Course Description
An advanced course in population and community ecology, plant-insect interactions, and insect biogeography. Emphasis on current entomological literature (3 credits).
Prerequisite:
- a course in general ecology
- or permission of department
General Lecture Topics:
- Plant-Herbivore Interactions
- Predator-Prey Interactions, Host-Parasite Relationships, and Biological Control
- Life Tables and Reproductive Strategies
- Population Dynamics, Meta-Population Dynamics, and Conservation Ecology
- Competition and Mutualisms
- Multi-trophic Interactions, Community Structure, Food-Web Dynamics, and Ecosystem Function
- Behavioral Ecology and the Evolution of Social Behavior
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