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Ecology
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The Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia has maintained a strong emphasis in ecology, blending field ecology and natural history with ecological theory and conservation biology. To find out more about ecological research at the University of British Columbia, visit the Biodiversity Centre's web-site. Specific research programs of ecologists within the Department of Zoology include:
- Mathematical models in evolutionary ecology (Michael Doebeli)
- Behavioural ecology, social dynamics and acoustic behaviour of cetaceans (J. K. B. Ford)
- Ecology and behaviour of salmonid fishes
as it relates to ecological theory and resource management (M. C. Healey)
- Population dynamics in mammals (C. J. Krebs)
- Plankton diversity and distribution (A. G. Lewis)
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Behavioral and sperm competition among male salmonids (N.R. Liley)
- Speciation and evolution in threespine sticklebacks
(Donald McPhail)
- Population dynamics and co-evolution of introduced insects and weeds
(Judith Myers)
- Structure and dynamics of freshwater communities (W. E. Neill)
- Structure and dynamics of freshwater communities (John S. Richardson)
- Natural selection and character evolution in nature
(Dolph Schluter)
- Systematics, faunistics,
biogeography, biodiversity and conservation biology
(G.G.E. Scudder)
- Processes in the dynamics of ecosystems, comparing natural and human
disturbed habitats (A. R. E. Sinclair)
- Aquatic community and ecosystem ecology, theoretical ecology (Jonathan Shurin)
- Experimental tests of ecological diversity theory using
natural microcosm communities (Diane Srivastava)
- Conservation biology and public policy(D. T. Suzuki)
- Molecular approaches to the evolutionary ecology,
population genetics, and conservation of fishes
(Eric Taylor)
- Population biology and bioenergetics of Steller sea lions; interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries (A. W. Trites)
- Applied ecology and fisheries management (Carl Walters)
Link to Seminars of Interest
Links to other ecology sites:
Graduate Courses in Ecology:
- Ecology Seminar (Zoology 502)
- Theoretical Population Dynamics (Zoology 527)
- Other recommended courses include
Population and Quantitative Genetics (Zoology 500D; Even years) and Applied Population Genetics (Zoology 500D; Odd years).
- Other recommended courses include the Ecology Seminar (Zoology 502) and Theoretical Population Dynamics (Zoology 527).
Ecological journals (many
with tables of contents, abstracts and full text):
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and suggestions.