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Readings for 30 April:
"Induced spatial heterogeneity
in forest canopies: Responses of small
mammals." Journal of
Wildlife Management 65:1014-1027.
--Would you like to see a syllabus? Then click HERE
--Would you like to see useful links? Then click HERE
A
Syllabus for WFSC 595: Management and Conservation of Small
Mammals
When? W 2:00-3:50 pm
Where? Wildlife Reading Room
Who?
Dr. John L. Koprowski Office:
Bio East 115A E-mail: squirrel@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: 626-5895 (usually afternoons) or 624-6439 (usually mornings)
Objectives:
1. To examine threats to and strategies for the conservation of small mammals
2. To examine approaches to manipulating populations of small mammals
3. To enhance critical thinking and discussion skills
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing in an RNR related discipline or permission from the instructor
Grading Criteria:
Presentations
100 pts.
Mammalian Species Account
100 pts.
Peer evaluation of Presentation
50 pts.
Class participation
50 pts.
***No
make-up times are possible due to the nature of the course; in the event
of an emergency
please contact me
Grading Scale:
A 90-100% B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F < 60%
Special Needs:
Students
needed special accommodations or services should contact the SALT Center
for
Learning
Disabilities (Old Main 135: 621-1242) or the Center for Disability Related
Resources
(CEDRR:
2nd and Cherry Streets, 621-3268). These offices will verify the
need for special
services.
Their verification will permit me to enhance the classroom environment
for everyone.
Course Withdrawal:
Students
leaving the course must file a “drop” or “withdrawal”; otherwise, a failing
grade will
result
due to lack of attendance. Take home message: not showing up to class
does not result
in an automatic
drop or withdrawal.
Proposed
Schedule:
This is
a tentative guide for your class preparation. The schedule is subject
to change--it
is your
responsibility to attend class and to keep abreast of any alterations.
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12 19 26 February
March
April
May
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Organizational Meeting
Behavioral Methods
Gophers, Moles, Kangaroo Rats
Porcupines and Small Carnivores
Management Strategies in Forest
Ecosystems; Evaluations
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To be announced
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Links
about Mammalogy, Behavior &
Conservation Biology:
Journals on Mammals
Acta
Theriologica
Journal
of Mammalogy
Australian Journal of Mammalogy
Mammalian
Species
Journals on Behavioral--a
few to get you started
Animal
Behaviour
Behavioral
Ecology -- the journal
Behavioral
Ecology and Sociobiology
Behaviour
--search for this journal at the publishers link
Journals on Wildlife Conservation--a
few more to keep you going
Animal
Conservation
Aquatic
Conservation
Biodiversity
and Conservation
Biological
Conservation
Conservation
Biology
Conservation
Ecology
Journal
of Insect Conservation
Professional Societies
American
Society of Mammalogists
Austrailian Society of Mammalogists
Animal
Behavior Society
Society
for Conservation Biology
The Mammal Society (UK)
The
Wildlife Society
ABS
Conservation Committee
Miscellanea
ABSnet --an electronic newsletter that covers a diversity of topics and has field assistant/jobs/graduate positions
Animal
Behavior Graduate Programs Bulletin --a very helpful listing of graduate
school programs in Animal Behavior--
look under Guides to Animal Behavior Programs after accessing this page
Animal
Diversity Web --an incredible site full of resources on animals from
the University of Michigan's Museum of
Zoology
American
Psychological Society --a major society for those interested in animal
behavior, many good links
The
Bumpus Effect --The original data set on differential mortality of
female sparrows following a severe
storm in Rhode Island--can be analyzed to demonstrate the 'Bumpus Effect',
an example
of stabilizing selection
Ethology
--a link to this journal to examine the table of contents
Ethology Discussions --an electronic newsgroup of interest to behavioral ecologists
Evolution
and Game Theory: Interactive Simulations --a great site to learn and
explore the important topic of
game theory
Nebraska
Behavioral Biology Group --a wonderful source of information on everything
from societies to
graduate school programs and advice
Software
Sources:
Computer
Software Archives for the Study of Animal Behavior --an incredible
diversity
Computer
Software for Ecologists --a nice source of ecological shareware
Forager
--a new software package for modeling animal behavior
Mac
Programs for Animal Behavior -- software from UCSD labs of J.
Bradbury & S. Vehrencamp
Wildife
Ecology Software Archive -- an archive at INHS's Center for Wildife
Ecology for numerous
ecological software packages--check out the Ecological Software Links for
additional sources
WWW Sonar --a number of informative links on land and marine mammal sonar can be found here
Jobs
in the Life Sciences --links to summer, temporary and permanent job
sites
Past Readings:
Readings for 26 February:
Mary V. Price; Ross L. Goldingay; L. Shannan Szychowski; and Nickolas M.
Waser Managing Habitat for the Endangered Stephens'
Kangaroo Rat
(Dipodomys stephensi): Effects of Shrub Removal. American
Midland Naturalist,
Vol. 131, No. 1. (Jan., 1994), pp. 9-16.
Douglas A. Kelt, Kontantín
Rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, James H. Brown
Patterns in the structure of Asian and North American Small Mammal Communities.
Journal of Biogeography 26(4): 825, Jul 1999
Updated
28 November 2004
John
L. Koprowski
Available in full-text
PDF via the UA Library