| Course Title: Ecology with Laboratory |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This ecology course will cover the fundamental factors controlling the distribution and abundance of organisms, including interactions with the abiotic environment, fitness and natural selection, population growth and dynamics, species interactions, community dynamics, and diversity. We will address variation across space and time. The course will combine observational, experimental, and mathematical approaches to some of the applications of ecological theory, including conservation, disease dynamics, and biological control. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Martha Hoopes | mhoopes@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 09:30AM - 10:45AM | KNDD - Kendade | 305 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: BIOL-145, BIOL-160, or BIOL-200, and at least one semester of Calculus or Statistics. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: BIOL-223L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXDTA0001 | NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society | This course is approved for the Data Analytics |
| ENVST-CRSE | ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives | This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor. |
| ENVST-NS | ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 48 | Enrollment: 49 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Ecology: Concepts and Applications Author: Molles, Manuel C Copyright: 2014 Edition: 7 Volume: ISBN: 9781259421747 Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Required | 50.52 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |