Jan

18

Intro/Review of course

 

21

NO CLASS; Martin Luther King Holiday

 

23

The scientific method/testable hypotheses; Homework

 

25

Data collection/Ethical reporting

 

28

Sample size, repeatability, accuracy/precision

 

30

Aquatic Entomology

Feb

1

Library resources homework

 

4

Care/Use of Wildlife, Role of media

 

6

Vegetation Sampling: Part I (herbaceous plants)

 

8

Vegetation Sampling: Part I (woody plants)

 

11

Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

 

13

Radio Telemetry (VHF and GPS)

 

15

EXAM 1 REVIEW

 

18

NO CLASS; President's Day holiday

 

20

Exam 1

 

22

Hand back and Discuss Exam 1

 

25

Passive, entanglement, YEP gill case (BRING CASE STUDY WORKSHEET TO CLASS)

 

27

Case discussion, entrapment, active gear

 

29

Electrofishing

Mar

3

BLG sampling case (WILL DO TOGETHER IN CLASS), toxicants

 

5

Age & growth, TPWD DVD (GUEST LECTURE)

 

7

Age & growth, YEP growth case (BRING CASE STUDY WORKSHEET TO CLASS)

 

10

Marking/tagging

 

12

Indices

 

14

Finish indices

 

17

Spring break, SD TWS, Oacoma

 

19

Spring break, SD TWS, Oacoma

 

21

Spring break

 

24

NO CLASS; Easter recess

 

26

Standard sampling, case study (BRING CASE STUDY HANDOUTS TO CLASS)

 

28

Case due, discuss sampling designs

 

31

Review for Exam 2

Apr

2

Exam 2

 

4

Hand back and Discuss Exam 2

 

7

Mammal & Bird Capture Techniques

 

9

Mammal & Bird Capture Techniques

 

11

Mammal & Bird Capture Techniques

 

14

Mammal & Bird Capture Techniques

 

16

Mammal & Bird Capture Techniques

 

18

Age & Sex Determination

 

21

Age & Sex Determination

 

23

Wildlife Nutrition

 

25

Wildlife Nutrition

 

28

Density Estimation

 

30

Density Estimation

May

2

Density Estimation

 

 

 

May

9

Final exam, Thursday, 9:00-10:40 a.m.