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BIOL 3151

Biogeography

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Introduction to biogeography (Chap. 1 in the text)
  • Historical development (Chap. 2)
  • Physical setting (Chap. 3)
  • Distributions of species (Chap. 4)
  • Distributions of communities and biomes (Chap. 5)
  • Dispersal (Chap. 6)
  • Speciation and Extinction (Chap. 7)
  • Dynamic earth (Chap. 8)
  • Glaciation (Chap. 9)

Readings

  • Recommended: Lomolino, M.V., B.R. Riddle, and R.J. Whittaker. 2016. Biogeography: Biological Diversity Across Space and Time. fifth edition. Sinauer. The bookstore has two options available: an ebook version ISBN: 978-1-60535-666-2 ( for 180 day access) and a limited number of printed hardcovers ISBN: 978-1-60535-472-9 (). Having an older edition of the textbook will also suffice.
Winter 2026

Topics

  • key biogeographical patterns
  • Draw connections between the historical development of some species and their resulting
  • geographical dispersion
  • Understanding of key theories that have been proposed to explain biogeographical patterns
  • Read and critically evaluate literature pertaining to topics in biogeography
  • Effectively communicate biogeographical research in presentation and written format
  • Assess and critically evaluate presentations on important research topics by peers
  • (Lectures 1-7 – see Course Schedule below), delivered in-person with a mix of multiple choice
  • and written answer questions
  • (Lectures 9-17 – see Course Schedule below), delivered in-person with a mix of multiple choice
  • = Test weighting as stated above
  • their regularly scheduled classes OR 1 or more term tests are written as a makeup test. If a student
  • regardless of presentation date. Individual presentation dates

Readings

  • There is no required textbook for this course. However, I highly recommend the textbook, Biogeography: Biological Diversity Across Space and Time 5th Edition by Mark V. Lomolino, Brett
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