Ecological Dynamics (Spring, 2023)
Note 1) The schedule is subject to change at any time. Check back frequently for updates!
Note 2) There is flexibility built into the schedule towards the end… we may use this flexibility to a) spend more time on topics that are confusing, and/or b) add additional material to that already scheduled.
Book Codes:
TBT: The Theoretical Biologist’s Toolbox (Mangel)
NDC: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (Strogatz)
MNB: Mathematica NoteBook (class demonstrations)
| Date___ | Lect___ | Topic | Readings | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/17 | T-L1 | Introduction | TBT Chap2 pgs 31-34; 36-43 | |
| 1/19 | R-L2 | Population dynamics | Logistic | |
| 1/24 | T-L3 | Allometric reasoning 1 | West et al. 2001 | |
| 1/26 | R-L4 | Fixed points 1 | NDC 1 (Strogatz) | |
| 1/31 | T-L5 | Fixed points 2 | ||
| 2/2 | R-L6 | Bifurcations 1 | NDC 2 (Strogatz) | |
| 2/7 | T-L7 | Bifurcations 2 | ||
| 2/9 | R-L8 | Bifurcations 3 | MNB1 MNB2 | |
| 2/14 | T-L9 | Generalized modeling | Yeakel2011 | |
| 2/16 | R-L10 | Interspecific interactions 1 | Pred/Prey | |
| 2/21 | T-L11 | Interspecific interactions 2 | ||
| 2/23 | R-L12 | Complexity Stability 1 | May 1972 | foodweb.R nichemodel.R |
| 2/28 | T-L13 | Allometric reasoning 2D | ||
| 3/2 | R-L14 | Eco-evolutionary dynamics 1 | Lande 76 | |
| 3/7 | T-L15 | Eco-evolutionary dynamics 2 | ||
| 3/9 | R-L16 | Eco-evolutionary dynamics 3 | Schreiber 2011 | Schreiber Code |
| 3/14 | T-L17 | Special Guest! Marc Mangel (via ZOOM) | Mangel 1981, 1982 | |
| 3/16 | R-L18 | Adaptive foraging | Valdovinos 2010 Kondoh 2003 | Ad.Forag. Code |
| 3/21 | T-L19 | Canonical Equations for Activity Choice (CEAC) 1 | ||
| 3/23 | R-L20 | CEAC 2 | SDP code 1 | |
| 3/28 | T | Spring Break – No Class | ||
| 3/30 | R | Spring Break – No Class | ||
| 4/4 | T-L21 | CEAC 3 | ||
| 4/6 | R-L22 | CEAC + Reproductive gains 1 | ||
| 4/11 | T-L23 | CEAC + Reproductive gains 2 | ||
| 4/13 | R-L24 | Project discussions | ||
| 4/18 | T-L25 | CEAC + Reproductive gains 3 | SDP code 2 | |
| 4/20 | R-L26 | Cancelled | ||
| 4/25 | T-L27 | CEAC + Allocation processes | ||
| 4/27 | R-L28 | CEAC + population dynamics | ||
| 5/2 | T-L29 | EcoDyn Seminar 1 (Riley, Morgan, Josue) | ||
| 5/4 | R-L30 | EcoDyn Seminar 2 (Sonia, Hyejoo) |