Fundamentals of Ecology :: Spring, 2025
Welcome!
Welcome to the course website for Fundamentals of Ecology. We will be having lecture and discussion sections in person – attendance is mandatory. This will be the primary site that will host course information and changes to the schedule, as well as your Discussion Section activities. The Catcourses, or Canvas, site for this course will be used to record assessments/assignments, course grades, and announcements. See the syllabus for details and the schedule for information regarding important dates and content. Note that the schedule will change as we progress throughout the course.
Info
- Syllabus
- Schedule
- Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays, 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM; Classroom and Office 2 Bldg Room: 140
- Discussion section time
- 03D - Monday 04:30 PM - 05:20 PM; Classroom and Office 1 Bldg Room: 113
- 04D - Wednesday 04:30 PM - 05:20 PM; Classroom and Office 1 Bldg Room: 114
- 02D - Wednesday 05:30 PM - 06:20 PM; Classroom and Office 1 Bldg Room: 265
- Prof. Yeakel Office Hours: Wednesdays 9-10 AM (SE1 288), Fridays 9-10 AM (Zoom) or by appointment.
- TA Anabelle Marques Klovrza Office Hours: Mondays 2:30-3:30 PM (COB1 320), Fridays 11-12 (Zoom) or by appointment.
Contact
Please use the Inbox application in the CatCourses (Canvas) website to contact either of us. There is no guarantee of response if personal emails are used.
Discussion Sections and Demonstrations
- Section 1: Investigating ecological problems with R
- Section 2: Temperature as an ecological constraint & Reading
- Section 3: Metabolism
- Section 4: Evolution
- Section 5: Life History
- DEMO: Game Theory
- Section 6-7: Population Dynamics
- NOTES: how to derive logistic growth from exponential growth
- Section 8: Competition
- Section 9: Predation
- Section 10: Disease
- Section 11: Food webs
Lecture Slides
Note: You are responsible for taking notes. If you miss a lecture, get the notes from a friend.
- Lecture 1 (01/22/25)
- Lecture 2 (01/27/25)
- Lecture 3,4 (01/30/25 & 02/03/25)
- Lecture 5 (02/05/25)
- Lecture 7 (02/19/25)
- Lectures 8,9 (02/24/25 & 02/26/25)
- Lecture 10 (03/03/25)
Lecture Recordings
Note: Remote lectures only