Biology 433: Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation (Spring 2007)
Dr. Samantha Wisely Dr. Keith Gido
111 Bushnell Hall 208 Bushnell Hall
phone: 532-0978 phone: 532-5088 (office)
email: wisely@ksu.edu 532-6616 (lab)
web page: www.ksu.edu/wiselylab/ email: kgido@ksu.edu
web page: www.ksu.edu/fishecology/
Lecture: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:30 – 1:20, AK120
Office hours: by appointment
Course info is posted on K-State Online
Objectives
This class is designed as an introduction to wildlife and fisheries biology.
Topics will include the history of wildlife and fisheries conservation and
management, principals of ecology, habitat ecology, habitat management
techniques, and animal management techniques. Guest lectures will provide
information on the variety of careers available in wildlife and fisheries.
Textbook
Leopold, Aldo. 1966. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Academic Misconduct
By registration in this course, all students agree to abide by the Undergraduate Honor System at Kansas State University: "On my honor, as a student, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work.” Violation of this Honor Pledge is a serious offense and will result in a grade of XF for this course. An F would be failure in the course with the X indicating failure as a result of academic dishonesty. For more information on the Honor Pledge and examples of what constitutes academic dishonesty, consult the Honor System web page at http://www.ksu.edu/honor.
Self-guided field trips (200 points total)
You will be required to participate in two self-guided field trips that will take place on or near campus. Explicit directions for getting there, making observations and collecting data will be provided. You will submit a write-up after each project (100 points each).
Exams (400 points) - There will be three exams during the semester (100 points each) and a final exam (100 points). Dr. Wisely will administer two exams on Wildlife Biology and Dr. Gido will administer 2 exams on Fisheries Biology. You will not be tested on Wildlife Biology in the second half of the semester.
Required reading – (100 points in Quizzes)
You will be responsible for reading A Sand County Almanac with Essays on
Conservation from Round River by Aldo Leopold. You will be tested on
information on this book during scheduled quizzes.
Total Points – A total of 700 points are available for this class.
Lecture schedule
Lectures are subject to change as guest lecturers are scheduled.
|
Date |
Day |
Lecture |
Quiz Content |
Instructor |
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Jan 12 |
F |
Introduction/History of Management |
|
Wisely |
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Jan 15 |
M |
Martin Luther King Holiday No class! |
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Jan 17 |
W |
Wildlife and Fisheries Legislation |
|
Wisely |
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Jan 19 |
F |
Natural Resource Ethics |
Quiz 1: Jan-Mar |
Wisely |
|
Jan 22 |
M |
Principles of Ecology |
|
Wisely |
|
Jan 24 |
W |
Landscape Ecology |
|
Wisely |
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Jan 26 |
F |
Population Ecology |
Quiz 2: Apr-Jun |
Wisely |
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Jan 29 |
M |
Guest lecture: Role of non-profit organizations in conservation |
|
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Jan 31 |
W |
Conservation Genetics |
|
Wisely |
|
Feb 2 |
F |
Molecular Ecology |
|
Wisely |
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Feb 5 |
M |
Exam 1 |
|
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Feb 7 |
W |
Disease Ecology |
|
Barton |
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Feb 9 |
F |
Natural History of Paraguay |
Quiz 3: Jul-Aug |
Campos |
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Feb 12 |
M |
Physiological Ecology |
|
Wisely |
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Feb 14 |
W |
Physiological Ecology |
|
Wisely |
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Feb 16 |
F |
TBA |
Quiz 4: Sep-Oct |
Wisely |
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Feb 19 |
M |
TBA
|
|
Wisely |
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Feb 21 |
W |
TBA |
|
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Feb 23 |
F |
TBA |
|
Wisely |
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Feb 26 |
M |
Conservation of the black-footed ferret |
|
Wisely |
|
Feb 28 |
W |
Exam 2 |
|
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Mar 2 |
F |
Prepare for field exercise |
Quiz 5: Nov-Dec |
Wisely |
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Mar 5 |
M |
Field exercise |
|
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Mar 7 |
W |
Discuss field exercise |
|
Wisely |