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A Syllabus for WFSC 444: Wildlife Management--Mammalian Species

When? MWF 10:00-10:50 am                Laboratory: Thu or Fri 2:00-4:50 pm
Where? Bio East 225                            Laboratory: 116 Bio East
Who? Dr. John L. Koprowski      Office: Bio East 115A
                Phone: 626-5895        e-mail: squirrel@ag.arizona.edu

Teaching Assistant:  Dana Sanchez    Office: 216 Esquire Apartments
                Phone: 621-3361/321-1605    e-mail: dsanchez@ag.arizona.edu

Course Mailgroup Alias:  TBA

Textbooks:

 Caughley G & ARE Sinclair. 1994. Wildlife ecology and management. Blackwell Scientific: Boston.
 Bookhout, TA. 1994.  Research and management techniques for wildlife habitats.  The Wildlife Society: Washington.
 Demarais S & PR Krausman. 2000. Ecology and management of large mammals in North America.  Prentice Hall: Upper
        Saddle River, New Jersey. (On reserve)

Grading Criteria:
                             Lecture
             2 Lecture Exams(@ 100 pts each)                        200 pts.
             1 Final Exam                                                       125 pts..
             1 Individual Project                                             100 pts.
             1 Project Proposal                                                 25 pts.
             1 Issue Debate                                                      50 pts.
                                                 Lecture Subtotal          500 pts.
                             Laboratory
            1  Lab Practical                                                    100 pts.
            1  Field Notes                                                        20 pts.
            1  Check Station                                                     15 pts.
            1  Public Lecture                                                     15 pts.
            5 Field Trips                                                          50 pts.
            1  Species Management Paper                                   50 pts.
                                                 Laboratory Subtotal      250 pts

                                                     Total Points Possible = 750 pts

***No make-up exams will be given without a written medical excuse.  Any conflicts with the
 exam schedule must be resolved within the first week of the semester.

***Late Assignments--will receive a 25% deduction from the maximum point total assigned to
 the exercise for the first 24 hr period and an additional 10% for each additional day

Grading Scale:

 A 90-100%             B 80-89%              C 70-79%             D 60-69%              F < 60%

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.
 

Date  August 21  23  25  28  30  September 1 4  6 8  11-15  18 20  22  25 27  29  October 2  4  6  9 11 13  16  18 20 23 25 27  30  November 1 3  6 8 10  13  15  17  20 22 24  27  29  December  1  4 6

Topic  Introduction, Nuts & Bolts What is Wildlife Management?  Wildlife--defining the focus of this course Ecosystems and natural communities: Determinants of Climate Ecosystems and natural communities: Biomes Animals as individuals      No Class--Labor Day The Value of Wildlife Animals as individuals       TBA--The Wildlife Society Meeting Living in Groups Animals in Populations Population Dynamics Natality Natality Reproductive Success Mortality and Longevity Predation Predation Debate I Hunting and Trapping Hunting and Trapping Film: Continuing the Lifeline EXAM I (Material includes that covered thru 16 Oct) Disease Disease Physical Health Debate II Rate of Increase Debate III The Concept of Carrying Capacity Management on Public and Private Lands How Many Animals? Census Techniques Censusing/Indices         No Class--Veteran's Day Debate IV Wildlife and Their Habitat EXAM II (Material includes that covered 18 Oct to 17 Nov) Diet, Water, and Cover         No Class--Thanksgiving  Competition and Exotics Conservation Biology in Theory and Practice Minimum Viable Populations Debate V Closing Comments, Course Evaluation FINAL EXAM:  11:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 8th, 2000.

Readings  Chap 1 CS Chap 1 CS  Chap 2 CS Chap 2 CS Chap 3 CS Chap 3 DK Chap 3 CS Chap 9 DK Chap 4 CS Chap 16 B   Chap 3 CS   Chap 10 CS Chap 10 CS TBA Chap 16 CS Chap 17 B   Chap 11 CS 82-103 CS, Ch 6 DK TBA Chap 4 CS TBA Chap 8 CS, Chap 7 DK Chap 12 CS Chap 9 B   TBA Chap 6, 7 CS Chap 10 B Chap 8 CS Chap 14 CS Chap 15 CS TBA

Exciting Links about Wildlife Ecology:

    Jobs in the Life Sciences --links to summer, temporary and permanent job sites

    African Mammal Database --An interesting source of information on many charismatic species
    American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta --Find the websites of botanical gardens and arboreta
    American Society of Mammalogists --This society is dedicated to mammalian study, conservation and education
    American Zoo and Aquarium Association  --Find the websites of zoos accredited by AZA
  Animal Diversity Web --an incredible source of information on animals from the University of
                Michigan's Museum of Zoology
    Biology Resources on the Internet -- A great place to start to find other sites, job info, journals on the web,
                discussion groups, and many others
    Computer Software for Ecologists --a nice source of ecological shareware
    CSIRO--Wildlife Research in Australia --Australia's premiere wildlife agency
    Environmental News Service (ENS) --a nice source of hot ecological news stories
    Museums of Natural History --A nice site that compiles links to the World's major Natural History Museums
  Smithsonian Institution WWW -- A diversity of information on diversity
    Society for Conservation Biology --The home page of The Society for Conservation Biology with job links
    The Wildlife Society --The home page of The Wildlife Society with numerous links
    University of Kansas Museum of Natural History -- Find information on specific taxonomic groups in the
                research collections section--many additional links can be found here too.
  USGS Biological Resources Site-- Excellent links on a variety of topics from
                the decline of Amphibians to K-12 Education
    ZooWeb --A good starting place to link with zoos, aquaria and conservations centers

Updated 23 August 2000
John L. Koprowski