<p>Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Requisite: Life Sciences 7B. Exploration of ecological and evolutionary concepts central to understanding how natural populations evolve over contemporary timescales and to solving urgent conservation and management problems, with an emphasis on practical applications. Topics include species distribution and abundance models, population growth models, and population genomic approaches used in conservation. Emphasis on critical discussion of the primary literature and computational analyses in R. Students gain hands-on training on common research methods in population biology and conservation genetics, then integrate and apply these skills to design and complete a group research project analyzing real-world data. Additional training on scientific communication and best practices for computational research is offered. Letter grading.</p>

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

College of Letters and Science

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EE BIOL 141 - Applied Population Biology

Applied Population Biology

Develop effective scientific writing, oral communication, and teamwork skills

Apply the appropriate statistics, modeling, and data visualization skills in R to model the distribution and dynamics of populations

Explain foundational concepts in population ecology and evolutionary biology

Interpret & evaluate the analysis & presentation of population biology data

Collaborate on scientific research (identify novel research questions, form testable hypotheses, find & analyze publicly available data, and interpret & present results)

General Catalog

Applied Population Biology

EE BIOL 141

5 units