Zoogeography                Lecture Schedule                Winter Term 2 – 2021


Date
Topic Assignments

Jan 11 (M)

Introduction

No assignments this week
  Jan 13 (W)
  Geography & Climate

Jan 15  (F)

Species Distributions


Jan 18 (M)

Determinants of Distributions

Assign Discussion 1 reading; Supp Material

Jan  20 (W)

Evolution of Distributions


Jan 22 (F)

Discussion & Working with GBIF

 

Jan 25 (M)

DispersalAssignment 2 posted; Assignment 1 due

Jan 27 (W)

Dispersal


Jan 29 (F)

R Tutorial - Mapping Giraffes


Feb 1 (M)

Speciation

Assignment 3 posted; Assignment 2 due

Feb 3 (W)

Speciation


Feb 5 (F)

R Tutorial - Map study organisms


Feb 8 (M)

Dispersal
Assignment 3 due

Feb 10 (W)

Dispersal


Feb 12 (F)

R Tutorial - Map study organisms

Paper Outline Due; Post practice midterm

Feb 15-19

Winter Break (No Class)


Feb 22 (M)

Speciation
Return Outlines for Paper Assignment

Feb 24 (W)

Midterm Review

Feb 26 (F)

Midterm

Mar 1 (M)

Speciation

Mar 3 (W)

Glaciation


Mar 5 (F)

Discussion (Glaciation)

 

Mar 8 (M)

Evolutionary Lineages

 Assign Discussion 4 reading

Mar 10 (W)

Community Phylogenetics

Mar 12 (F)

Discussion (Phylo. communities)


Mar 15 (M)

Geography of Communities & Endemism

 Assign Discussion 5 reading; Assignment 4 due

Mar 17 (W)

Island  Biogeography

 

Mar 19 (F)

Discussion (Community Units)


Mar 22 (M)

Island Biogeography

  Assign Discussion 6 reading; Assignment 5 due

Mar 24 (W)

Island Biogeography

Mar 26 (F)

Workshop


Mar 29 (M)

Diversity & Gradients

  Assignment 6 due

Mar 31 (W)

Diversity & Gradients


Apr 2  (F)

Good Friday (No Class)

 Optional: submit first draft for feedback

Apr 5 (M)

Easter Monday (No Class)


Apr 7 (W)

Biodiversity & Extinction 


Apr 9 (F)

Climate Change


  Apr 12 (M)
  Climate Change

  Apr 14 (W)
  Climate Change
Final Paper Due @ 4pm

Apr 16 (F)

(No class - End of term)

Exam date and time TBA


Supplemental Readings:
 

Lomolino, M.V., Riddle, B.R., Whittaker, R.J. and Brown, J.H. (2010) Biogeography
. Fourth Edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Two copies on reserve at Woodward Library