BIOL 453 - Methods in Population and Community Ecology

Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 200 and BIOL 203 and MATH 150
Discuss the mechanisms governing population dynamics and community structure. Mathematical models for population growth, predator-prey interactions, competition, island biogeographs, and food webs will be explored. Computer labs will emphasize the analysis of ecological datasets.