Biometry (Zool 631) [website]
Taught each fall semester. 3 hrs lecture, 2 hrs discussion;
4 cr
Basic statistical methods: design of studies; data exploration;
probability; distributions; parametric, nonparametric and
resampling methods for analysis of one-, two- and multi-sample
designs, simple linear regression and correlation, and frequency
tables. Prerequisite: Calculus or consent.
Advanced Biometry (Zool 632) [website]
Taught spring semester of even years. 3 hrs lecture, 2 hrs
discussion; 4 cr
Statistical analyses with multiple independent variables:
multiple regression, multifactor ANOVA, general linear models,
repeated-measures ANOVA. Prerequisite: Zool 631 or consent.
Population Biology (Zool 652) [website]
Co-taught with Curt Daehler and cross-listed as Bot 652.
Taught fall semester of even years. 3 hrs lecture / discussion;
3 cr
Population growth and regulation, life history evolution,
population genetics, interspecific competition, predation
and parasitism, metapopulations.
Seminars and Topics Courses
In fall semester 2009 I am organizing a seminar for the students in the Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics Research Program.
Most semesters
I teach one or more undergraduate or graduate seminars or
topics courses, on diverse topics in ecology, evolution, statistics,
and general biology. |
