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week |
starts on |
readings due Monday |
Monday lecture |
Wednesday recitation |
Thurs. Lab |
instructor |
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1 |
1/19 |
- |
none |
Introduction to course |
Olsen, Griffin, Gompper |
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2 |
1/25 |
Hypothesis testing |
Griffin |
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3 |
2/1 |
- |
Global Distribution of C3/C4 plants |
STELLA model of Biosphere
2 |
Griffin |
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4 |
2/8 |
- |
Why are Desert Vultures Black? |
Griffin |
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5 |
2/15 |
Can Trees Sequester Carbon |
- |
Griffin |
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6 |
2/22 |
Evolution of Virulence |
Self Guided Lab at the -
AMNH |
Gompper |
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7 |
3/1 |
Rabbits and Rabbit Calicivirus |
Population Viability Analysis |
Gompper |
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8 |
3/8 |
Sea Otters as Keystone Species |
Island Biogeography |
Gompper |
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9 |
3/15 |
SPRING BREAK | ||||
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10 |
3/22 |
Neotropical Species Diversity |
Gompper |
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11 |
3/29 |
Self Guided Lab at the New York Aquarium |
Gompper |
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12 |
4/5 |
Sat. Field Trip - SE Pennsylvania: Geological Record of Earth System Processes |
Olsen |
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13 |
4/12 |
- |
The Early History of Life |
Mini-lecture:Delta C13 and the C cycle Recitation: How Much of the World is Bacteria? |
Thurs. Lab: Diversity of Life |
Olsen |
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14 |
4/19 |
Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems - Earth System History III |
The K-T boundary |
Field Trip - Fossil Lake Systems |
Olsen |
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15 |
4/26 |
- |
A. Quaternary Mass Extinction and |
Field Trip - Black Rock Forest II |
Griffen, Olsen, Gompper |
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16 |
5/3 |
- |
Review |
- |
- |
Olsen |