Course Instructor
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Learning Assistants:Yulio Font, Barbara Ortega, and Imena Valdes |
Journal Club Instructor |
Lab Instructor
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Dr. Suzanne Koptur
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PLTL Leaders:Christian Tolosa, Nhan Hoang, Shewar Islamuddin, Jeremy Guedes
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Andrea Salas |
Ivan Rodriguez-Pinto and Tanja Zerulla |
OE 232, ph. 305-348-3103; email:
kopturs@fiu.edu
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office hours T, R 10:30 am - noon;note - no Thursday office hours 22 Feb, 1 March, 8 March
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10:30 - 11:30 am; and by appt.
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Link to PLTL |
Link to Journal Club |
Link
to Lab
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Individual/Group assessments
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40%
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Final Exam
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10%
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Best 60% of "pop" essay grades, and other in-class activities |
20%
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Jigsaws – two
presentations
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20%
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PLTL - attendance, participation, and performance |
10%
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Date/ day
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Lecture Topic
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Readings - R&R chapter
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9 Jan T
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Pre-test and Introduction
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1
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11 Jan R
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The Physical Environment - Water and
Nutrients
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2
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Week 2
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16 Jan T
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The Physical Environment - Light, Energy,
Heat
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3
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18 Jan R
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Variation in Climate and Soils |
4 & 5
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Week 3
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23 Jan T
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Biomes assignment
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6 |
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25 Jan R
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Exam 1 |
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Week 4
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30 Jan T
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Biomes assignment due - posted online before class todayBiomes Presentations in class today
Evolution and Adaptation
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7 |
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1 Feb R
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Life Histories and Fitness
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8 |
Week 5
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6
Feb T
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Library Day | |
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8 Feb R
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Reproductive Strategies |
9
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Week 6
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13 Feb T
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Social Behavior |
10 |
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15 Feb R
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Exam 2 |
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Week 7
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20 Feb T
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Population Distribution, Growth, RegulationSpecies interaction jigsaw - assigned |
11,
12
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22 Feb R
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Library Day w/ Patricia Pereira Pujol |
in our classroom |
Week 8
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27 Feb T
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Population Dynamics
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12,
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1 Mar R
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Predation
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14, 15 |
Week 9
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6 Mar T
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Competition |
16 |
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8 Mar R
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Exam 3 |
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Week 10
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13 Mar T
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SPRING BREAK |
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15 Mar R
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SPRING BREAK |
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Week 11
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20 Mar T
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Mutualism |
17 |
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22 Mar R
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Jigsaw Presentations
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Week 12
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27 Mar T
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Jigsaw Presentations
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29 Mar R
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Exam 4 |
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Week 13
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3 Apr T
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Community Structure
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18 |
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5 Apr R
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Community Succession |
19 |
Week 14
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10 Apr T
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Energy and Elements in Ecosystems |
20, 21 |
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12 Apr R
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Landscape Ecology, Biogeography, and Biodiversity |
22 |
Week 15
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17 Apr T
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Conservation of Biodiversity |
23 |
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19 Apr R
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Exam 5 |
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Week 16 |
24 Apr T |
Final Exam 12-2 pm (Cumulative)
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