BIOLOGY 160 - Population Ecology

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

Processes affecting births and deaths of organisms and the way these processes determine the distribution and abundances of populations. Animal behavioral decisions; mating; one-, two-, and many-species systems; stochastic processes; evolutionary ecology; and fundamentals of community ecology. Examples of human population dynamics, and concepts of population regulation. Human impacts on animal populations. Mathematical techniques, including matrix models, differentiation, and differential equations, will be developed. Prerequisite: Mathematics 31 or equivalent. Not open to students having taken Biology 110L. Instructor: Wilson

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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