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Unit 1: Dynamics of unstructured populations
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1 (Jan. 18 & 20)
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No class
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Intro to WILD3810
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2 (Jan. 25 & 27)
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Abundance
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Abundance (continued)
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3 (Feb. 1 & 3)
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Density-independent population growth
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Stochastic population dynamics
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4 (Feb. 8 & 10)
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Density-dependent population growth
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Dynamics of small populations
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5 (Feb. 15 & 17)
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President’s Day - no class
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Buffer
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6 (Feb. 22 & 24)
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Exam 1
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Review Exam 1
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Unit 2: Dynamics of structured populations
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7 (Mar. 1 & 3)
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Life tables
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Survival estimation
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8 (Mar. 8 & 10)
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Reproduction
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Matrix models
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9 (Mar. 15 & 17)
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Matrix models (continued)
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Age-structured dynamics
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10 (Mar. 22 & 24)
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Sensitivity and elasticity
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Life-history diversity
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11 (Mar. 29 & 31)
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Review
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Exam 2
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Unit 3: Spatial dynamics
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12 (Apr. 5 & 7)
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Review Exam 2
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Metapopulation dynamics
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13 (Apr. 12 & 14)
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Metapopulation dynamics (continued)
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Source-sink dynamics
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Unit 4: Species interactions
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14 (Apr. 19 & 21)
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Competition
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Predator-prey dynamics
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15 (Apr. 26 & 28)
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Review
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No class
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