KANSAS COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT

Courses Taught

 

Courses taught by Dr. Phil Gipson:

BIO 890 Ecology of Exotic Wildlife (3) I, in odd years. This course provides an overview of the invasive wildlife phenomenon, examining problems associated with exotic animals, options for preventing the introduction of exotics, and managing those that are already established. The course is divided into four sections: 1) ecological theory underlying animal invasions, 2) responses of ecosystems to animals invasions, 3) management of existing exotic species, and 4) analysis of risks to ecosystems associated with future invasions.

 

BIO 890 Minimizing Human and Wildlife Conflicts   (3) I, in even years. Causes of current and historic conflicts between wildlife and people, and approaches to resolving those conflicts are examined. National and state legislation and international treaties that impact wildlife control are reviewed. Current approaches to wildlife damage management are examined relative to the changing values that people place on wildlife. Management opinions for selected damaging species are presented including behavioral modification, relocation, exclusion, and population reduction. Students work on group projects to examine current wildlife damage problems. Each group develops a management plan to minimize conflicts with a selected wildlife species.




Courses taught by Dr. Jack Cully:

Biology 828 Advanced Topics in Conservation Biology (2) II, in odd years.  This course considers one or two topics in conservation biology in depth.  Topics vary from year to year.  Some potential topics are: community-based ecosystem management and policy implementation, habitat loss and fragmentation, demographics of small populations and population viability models, conservation genetics, and others depending on interest.  

Biology 875 Evolutionary Ecology (3) I, in even years.  Co-listed with Entomology 950, Conceptual Issues in Evolution.  This course addresses controversial topics in evolution and ecology to present the interactions of population genetics, life-history theory and behavioral ecology to an effort to understand the evolution of complex traits such as sexual reproduction, symbiotic coevolutionary processes, how interspecific interactions affect ecology and morphology, and various aspects of behavioral ecology.

 Biology 890 Topics: Ecology of wildlife diseases (2) I, in odd years.  This class will introduce basic epidemiological theory of microparasites, potential management options, and will involve primary literature readings and discussions of important wildlife diseases.  Some of the diseases to be considered are Sylvatic Plague, West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease, Rinderpeste, Brucellosis, Bovine Tuberculosis, and Chronic Wasting Disease.

 

 

Courses taught by Dr. Craig Paukert:

BIO 890  Advanced Fisheries Science (3) I, in even years.  Advanced study of theory and techniques related to freshwater fisheries management and research.  Emphasis will be placed on current fisheries research applications such as sampling design, bioenergetics, geographic information systems (GIS) in aquatic systems, harvest regulations, habitat sampling and manipulation, and predator-prey interactions.  Pr.: BIOL 542 and 696.  

BIOL 696  Fisheries Management (4) I, in even years.  Historical and contemporary issues in the management and conservation of exploited fish.  Methods for managing fisheries resources in streams, lakes and ponds including estimating abundances, quantifying age and growth, manipulating populations, modeling population dynamics, culturing fishes and improving aquatic habitat.  Three hours lecture and three hours lab a week. Pr.: BIOL 430.   

 


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