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Day
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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Lab
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1
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F
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Jan 29
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Introduction to Organismal Biology: Why do we
care?
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1-19
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None
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2
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M
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Feb. 1
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Adaptations: What do behaviors, colors, and
hemoglobin's grip of O2 have in common?
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445, 469-483
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Statistics
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3
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W
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Feb 3
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Process of evolution: Where did that idea come
from?
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"
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4
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F
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Feb 5
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Evidence for evolution: Why are baby whales
hairy?
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"
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5
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M
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Feb 8
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Phylogeny and Systematics: Understanding the
history of life
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514-527, 544-551; Wilson Chap. 8
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Corn Genetics
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6
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W
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Feb 10
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Viruses and Bacteria: Diversity in a very small
package.
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553-577
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"
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7
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F
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Feb 12
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Origin and characteristics of eucaryotes: Why no
multicellular bacteria?
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579-595, 145-150
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"
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8
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M
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Feb 15
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Fungi: The amazing fungus amoungus.
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645-653
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Pop. Genetics
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9
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W
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Feb 17
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Evolutionary trends in plants
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612-643
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"
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10
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F
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Feb 19
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Evolutionary trends in animals: Invertebrates
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655-700
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"
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11
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M
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Feb 22
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Evolutionary trends in animals: Vertebrates
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703-726, 806-814, 842-848, 998-1001
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Natu Selection
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W
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Feb 24
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EXAM #1
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12
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F
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Feb 26
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The evolution of hominids
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726-741, Wilson Chap. 11
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"
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13
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M
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March1
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Patterns of inheritance: The three M's
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309-335
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Phylogeny
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14
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W
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March 3
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Patterns of inheritance:
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407-443
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"
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15
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F
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March5
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Sources of genetic variation: We are all a bunch
of mutants!
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219-222, 241-244, 446-452
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"
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16
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M
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March 8
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Genes in populations: What is the fuel consumed
by evolutionary change?
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452-458
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Diversity 1
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17
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W
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March 10
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Human genetics: Cousins, Chromosomes, Cancer,
and ... Vikings?
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"
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18
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F
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March 12
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Natural selection: Diversity and a good fit in 4
not-so-easy steps.
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459-467
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"
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19
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M
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March 15
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Behavioral Ecology: Social behavior and sexual
selection
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1140-1144
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Diversity 2
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W
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March 17
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EXAM #2
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"
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20
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F
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March 19
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Evolution can be rapid! And it is happening
right now.
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"
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Spring Break!
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21
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M
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March29
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Evolutionary medicine: How to get really sick
from natural selection?
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Homo sapiens
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22
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W
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March 31
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Evolution in agriculture: Fast evolution in the
quiet countryside.
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"
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23
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F
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April 2
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Biomechanics: Biology meets Engineering and the
laws of physics
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795-797, 802-805, 810, 815, 863-864, 1067-1073
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"
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24
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M
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April 5
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Speciation: How do new species arise?
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487-514, Wilson Ch. 4,5
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Plant competition 1
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25
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W
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April 7
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From organisms to populations: Population growth
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1119-1125
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"
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26
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F
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April 9
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Demography and the evolution of life histories
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1126-1129
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"
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27
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M
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April 12
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Consequences of Demography: World population
growth: How many at once?
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Plant competition 2
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28
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W
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April 14
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Species interactions: Population regulation
"without it we'd be up to our you-know-whats in
everything!"
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1130-1136
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"
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29
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F
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April 16
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Behavioral Ecology: Communication: "Chime in or
lose".
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1099-1105
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"
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30
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M
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April 19
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Behavioral Ecology: Migration and homing. How
did Lassie do it?
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1112-1116
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Social Behavior
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W
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April 21
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Exam #3
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"
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31
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F
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April 23
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Species interactions: Predation & herbivory:
Why the world is green.
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1129-1131
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"
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32
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M
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April 26
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Biological pest control. The enemy of my enemy
is my friend.
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1146-1147
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Lotic Ecology
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33
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W
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April 28
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Species interactions: Mimicry and symbiosis: The
benefits of cooperation?
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469-485
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"
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34
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F
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April 30
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Species interactions: Parasites
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448-449, 481-482, 664-667
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"
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35
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M
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May 3
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From populations to communities: Community
ecology and succession
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1144-1157, 1197-1204
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Oak Leaf 1
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36
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W
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May5
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Communities and ecosystems
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1159-1182
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"
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37
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F
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May7
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Acid rain and Eutrophication: Too clear a lake?
Too much fertilizer?
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1175-1176, 1180
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"
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38
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M
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May10
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Biomes: Deserts, Rainforests and everything
in-between
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1182-1189
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Oak Leaf 2
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39
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W
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May12
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Biodiversity: Problems of extinction
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Wilson Ch. 12-15
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"
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40
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F
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May14
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Biodiversity: What can be done?
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Wilson Ch. 12-15
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"
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F
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May 21
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Final Exam, 8:00-10:00 am
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