There will be seven lab write-ups throughout the course of the semester. Write-ups will be due one week following the lab's data analysis session. At the end of the course each student will write an in-depth review of on of the methods used in the class. The results of this work will be showcased in an oral presentation to the class at the end of the semester.
Method Review Paper: Instructions
Topic approved by: Friday, November 14
Oral presentation to class: Wednesday, December 3
Final Paper due: Friday, December 12
Lab Report 1: Sampling Methods -- due Monday, September 22
Lab Report 2: Spatial Pattern Analysis -- due Wednesday, October 1
Lab Report 3: Water Strider Mark-Recapture -- extended to Monday, October 20
Lab Report 4: Snail - Parasite Diversity Analyses -- extended to Monday, October 27
Lab Report 5: Interspecific Associations - due Wednesday, November 5
Lab Report 6: Diet or Habitat Preference - due Monday, November 17
Lab Report 7: Field Experiment - due Friday, December 5
Readings (to be completed before class on date indicated):
Aug. 27 - Krebs, pp 1-15.
Sept. 10 - Krebs pp. 105-109, 261-266, 273-279, 291-293
Sept. 22 - Krebs pp. 114-123, 191-194, 203-207
Sept. 29 - Krebs pp. 19-22, 25-26, 32-36
Oct. 13 - Krebs pp. 410-419, 423-425, 440-452; 375-383, 387-392
Oct. 15 - Sousa 1993 (4.7 MB) from Ecological Monographs for background on lab's data
Nov. 3 - Krebs pp. 475-493
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Last updated: 11/12/03