BIO 4550 - Animal Ecology

4(3 + 3)

Prerequisite: BIO 3200 or BIO 3260, and six hours of upper division biology courses, or Permission of instructor, Senior standing, and satisfaction of all Level I and II General Studies course requirements

In this course, a detailed consideration is made of population dynamics, intra- and interspecific interactions, niche segregation, species diversity, specialization and distributional patterns. Appropriate readings from current literature will be required.(Senior Experience)