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Biology 176: Tropical Ecology
Spring 2008
Taught by Dr. Donald A. McFarlane
Schedule
| DATE |
TOPIC |
Tuesday January 22nd |
Geography of the Tropics |
Thursday January 24th |
Geology of the Tropics |
| Tuesday January 29th |
Early Explorations |
| Thursday January 31st |
Quantifying Diversity |
| Tuesday February 5th |
Patterns of Tropical Diversity |
| Thursday February 7th |
Divergence and Convergence in the Tropics |
| Tuesday February 12th |
Coral Reef Ecology |
| Thursday February 14th |
no class |
| Tuesday February 19th |
Mangrove Ecology |
| Thursday February 21st |
MIDTERM 1 |
| Tuesday February 26th |
Tropical meteorology |
| Thursday February 28th |
Tropical biomes |
| Tuesday March 4th |
Forest dynamics |
| Thursday March 6th |
Tropical mammalian ecology |
| Tuesday March 11th |
Social Insects in the tropics |
| Thursday March 13th |
Tropical amphibian ecology |
SPRING BREAK |
SPRING BREAK |
| Tuesday March 25th |
Mimicry and Defense |
| Thursday March 27th |
Symbioses |
| Tuesday April 1st |
Nutrient Cycling |
| Thursday April 3rd |
Paleoecology |
| Tuesday April 8th |
MIDTERM II |
| Thursday April 10th |
Savannas |
| Tuesday April 15th |
Savannas |
| Thursday April 17th |
Paramo |
| Tuesday April 22nd |
Tropical Agriculture |
| Thursday April 24th |
The Tropical Timber Industry |
| Tuesday April 29th |
Current Status of the Forests |
| Thursday May 1st |
Conservation Strategies |
| Tuesday May 6th |
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Tuesday May 15th, 9:00 am |
FINAL EXAM |
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