313. (on reserve at library)

USDA. 1988. Final supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement for an Amendment to the Pacific Northwest Regional Guide. Vol. 2, Appendices: Spotted Owl Guidelines, p. B1:1-26. (on reserve at library)

Wakeley, J. S., editor. 1982. Wildlife population ecology. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pa. (on reserve at library)

WLF 448: Fish & Wildlife Population Ecology

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