BIO 5208 – POPULATION BIOLOGY
Problem sets:
- All problem sets must be done using spreadsheets and graphing programs
Chapter 1:
- Exercise 1.1 – Blue Whale Recovery
- Exercise 1.2 – Human Population
- Exercise 1.3 – Human Population 2
Chapter 2:
- Exercise 2.1 – Accounting for demographic stochasticity
- Exercise 2.2 – Building a model of Muskox
- Exercise 2.3 – Constructing risk curves
- Exercise 2.4 – Sensitivity analysis
Chapter 3:
- Exercise 3.1 – Gause’s experiment with Paramecium
- Exercise 3.2 – Adding stochasticity to density dependency
- Exercise 3.3 – Exploring differences between density dependency types
- Exercise 3.4 – Demonstrating chaos
- Exercise 3.5 – Density dependency and harvesting
Chapter 4:
- Exercise 4.1 – Building the helmeted honeyeater model
- Exercise 4.2 – Human Demography
- Exercise 4.3 – Leslie matrix for brook trout
- Exercise 4.4 – Fishery management
Chapter 5:
- Exercise 5.1 – Reverse transitions
- Exercise 5.2 – Modeling a perennial plant
- Exercise 5.3 – Sea turtle conservation
- Exercise 5.4 – Sensitivity analysis
Chapter 6:
- Exercise 6.1 – Spatial factors and extinction risk
- Exercise 6.2 – Habitat loss
- Exercise 6.3 – Designing reserves for the spotted owl
Chapter 7:
- Exercise 7.1 – Habitat management of gnatcatchers
- Exercise 7.2 – Comparing management options