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Course Overview

Schedule of Lectures and Labs

	Lecture 1 (Winkelman Lecture 1)-- Introduction, Density-independent population growth models; differential vs. difference equations.
	Lecture 2 (Winkelman Lecture 2)-- Density-dependent population growth models: logistic, Ricker, and Schaefer models; maximum sustained yield.
	Lecture 3 -- Effects of time delays, overcompensation, chaos, on logistic-type models.
	Lecture 4 -- Population Models Incorporating Stochasticity.
	Lecture 5 -- Age- and stage-structured models: Leslie-Lefkovitch Models.
	Lecture 6 -- Mechanisms and evidence for density dependence.
	Lecture 7 -- Additive vs. compensatory mortality and MSY.
	Lecture 8 (Winkelman Lecture 8) -- Spatially-structured populations.
	Lecture 9 -- Role of immigration and emigration in populations.
	Lecture 10 -- Predation, Parasitism, and Herbivory.
	Lecture 11 -- Competition.
	Lecture 12 -- Natural Selection and Population Regulation.
	Lecture 13 -- Management of populations.
	Lecture 14 -- Estimating Variance Components.
	Lecture 15 -- Minimum Viable Population Models, Estimating Population Persistence Probabilities, Review.

Reference Books

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Laboratory Exercises (and example Spreadsheet Models)

	Lab 1 (exponent.wb2, exponent.xls)
	Lab 2 (logistic.wb2, logistic.xls, ricker.wb2, ricker.xls, timelag.wb2, timelag.xls, randomrk.wb2, randomrk.xls, nonlin_r.wb2, nonlin_r.xls, allee.wb2, allee.xls, logisfit.wb2, logisfit.xls)
	Lab 3 (birth.wb2, birth.xls, death.wb2, death.xls, birdeath.wb2, birdeath.xls, logistic.wb2, logistic.xls, Random Variables.xls, agestruc.wb2, agestruc.xls, leslie.wb2, leslie.xls)
	Lab 4 (compens.wb2, compens.xls, piceance.wb2, piceance.xls, induced.wb2, induced.xls, mccull.wb2, mccull.xls)
	Lab 5 (metapop.wb2, metapop.xls, dispersal.xls)
	Lab 6 (competit.wb2, competit.xls, predprey.wb2, predprey.xls, stochastic competit.wb2, stochastic competit.xls, stochastic predprey.wb2, stochastic predprey.xls)
	Lab 7 (genvar.wb2, genvar.xls, ls_m1,wb2, ls_m2.wb2, persist.wb2, persist.xls)
	Lab 8 (varcomp.wb2, varcomp.xls, varcomp1.wb2, varcomp1.xls, varcomp2.wb2, varcomp2.xls, death.wb2, death.xls)

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Previous Exams

	Midterm 1993 (Midterm93.wb2, Midterm93.xls)
	Midterm 1995 (Midterm95.wb3, Midterm95.xls)
	Midterm 1997 (Midterm97.wb2, Midterm97.xls)
	Midterm 1999 (Midterm99.wb3, Midterm99.xls )
	Midterm 2001 (Midterm01.xls)
	Midterm 2003 (Midterm03.xls, Peregrine Pop Model.xls, Answers SE Alaska Pink Salmon Recruitment.xls )
	Midterm 2005 (Question 3 Data.xls, Answers, Questions 1&2.xls, Question 3.xls)
	Final 1993
	Final 1995 (Final95-1.wb1, Final95-2.wb1. Final95-1.xls, Final95-2.xls)
	Final 1997
	Final 1999 (Final99.wb3, Final99.xls)
	Final 2001 (Final01.xls)
	Final 2003 (Final03.xls)

FW662 Table of Contents

Go to: Overview Lectures References Laboratory Exercises Exams Stat Help

Course Overview

Schedule of Lectures and Labs

Lecture 1 (Winkelman Lecture 1)-- Introduction, Density-independent population growth models; differential vs. difference equations.

Lecture 2 (Winkelman Lecture 2)-- Density-dependent population growth models: logistic, Ricker, and Schaefer models; maximum sustained yield.

Lecture 3 -- Effects of time delays, overcompensation, chaos, on logistic-type models.

Lecture 4 -- Population Models Incorporating Stochasticity.

Lecture 5 -- Age- and stage-structured models: Leslie-Lefkovitch Models.

Lecture 6 -- Mechanisms and evidence for density dependence.

Lecture 7 -- Additive vs. compensatory mortality and MSY.

Lecture 8 (Winkelman Lecture 8) -- Spatially-structured populations.

Lecture 9 -- Role of immigration and emigration in populations.

Lecture 10 -- Predation, Parasitism, and Herbivory.

Lecture 11 -- Competition.

Lecture 12 -- Natural Selection and Population Regulation.

Lecture 13 -- Management of populations.

Lecture 14 -- Estimating Variance Components.

Lecture 15 -- Minimum Viable Population Models, Estimating Population Persistence Probabilities, Review.

Reference Books

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Laboratory Exercises (and example Spreadsheet Models)

Lab 1 (exponent.wb2, exponent.xls)

Lab 2 (logistic.wb2, logistic.xls, ricker.wb2, ricker.xls, timelag.wb2, timelag.xls, randomrk.wb2, randomrk.xls, nonlin_r.wb2, nonlin_r.xls, allee.wb2, allee.xls, logisfit.wb2, logisfit.xls)

Lab 3 (birth.wb2, birth.xls, death.wb2, death.xls, birdeath.wb2, birdeath.xls, logistic.wb2, logistic.xls, Random Variables.xls, agestruc.wb2, agestruc.xls, leslie.wb2, leslie.xls)

Lab 4 (compens.wb2, compens.xls, piceance.wb2, piceance.xls, induced.wb2, induced.xls, mccull.wb2, mccull.xls)

Lab 5 (metapop.wb2, metapop.xls, dispersal.xls)

Lab 6 (competit.wb2, competit.xls, predprey.wb2, predprey.xls, stochastic competit.wb2, stochastic competit.xls, stochastic predprey.wb2, stochastic predprey.xls)

Lab 7 (genvar.wb2, genvar.xls, ls_m1,wb2, ls_m2.wb2, persist.wb2, persist.xls)

Lab 8 (varcomp.wb2, varcomp.xls, varcomp1.wb2, varcomp1.xls, varcomp2.wb2, varcomp2.xls, death.wb2, death.xls)

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Previous Exams

Midterm 1993 (Midterm93.wb2, Midterm93.xls)

Midterm 1995 (Midterm95.wb3, Midterm95.xls)

Midterm 1997 (Midterm97.wb2, Midterm97.xls)

Midterm 1999 (Midterm99.wb3, Midterm99.xls )

Midterm 2001 (Midterm01.xls)

Midterm 2003 (Midterm03.xls, Peregrine Pop Model.xls, Answers SE Alaska Pink Salmon Recruitment.xls )

Midterm 2005 (Question 3 Data.xls, Answers, Questions 1&2.xls, Question 3.xls)

Final 1993

Final 1995 (Final95-1.wb1, Final95-2.wb1. Final95-1.xls, Final95-2.xls)

Final 1997

Final 1999 (Final99.wb3, Final99.xls)

Final 2001 (Final01.xls)

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Statistical Help

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