Principles of population and community ecology as they apply to plants and animals; population consequences of variation among individuals; habitat structure and population structure; habitat selection and foraging theory; life tables, demography, and the evolution of life history patterns; population dynamics and population regulation; ecological succession; classification and ordination of communities; application of molecular biology to the study of populations, mating systems and forensics.

Credit Restriction: Credit may be obtained for only one of Biology 308 or BES 308 or Environmental Science 308

Prerequisites: BES 208 or Biology 208 or Environmental Science 208 and 2nd year standing required
Corequisites: Academic Integrity Training 100
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