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 Graduate Studies Calendar 2014-2015 Courses of Instruction Course Descriptions E Ecology ECOL
Ecology ECOL
ECOL 507 527 528 529 530 603 607 677 731
 

Instruction offered by members of the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science.

Department Head - R.M.R. Barclay
 
Ecology 507       Special Problems in Ecology
 Independent research or reading project that may include seminars, lectures, seminars, term papers and training in theoretical and/or laboratory methods.
Course Hours: H(0-8) or H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 9 full-course equivalents and consent of the Department.  
Notes: Students completing a typical course sequence in their program would normally be eligible to enrol in their 3rd or 4th year. After consultation with a departmental faculty member who will supervise the chosen problem, a permission form obtained from the department office or website must be signed by the course supervisor before a student can register.  
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Ecology 527       Ecology of Fishes
The ecology of fishes with an emphasis on freshwater systems. Fish will be used as models for examining ecological principles and theory at various levels of organization including physiological, behavioural, population and community ecology. Topics covered include: morphology, systematics, foraging, bioenergetics, life history strategies, population dynamics and the role of fish in aquatic food webs.
Course Hours: H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Biology 313, and one of Ecology 417 or Zoology 477.02.
Notes: Offered during even-odd dated academic years.
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Ecology 528       Independent Studies in Ecology
Original and independent thought, practical research and the completion of written and oral reports.
Course Hours: F(0-8)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 15 full-course equivalents and consent of the Department.   
Notes: After consultation with a departmental faculty member who will supervise the chosen problem, a permission form obtained from the department office or website must be signed by the course supervisor before a student can register.   
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Ecology 529       Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Molecular Ecology utilizes population genetics, phylogenetics, and genomics to address questions in ecology, evolution, behaviour and conservation. Topics will include principal and emerging molecular techniques for characterizing and analysing genetic variation to test quantitative predictions from ecological and evolutionary theory. Students will learn all of the steps required to undertake a molecular ecology project of an applied or fundamental nature.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Biology 311 and 313.
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Ecology 530       Honours Research Project in Ecology
Research project under the direction of one or more faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formal written and oral reports must be presented on completion of this course. Open only to Honours Ecology students or Honours Biological Sciences students.
Course Hours: F(0-8)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 15 full-course equivalents and consent of the Department.
Notes: After consultation with a departmental faculty member who will supervise the chosen problem, a permission form obtained from the department office or website must be signed by the course supervisor before a student can register.  
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Graduate Courses

Enrolment in any graduate course requires consent of the Department.

Only where appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599. 600-level courses are available with permission to undergraduate students in the final year of their programs.
 
Ecology 603       Advanced Behavioural Ecology
Current problems and recent research in areas of particular significance. Topics will vary from year to year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Notes: Offered during even-odd dated academic years.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Ecology 607       Limnology and Oceanography
Lectures, seminars and projects in the areas of limnology, aquatic ecology and oceanography.
Course Hours: H(0-6)
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Ecology 677       Advanced Population Ecology
The theory and practice of the study of populations, methods of population estimation, factors affecting populations, and systems approaches to the modelling of populations.
Course Hours: H(0-6)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Ecology 731       Advanced Plant Ecology
Current problems and recent research in areas of particular significance. Topics will vary from year to year.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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