- Course Code
- ZO 3305
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Professor G Pierce
Pre-requisites
Notes
(i) This course extends over 6 weeks only. (ii) Available only to students in programme year 3 or above.
Overview
This course deals with the basic ecological theory and modelling approaches required to study animal population dynamics, especially those populations which have importance for conservation consideration, management or exploitation. The formal tools used to describe population change in continuous and fragmented populations are explored. The complexity of reproductive strategies found in the animal kingdom as well as their implication for harvesting of species are presented.
Structure
Thread II: 6 week course - 2 two-hour lectures per week, 2 one-hour lectures per week, 5 three-hour practicals over 6 weeks.
To pass this course, a pass must be achieved in BOTH the theory exam and the in-course assessment.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination for all candidates (50%) and in-course assessment (50%).
Resit: A resit exam, in the same format as the main exam. This may contain material from both the practical and lecture components of the course.