Dr. Wade B. Worthen
Office: Townes South 171B
Phone: x-3390
Lecture: Plyler 129, 1:00-2:15 am, Tuesday and Thursday
Laboratory: Plyler 129, 2:30-5:20 pm, Tuesday
Text: The Economy of Nature, Ricklefs, 6th ed.
DATE | LECTURE NOTES | PPTS | READINGS | LAB (Tues) | |
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Aug 26 (T) Aug 28 (H) |
Ecology and Sustainability Climate | ppt ppt |
Chapt. 1 Chapt. 4 |
LAKE CONESTEE |
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Sept 2 (T) |
Adaptations I Adaptations II QUIZ #1 |
ppt ppt |
Chapt. 2 Chapt. 3 |
Dragonflies |
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Sept 9 (T) Sept 11 (H) |
FIELD TRIP (Class and Lab Period) Biomes I |
. ppt |
. Chapt. 5 |
Salamanders | |
Sept 16 (T) |
FIELD TRIP (Class and Lab Period) Biomes II QUIZ #2 |
. ppt |
. Chapt. 5 |
Furman Forest | |
Sept 23 (T) Sept 25 (H) |
Evolution Selection |
ppt ppt |
Chapt. 13 Chapt. 6 |
Exam 1 | |
Sept 30 (T) Oct 2 (H) |
Life Histories and Sexual Selection Kin Selection and Sociality |
ppt ppt |
Chapt. 7 Chapt. 8, 9 |
Ashmore Heritage Trust Preserve | |
Oct 7 (T) Oct 9 (H) |
Populations: Distribution QUIZ #3 Population Growth |
ppt ppt |
Chapt. 10 Chapt. 11, 12 |
Beetles and Small Mammals | |
Oct 14 (T) Oct 16 (H) Oct 18 (SAT) |
FALL BREAK Species Interactions FIELD TRIP: CONGAREE and PEACHTREE 8AM - 5PM |
. ppt . |
Chapt. 14 |
Population Growth Modeling | |
Oct 21 (T) Oct 23 (H) |
Competition Predation |
ppt ppt |
Chapt.16 Chapt.15 |
Exam #2 | |
Oct 28 (T) Oct 30 (H) |
Mutualism and the Evolution of Interactions Community Structure |
ppt ppt |
Chapt. 17 Chapt. 18 |
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Trust Preserve | |
Nov 4 (T) Nov 6 (H) |
Interactions in Communities QUIZ #4 Biodiversity I | ppt ppt |
Chapt. 18 Chapt. 20 |
Furman Lake Sampling | |
Nov 11 (T) |
Succession Biodiversity II | ppt ppt |
Chapt. 19 Chapt. 21 |
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Nov 18 (T) Nov 20 (H) |
Landscape Ecology Energy Flow in Ecosystems | ppt ppt |
Chapt. 25 Chapt. 22 |
Exam #3 | |
Nov 25 (T) Nov 27 (H) |
NO CLASS THANKSGIVING | ||||
Dec 2 (T) Dec 4 (H) |
Biogeochemical Cycles and Human Impacts I Biogeochemical Cycles and Human Impacts II |
ppt ppt |
Chapt. 23 Chapt. 24 |
State of the World Presentations | |
Dec 9 (T) . |
The Value of Biodiversity . | ppt . |
Chapt. 26, 27 . |
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DEC 16 (T) | FINAL EXAM - 12:00 - 2:30 pm |