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Demonstrate a general understanding of how DNA (and RNA) based methods contribute to many areas of ecology, including the identification of species for wildlife management and forensic purposes, conservation biology, behavioural ecology, the study of dispersal on historical and contemporary timescales, management of captive breeding to rescue and support wild populations
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BIOL 3042
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Describe the microbial food web (in the ocean): dominance and role of Bacteria; bacterivory and microbial predation; mixotrophy; viruses
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BIOL 2004
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Explain the integration of the sciences at the physiological level from molecules to populations
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BIOL 3078
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Explain why small population size is of concern to conservation biologists
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BIOL 1011
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Identify patterns in graphs related to basic phytoplankton/zooplankton population growth (Lab)
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MARI 3602
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Manipulate simple population models (by hand and using computer software)
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BIOL 3069
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Recall the general biology of marine mammal taxa
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BIOL 3090
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Recognize the different species that are most typical of each of the different intertidal habitats
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BIOL 3664
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Contrast methods of mapping habitats and the distribution and abundance of marine organisms using scuba.
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BIOL 3680
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Contrast methods of marking or tagging marine organisms to measure movement, growth or population characteristics using scuba.
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BIOL 3680
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Describe the differences and similarities between marine and terrestrial mammals and their relative ecological importance
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BIOL 3090
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Describe the importance of metapopulations, economic trade-offs, individual species traits, and ecological interactions for protected area design
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BIOL 3065
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Describe zonation patterns in the different intertidal habitats
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BIOL 3664
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Evaluate options for use of underwater photography in studies of behaviour, distribution and abundance of marine organisms.
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BIOL 3680
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Outline and explain the biotic and abiotic process that cause zonation in intertidal habitats
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BIOL 3664
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Understand ecological integrity and its indicators.
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BIOL 3060
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Understand how social systems have evolved, the types of social systems in marine mammals and the evolution of mating strategies as an example of a social system Describe the influence of social structure on vocal categories
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BIOL 3090
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Understand optimal foraging theory, the pros and cons of dietary techniques for estimating diet and the importance of the development of new technologies
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BIOL 3090
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Understand sustainability and ecological sustainability.
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BIOL 3060
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Understand the biology, ecology, assemblages and distributions of both plants and animals in coastal ecosystems (rocky shores, sandy shores, salt marshes, dunes, mudflats)
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BIOL 3623
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Understand the origins, taxonomic diversity, structure and ecological importance of the marine mammal orders and families
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BIOL 3090
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Understand the similarities and differences of the biology, ecology, assemblages and distributions of both plant and animal species of pristine versus human-impacted coastal zones (rocky shores, sandy shores, salt marshes, dunes, mudflats)
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BIOL 3623
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Use mathematical analysis to evaluate the effects of interspecific competition and to determine population size and growth patterns.
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BIOL 1011
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Use simple models to describe unlimited (exponential) and limited (logistic) population growth
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multiple courses
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Conduct experiments and sample marine populations to gain practical experience in scientific diving.
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BIOL 3680
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Outline concepts of biogeography
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BIOL 3221
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Use the BIDE (births, deaths, immigration, emigration), exponential and logistic population growth models to make predictions
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BIOL 2060
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Apply knowledge of entomology to strategies of pest control.
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BIOL 3327
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Compare several approaches frequently used to explain human-environment interactions and environmental problems (case studies of population-scarcity, markets and commodities, institutions, environmental ethics, risks and hazards, political economy, and the social construction of nature)
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BIOL 3061
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Demonstrate a basic knowledge of human population issues.
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BIOL 3060
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Demonstrate awareness that science, law and politics play an important role in the conservation and management of marine mammals, threats they face and mitigation options
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BIOL 3090
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Describe differences between plant and animal populations including modular growth.
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BIOL 3066
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Describe methods of estimating population abundance, as well as the underlying data needed. Estimate population abundance using a simple formula.
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BIOL 3080
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Describe the concept of effective population size (Ne), its importance in population and conservation biology, and the different ways in which it is estimated
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BIOL 3042
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Describe the links between density dependence, population regulation and equilibrium
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BIOL 3069
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Discuss the collapse of Canadian Atlantic Cod populations.
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BIOL 3080
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Identify life cycles and behavior of invertebrate animals and the adaptations of invertebrates to particular environments
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BIOL 3301
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Interpret F-statistics on population structure and explain how deviations from the Island Model assumptions affect interpretations
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BIOL 3042
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Know the historical, cultural, and social framework that lead to the Darwinian theory of evolution
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BIOL 3046
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Outline how to monitor and assess the distribution and abundance of resource populations
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BIOL 3063
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Produce an independent project researching the biology, population status, exploitation history, management and conservation of a resource species
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BIOL 3063
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Understand how marine mammal abundance is measured and the significance of life history parameters in population dynamics and have a basic understanding of the factors which contribute to the formation of new colonies
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BIOL 3090
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Understand how molecular evolutionary processes give rise to patterns of genetic diversity that we observe in the natural world, and how to use those patterns to make inferences about different processes.
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BIOL 3046
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Understand the importance of molecular evolution in the post-genomic era, and be able to explain this to non-specialists.
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BIOL 3046
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Understand the meaning of life history and the life history characteristics of cetaceans and pinniped and the factors that shape their evolution
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BIOL 3090
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