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BIOL 314

Ecology and Population Biology

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB-
Standard

Overview

Description

Basic ecological principles, with emphasis on population dynamics, population genetics, and interactions between species.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • or higher
BIOL 190ABIOL 191AMATH 127
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

BIOL 190A; BIOL 191A; MATH 127 or higher.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Every Fall and Spring

Terms

fall, spring

Core

CO9, CO11

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain how science relates to a problem of societal concern, specifically global change and impacts on natural systems and human societies.
  • discuss modern ecological theory, and be able to distinguish key concepts for bodies of thought including: population biology, niche theory, metapopulation biology, island biogeography, and others.
  • apply critical thinking when answering questions that relate ecological theory to living systems of plants and animals.
  • solve mathematical problems in ecological theory using graphical and qualitative approaches.
  • read and interpret scientific literature.