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3.00 Credits
Explores the disciplines of aquatic and wildlife toxicology from environmental, chemical, and regulatory perspectives. Emphasis on standard environmental toxicology testing methods, field studies, statistical analysis, and mechanistic principles, with discussions of contemporary issues in the field. Dual listed with ZOO 4390. Prerequisites: LIFE 3400, CHEM 1030, or STAT 2050.
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3.00 Credits
Explores quantitative ecology of animal populations, emphasizing theoretical and empirical work. Provides modern coverage of principles of population ecology for wildlife majors and others who expect to deal with ecological problems in their careers. Dual listed with ZOO 4400. Prerequisites: LIFE 1010, 3400 and STAT 2050.
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2.00 Credits
Winter Ecology emphasizes the effects of winter abiotic conditions on organisms and organismal adaptations. Energy flux, snowpack physics, organismal adaptations, avalanche awareness, and the influence of winter on wildlife management are emphasized through lectures and field laboratories. Develop an independent research project and present their results. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
Modeling of ecological processes including population and metapopulation dynamics and ecosystem processes. Theoretical approaches will be complemented with use of computer software packages and empirical applications in management, conservation and basic research. Prerequisite: ZOO 4400, LIFE1010, 3400 or consent of instructor. Dual listed with ZOO 4410.
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3.00 Credits
Behavioral ecology applies empirical and theoretical approaches to ecological and evolutionary underpinnings for behaviors ranging from foraging and predation to social grouping and mating systems. Emphasizes comparative analyses (what phylogenetic patterns exist across diverse species?) as well as genetic/fitness benefits (how do individuals benefit from apparently puzzling behaviors?). Dual listed with ZOO 4415. Prerequisite: ZOO 3600 or LIFE 3400.
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3.00 Credits
Addresses basic ecological concepts and natural resource management issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). Emphasis will be placed on developing critical thinking skills and exploring the effects of resource management policy and actions. Course direction will involve moving from a known facts way of thinking in to realm of evaluating effects of human management of the GYE. Prerequisites: LIFE 2022, 3400, and graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the use of genetic, molecular markers for the analysis of natural populations of plants and animals. Approaches range from individual identification to systematics, with a core focus on populations. Dual listed with ZOO 4425. Prerequisite: LIFE 3050.
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3.00 Credits
Covers plant and animal community ecology from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective. Topics include: community interaction of plants and animals; community dynamics, succession, and disturbance; basic data collection and statistical analysis of habitat association data; and the effect of abiotic factors on community structure. Prerequisite: LIFE 2022, 3400, and graduate standing.
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3.00 Credits
A quantitative treatment of techniques useful in the biological sampling and estimation of animal abundance. Included are mark release methods, catch-effort methods, change in ratio methods, mortality and survival estimation, transect and quadrate sampling. Identical to STAT 5450. Prerequisite: ZOO 4400, 1 course in statistics.
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3.00 Credits
A practical guide to the analysis of messy field data, including data exploration, generalized linear and additive models, mixed models, autocorrelation, and model selection using Program R. Students will spend one intensive week learning methods and the rest of the semester analyzing their own data and writing a manuscript. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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