It also looks comparatively at the experiences of women migrants and urban workers, and the relationships between gender and ecology in Western societies. The following are Environmental Studies related courses but are taught under other disciplines. Please register for any of these courses under their regular disciplines. Ecology is the study of the relationships among organisms and their biotic and abiotic environments. The course addresses theoretical and applied questions central to contemporary ecology through a combination of field and laboratory studies, at the level of the individual, population, community, and ecosystem.
Exceptions require permission of the instructor.
A course in the methods used to study free-ranging vertebrate animals. Lectures will focus on conceptual problems with estimating population size and dynamics, home ranges, territories, feeding behavior, and habitat use. Laboratories will focus on methods used to capture, identify, mark, track, and census vertebrate populations, including the use of radiotelemetry equipment and fluorescent dye markers. The classification and natural history of vertebrates will be included in both lecture and laboratory, with an emphasis on species occurring in the northeastern U.S. Laboratories will make extensive use of the vertebrate fauna of the Denison University Biological Reserve and nearby areas. This course will address the biological concepts and methods that are applied to the determination, preservation, and management of biodiversity.