Zoogeography Lecture Schedule Winter Term 2 – 2021
| Date |
Topic | Assignments |
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Jan 11 (M) |
Introduction | No assignments this week |
| Jan 13 (W) |
Geography & Climate | |
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Jan 15 (F) |
Species Distributions | |
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Jan 18 (M) |
Determinants of Distributions | Assign Discussion 1 reading; Supp Material |
Jan 20 (W) |
Evolution of Distributions | |
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Jan 22 (F) |
Discussion & Working with GBIF | |
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Jan 25 (M) |
Dispersal | Assignment 2 posted; Assignment 1 due |
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Jan 27 (W) |
Dispersal | |
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Jan 29 (F) |
R Tutorial - Mapping Giraffes | |
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Feb 1 (M) |
Speciation | Assignment 3 posted; Assignment 2 due |
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Feb 3 (W) |
Speciation | |
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Feb 5 (F) |
R Tutorial - Map study organisms | |
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Feb 8 (M) |
Dispersal | Assignment 3 due
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Feb 10 (W) |
Dispersal | |
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Feb 12 (F) |
R Tutorial - Map study organisms | Paper Outline Due; Post practice midterm |
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Feb 15-19 |
Winter Break (No Class) |
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Feb 22 (M) |
Speciation |
Return Outlines for Paper Assignment |
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Feb 24 (W) |
Midterm Review |
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Feb 26 (F) |
Midterm |
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Mar 1 (M) |
Speciation | |
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Mar 3 (W) |
Glaciation | |
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Mar 5 (F) |
Discussion (Glaciation) | |
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Mar 8 (M) |
Evolutionary Lineages | Assign Discussion 4 reading |
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Mar 10 (W) | Community Phylogenetics | |
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Mar 12 (F) |
Discussion (Phylo. communities) | |
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Mar 15 (M) |
Geography of Communities & Endemism | Assign Discussion 5 reading; Assignment 4 due |
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Mar 17 (W) |
Island Biogeography | |
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Mar 19 (F) |
Discussion (Community Units) | |
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Mar 22 (M) |
Island Biogeography |
Assign Discussion 6 reading; Assignment 5 due |
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Mar 24 (W) | Island Biogeography | |
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Mar 26 (F) |
Workshop | |
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Mar 29 (M) |
Diversity & Gradients |
Assignment 6 due |
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Mar 31 (W) |
Diversity & Gradients | |
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Apr 2 (F) |
Good Friday (No Class) | Optional: submit first draft for feedback |
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Apr 5 (M) |
Easter Monday (No Class) |
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Apr 7 (W) |
Biodiversity & Extinction | |
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Apr 9 (F) |
Climate Change | |
| Apr 12 (M) |
Climate Change |
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| Apr 14 (W) |
Climate Change |
Final Paper Due @ 4pm |
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Apr 16 (F) |
(No class - End of term) | Exam date and time TBA |