Lab meeting

Topics

points

Feb 18

Introduction to Lab; lab safety rules; Group Assignments;

Graph interpretation exercise;

Spread sheet tips (see Blackboard Course page)

Feb 25

Analyzing Climate; Parametric Statistics

50*

Mar 4

Set up Duckweed population Growth (Day 0);

 Exponential and Logistic Population Growth; 

Student Presentations #1,2,3,4

150*

Mar 11

Duckweed Population growth (Day 7); 

Format for lab reports; 

Student Presentations #5,6,7,8

Mar 18

Duckweed Population Growth (Day 14)

set up Mark- Release-ReCapture Exercise;

Calculating Confidence Intervals

Presentations  9, 10

Mar 25

Duckweed population growth (Day 21)

Measuring Water Quality (3-4day trial)

Mark-Release-Recapture (Day 7)

Presentation 12

100 points

Apr 1

Mark-Release-Recapture (Day 14)

Presentations 13, 14, 15

Apr 8

Mark-Release-Recapture (Day 21)

Sampling Techniques for 2-D Habitats  Class Data

Presentations 17, 18

200 points

April 13-17

Spring Break- no Lab

Apr22

Life Tables, Survivorship Curves

Cemetery Demography

Presentations 20, 21

100 points

Apr29

Optimal Foraging in Predators (Outdoor lab)

200 points

May 6

Applied Nutrient Cycling: Field Trip to Turlock Water Treatment Plant

May 13

Turn in Last lab reports, review for Final Exam

Presentations 22, 23, 24