Schedule: ECOLOGY 438 / 538 BIOGEOGRAPHY | |||
| Lect. | Date | Topic | Readings |
| 1 | Jan 16 | Introduction | None |
| 2 | Jan 21 | History of Biogeography | Ch. 1 |
| 3 | Jan 23 | Biodiversity | Ch. 2 |
| 4 | Jan 28 | Biodiversity | Ch. 2 |
| 5 | Jan 30 | Patterns of Distribution | Ch. 3 |
| 6 | Feb 4 | Patterns of Distribution | Ch. 3 |
| 7 | Feb 6 | Communities & Ecosystems | Ch. 4 |
| 8 | Feb 11 | Communities & Ecosystems | Ch. 4 |
| Feb 13 | EXAM 1 | ||
| 9 | Feb 18 | Ecology & Evolution | Ch. 5 |
| 10 | Feb 20 | Ecology & Evolution | Ch. 5 |
| 11 | Feb 25 | Paleontology & Diversity | Ch. 6 |
| 12 | Feb 27 | Paleontology & Diversity | Ch. 6 |
| 13 | Mar 4 | Current Distributions | Ch. 7 |
| 14 | Mar 6 | Current Distributions | Ch. 7 |
| 15 | Mar 11 | Current Distributions | Ch. 7 |
| Mar 13 | EXAM 2 | ||
| Mar 18 Mar 20 |
SPRING BREAK | ||
| 16 | Mar 25 | Roots of Current Distributions | Ch. 8 |
| 17 | Mar 27 | Roots of Current Distributions | Ch. 8 |
| 18 | Apr 1 | Pleistocene Biogeography | Ch. 9 |
| 19 | Apr 3 | Pleistocene Biogeography | Ch. 9 |
| 20 | Apr 8 | Pleistocene Biogeography | Ch. 9 |
| 21 | Apr 10 | Historical Biogeography | Ch. 10 |
| 22 | Apr 15 | Historical Biogeography | Ch. 10 |
| 23 | Apr 17 | Historical Biogeography | Ch. 11 |
| 24 | Apr 22 | Marine Biogeography | Ch. 12 |
| 25 | Apr 24 | Marine Biogeography | Ch. 12 |
| 26 | Apr 29 | Island Biogeography | Ch. 13 |
| 27 | May 1 | Island Biogeography | Ch. 13 |
| 28 | May 6 | Island Biogeography | Ch. 13 |
| May 13 | EXAM 3 11:00-12:00 BSW 219 | ||
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Readings: Cox, C.B. and Moore, P.D. 2000.
Biogeography an ecological and evolutionary approach.
Blackwell Science, Oxford, England, 6th ed. The textbook readings above are not optional and must be finished before the subject is covered in lecture. |
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