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Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Pam Andrew.
Prerequisite: Biology 1A and 1B or approved equivalent.
Contact: Two 2-hour lecture/laboratory classes each week and two weekend field-days.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the interactions and interdependence of organisms;
- demonstrate understanding of the various levels of organisation and the factors which influence the distribution and abundance of organisms; and
- demonstrate the skills required to undertake integrated studies of organisms in their environment.
Content:
A study of the ecology and behaviour of organisms from an Australian perspective. The interactions of individuals and populations with their environment. Topics will include: basic methods, the factors affecting distribution and abundance (biotic and abiotic), community structure, diversity, competition, adaptive functions of behaviour, reproductive strategies, coexistence and sociobiology.
Assessment:
Written reports of laboratory and field work and other assignments equivalent to 5,000 words.
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