| WEEK OF: |
CHAPTERS |
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE |
| Aug 25 |
|
History of Wildlife Management, Lectures ppt files:
Market Hunting,
Historical Legislation |
| Sep 1 |
|
Scientific Method,
Experimental Design Scientific Method.
Romesburg 1981 |
| Sep 1 Monday |
|
LABOR DAY -- NO CLASS |
| Sep 8 |
|
Adaptation and Natural Selection, Field Journal
Assignment |
| Sep 10 Wednesday |
|
Guest Speaker: Jim Nelson, DVM, President Nevada
Bighorns Unlimited |
| Sep 12 Friday |
|
Guest Speaker: Kristie Boatner, U. S. Forest
Service |
| Sep 15 |
|
Behavioral Ecology, Behavior Sampling, Handling Animals See:
Altmann, J. 1974.
Observational study of behaviour: sampling methods. Behaviour
49:227-267 |
| Sep 19, Friday |
|
Guest Speaker: Chris Nicolai, Wood Duck Ecology and
Management |
| Sep 20 Saturday |
|
Field Trip -- Wood Duck Ecology and Management, Fallon,
NV |
| Sep 22 |
|
Habitat Relationships |
| Sep 29 |
|
Behavior data analysis
sample calculations, Mark recapture lab
Assignment
Data Sheet |
| Sep 29 Monday |
|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Mark Atkinson, NDOW --
chemical immobilization |
| Oct 6 |
|
Population Ecology and Dynamics |
| Oct 13 |
|
Population Ecology and Dynamics |
| Oct 17 |
|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jim Sedinger -- Mark Recapture
Models |
| Oct 20 |
|
MIDTERM EXAM |
| Oct 22 |
|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Sudeep Chandra -- Fisheries |
| Oct 27 |
|
Growth of populations cont., Ricker-like harvest
models, logistic growth
Kie et al. 2003,
|
| Oct 31 |
|
NEVADA DAY -- NO CLASS |
| Nov 3 |
|
Ecological Niche |
| Nov 3, Monday |
|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Mark Atkinson, NDOW --
Wildlife Diseases |
| Nov 10 |
|
Ecological Niche |
| November 10 |
|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Peter Weisberg -- Landscape
Ecology |
| Nov 17 |
|
Competition |
| Nov 19 |
|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Marjorie Matocq -- Population
Genetics |
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|
Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Feldman -- Global Issues |
| Nov 24 |
|
Competition / Predation |
| Nov 27 -28 |
|
HAPPY THANKSGIVING |
| Dec 1 |
|
Competition / Predation |
| Dec 1, Monday |
|
Field Journal Assignment due |
| Dec 8 |
|
Review for Final |
| 11 Dec |
945-1145 |
FINAL EXAM |
| DATE |
TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE |
| 26 Aug |
Crossword puzzle |
| 2 Sep |
Preparing a CV |
9 Sep |
Field Journal --
data sheet,
GPS points
CV due in class Friday Sep 5 |
| 16 Sep |
Behavior Sampling, sample calculations (see schedule above for link)
See: Altmann, J. 1974. Observational study of behaviour:
sampling methods. Behaviour 49:227-267 |
| Field Trip
20 Sep |
Wood duck ecology and management -- Fallon, NV
-- See Video |
| 23 Sep |
Home Range / Radio Telemetry |
| 30 Sep |
Use of traps, net guns, dart guns, for wildlife capture -- Kevin Lansford NDOW |
| 7 Oct |
Life Tables |
| 14 Oct |
Ricker Like Harvest Models |
|
Sunday 19 Oct |
Truckee River Day -- Extra Credit |
| 21 Oct |
Mark Recapture lab
Assignment,
Data Sheet |
| 28 Oct |
Mark Recapture Analysis |
| 4 Nov |
Necropsy Demonstration -- Dr. Roger VanAndel |
| 11 Nov |
Veterans Day -- NO CLASS |
| 18 Nov |
Predation Rates and Search Images |
| 25 Nov |
Field Journal |
| 29 Nov |
Sexing and Aging |
| 6 Dec |
Black Bear Ecology and Management Carl Lackey NDOW |
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