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| F. Guichard |
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(514) 398-6464 |
frederic.guichard@mcgill.ca |
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3 credits (3-1-5) |
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Prerequisites: |
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Content: |
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Population dynamics
• Population growth
• Regulation of population growth
• Time delays and stochastic processes
• Metapopulation dynamics
Species interactions
• Competition
• Predator-prey
• Epidemics
• Mutualism
Community dynamics
• Multispecies communities and niche theory
• Island biogeography
• Successions
• Food chains and trophic interactions
• Food webs
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Readings: |
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Textbook: Community Ecology by Gary G. Mittelbach. 2012, Sinauer, Sunderland. |
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Method: |
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Two 1.5 hour lectures per week; four 2-hour tutorials over the semester. |
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Evaluation: |
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Midterm exam, problems based on tutorials and final examination. The exam will consist of multiple choice questions, short answer questions and problems.
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