Biology 176: Tropical Ecology
  
Spring 2009

Taught by Dr. Donald A. McFarlane
Schedule

DATE TOPIC

Tuesday January 20th

Geography of the Tropics

Thursday January 22nd

Geology of the Tropics
Tuesday January 27th Early Explorations
Thursday January 29th Quantifying Diversity
Tuesday February 3rd Patterns of Tropical Diversity
Thursday February 5th Divergence and Convergence in the Tropics
Tuesday February 10th Coral Reef Ecology
Thursday February 12th Mangrove Ecology
Tuesday February 17th MIDTERM 1
Thursday February 19th Tropical meteorology
Tuesday February 24th Tropical biomes
Thursday February 26th Forest dynamics
Tuesday March 3rd Tropical mammalian ecology
Thursday March 5th Social Insects in the tropics
Tuesday March 10th Tropical amphibian ecology
Thursday March 12th no class

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

Tuesday March 24th Mimicry and Defense
Thursday March 26th Symbioses
Tuesday March 31st Nutrient Cycling
Thursday April 2nd Paleoecology
Tuesday April 7th MIDTERM II
Thursday April 9th Savannas
Tuesday April 14th Savannas
Thursday April 16th Paramo
Tuesday April 21st Tropical Agriculture
Thursday April 223rd The Tropical Timber Industry
Tuesday April 28th Current Status of the Forests
Thursday April 30th Conservation Strategies
Tuesday May 5th open
   
Monday May 11th,  9:00 am FINAL EXAM