Courses of Study 2015-2016 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOEE 4580 - [Community Ecology]


(PBS)      
Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: BIOEE 1610 , BIOEE 1780 , or permission of instructor.

A. Agrawal, M. Geber.

Intersection between ecology and evolution of species interactions. Covers historical and current views on community structure and diversity. Topics include impacts of species interactions on ecology and evolution of community players, multispecies webs, and natural selection in complex communities. Approach is empirical and methodological.

Outcome 1: Students will understand the mechanisms and outcomes of community interactions

Outcome 2: Students will be able to discuss these mechanisms in a broad context, extending to various biomes and organisms

Outcome 3: Students will be able to broadly apply the principles of evolutionary biology (variation, inheritance, fitness, speciation) to understand mechanisms and outcomes of community interactions

Outcome 4: Students will be familiar with a number of observational, experimental, and synthetic approaches to analyzing community ecological data

Outcome 5: Students will read and discuss knowledgeably original studies in community ecology



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