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Bio 325 – Ecology (Fall 2009)

DUE TO A CAMPUS-WIDE POWER OUTAGE ON 11/16, THE SECOND MIDTERM EXAM HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, 11/18

• Syllabus
• Reading list for 4^th edition (older edition) of the textbook, posted on Reserve at Wilson Library
• Powerpoint presentations from lecture
1. Biomes and ecological tolerance (ppt version, pdf version)
2. Physiological ecology – animal thermoregulation (ppt version, pdf version)
3. Animal water balance (ppt version, pdf version)
4. Plant physiological ecology (ppt version, pdf version)
5. Mutualism guest lecture
6. Succession (ppt version, pdf version)
7. Decomposition
8. Invasive Species
• Extra credit – Seminar review
• Extra credit – Journal article review
1. General guidelines
2. Download the article here
• Homework Assignment #1
• Homework Answer Key
• Study guide for first midterm
• Study guide for second midterm NOTE FOR MIDTERM EXAM – BRING YOUR CALCULATORS!!!
• Study guide for material from last part of course (you will need all three study guides for the final)
• Figure illustrating factors that influence tropical species richness
• Overheads from nutrient cycling lecture (compartments figure, inputs/outputs figure)

Bio 326 - Ecology lab (Fall 2008)

• Syllabus
• Literature Assignment
• Stream Literature
1. Article Summaries
2. PDFs of Articles
• Compton et al. 2003
• Duran 2006
• Goldstein et al. 2009
• Llanso et al. 2009
• Lussier et al. 2008
• Murdock et al. 2004
• Price & Birge 2005
• Purcell et al. 2009
• Richardson et al. 2005
• Smith & Lamp 2008
• Snyder et al. 2003
• Sullivan et al. 2005
• Suren & McMurtrie 2005
• Sweeney et al. 2004
• Tesoriero et al. 2009
• Lab report guidelines
• Morley and Karr (2002) paper
• Hachmöller et al. (1991) paper
• Stream ecology lab
• Stream Data (.xlsx format); for .xls format, click here
• Final Stream Dataset
• Stream data analysis
• Group project assignment
• Proposal rubric
• PowerPoint presentation guidelines
• Presentation rubric
• Sample good and bad presentations

Bio 525 – Research Mentorship (Winter & Spring 2009)

• Syllabus
• Presentation Guidelines

Bio 432 – Evolutionary Biology (Winter 2009)

• Syllabus
• Discussion Evaluation Form
• Presentation Guidelines
• Study Guide for Midterm Exam
• Study Guide for Final Exam (includes material from study guide for first midterm)
• Paper Guidelines
• Lectures (in MS PowerPoint (ppt) format or pdf format):
• Introduction (ppt version; pdf version, long pdf version (one frame per page))
• Evolution as Fact & Theory (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Earth History and the Fossil Record (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version0
• The Fossil Record and History of Life (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Reconstructing the Tree of Life: Phylogenetics (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• General Patterns in Evolution (ppt version, pdf version), long pdf version)
• Biogeography (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Variation (ppt version, pdf version. long pdf version)
• Nonrandom Mating and Genetic Drift (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Natural Selection on Single-Locus Traits (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Natural Selection on Polygenic Traits (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Sexual Selection (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Components of Reproductive Success (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Integration of Evolutionary Forces (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Geographic Variation and Species Concepts (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Speciation (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Genes and Genomes (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Evo-Devo (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Macroevolutionary Rates (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Extinction (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)
• Human Evolution (ppt version, pdf version, long pdf version)

Bio 462 – Entomology (Spring 2008)

• Useful Links
• Syllabus
• Sample file for specimen labels
• Study Questions for the Midterm Exam
• Study Guide for the Final Exam
• Labelled images to help you prepare for the sight identification test
• Random images for practical exam prep
• Sight Identification List
• Synonymy across texts
• Equipment issued
• Collection requirements
• Collection grading scheme
• Collection reporting form

Bio 445/545 – Biological Invasions (Spring 2009)

• Syllabus
• Presentation Guidelines
• Literature Tips
• Literature Presentation Evaluation Sheet
• PNW Profile Evaluation Sheet
• Lectures
1. Introductory Lecture (4/1)
2. Economics of Invasives (4/3)
3. Vectors & Pathways (4/6)
4. Trends in Numbers (4/8)
5. Invader Stereotyping (4/10)
6. Disturbance (4/17)
7. Biotic Interactions (4/22) (annotated bibliography is here)
8. Propagules (4/24)
9. Spreading after Establishment (4/27)
10. Global Change and Invasives (4/29)
11. Ecological Impacts of Invasives (5/6) (annotated bibliography is here)
12. Indirect Effects (5/8)
13. Ecosystem Impacts (5/13)
14. Evolution of Invasives (5/20) (annotated bibliography is here)
15. Evolution of Natives in Response to Invasives (5/29)
16. Prediction, Risk Assessment, Management (6/1) (annotated bibliography is here)
17. Risks of Biocontrol (6/3) (annotated bibliography is here)
• Reading Material
1. Books on Reserve
2. Economics reading (Pimentel et al. 2005 – for 4/3)
3. Invasive Stereotyping (Kolar & Lodge 2001 – for 4/10)
4. Global Change (Rahel & Olden 2008 – for 4/29)
5. Indirect Effects (White et al. 2006 – for 5/8)
6. Ecosystem Impacts (Yelenik et al. 2007 – for 5/13)
7. Invasives and Evolution (Strauss et al. 2006 – for 5/29)
8. Risks of Biocontrol (Simberloff & Stiling 1996 – for 6/3)
9. 2007 WA Spartina Eradication program report, and Spartina ID guide (for 6/5)
• PNW Invader Profiles
1. Sample Invader Profile (Cheatgrass)
2. “Himalayan” Blackberry
3. Giant Hogweed
4. Herb Robert (Stinky Bob)
5. Diffuse & Spotted Knapweeds
6. Russian Olive
7. Purple Varnish Clam
8. Japanese Oyster Drill
9. Balsam Woolly Adelgid
10. Bullfrog
11. Nutria
12. Common Night Crawler
13. House Sparrow
14. European Starling
15. Dogwood Anthracnose

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