Three hours of lecture per week. Biology, taxonomy, ecology, and behavior of birds. Three hours of labor-atory per week, plus field trips. Topics covered include predator-prey interactions, global change, niche theory, competition, null models, and community assembly rules. Three hours of laboratory per week.
Students work in teams on a project of their own choosing.
Includes experimental design, data analysis, write-up, and presentation. Summer course only. Practical studies of aquatic ecology in the Northern Ohio area. Local flora and fauna and methods for investigations. Field trips and laboratory study.