Dr. David Ackerly Biology 1B Fall 2014 Ecology Schedule


Dr. David Ackerly is the instructor for the Ecology section of Biology 1B during the Fall 2014 semester.

Office Hours: Mon. 9-10 AM, Wed. 12:30-1:30 PM, Fri. 9-10 AM in 1117 VLSB.

E-mail: dackerly@berkeley.edu

Handouts from Dr. Ackerly will be available on our bCourses site.


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Lecture
Date
Lecture Topic
Reading Assignment
Raven et al., 10th Edit.
Ecology 1Wednesday
Oct. 1		Ecology: Introduction / Energy balance1.1, 1.4, 55.1
Ecology 2Friday
Oct. 3		Ecological tolerances / Natural selection1.3, 54.1, 54.9, 55.1
Ecology 3Monday
Oct. 6		Demography and life history55.2-4
Ecology 4Wednesday
Oct. 8		Population growth and regulation55.5-55.7
Ecology 5Friday
Oct. 10		Competition and coexistence56.1-2
Ecology 6Monday
Oct. 13		Predator-prey, coevolution56.3-4
Ecology 7Wednesday
Oct. 15		Disease ecology56.4
Ecology 8Friday
Oct. 17		Climate and earth's biomes58.1-4
Ecology 9Monday
Oct. 20		Energy flow and trophic interactions57.2-3
Ecology 10Wednesday
Oct. 22		Diversity in time and space57.4, 57.5
Ecology 11Friday
Oct. 24		Disturbance and succession56.5
Ecology 12Monday
Oct. 27		Ecosystem ecology57.1, 58.5
Ecology 13Wednesday
Oct. 29		Conservation Biology57.4, 59
Ecology 14Friday
Oct. 31		Global change58.5-6
Evolution 1Monday
Nov. 3		First Evolution Lecture
Prof. John Huelsenbeck
Wednesday
Nov. 5		Midterm #2, 6-7 PM