PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE ECOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Wildlife Ecology Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the scientific method to test ecological hypotheses and resolve wildlife management issues Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe and distinguish among the important properties of each ecological level of organization, including individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how animals balance between inputs and outputs of water, heat, energy, and nutrients to maintain homeostasis Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain how animals select habitats and food and adapt to seasonal changes Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use cost-benefit analysis to determine the environmental conditions under which animals are likely to defend territories or join social groups Audience: Undergraduate 6. Define life history parameters that influence population growth and regulation and distinguish between exponential and logistic population growth Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe and distinguish among the different types of interspecific interactions and model how interspecific Audience: Undergraduate 8. Describe the major types of ecological communities and how they vary in space and time Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the scientific method to test ecological hypotheses and resolve wildlife management issues Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe and distinguish among the important properties of each ecological level of organization, including individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how animals balance between inputs and outputs of water, heat, energy, and nutrients to maintain homeostasis Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain how animals select habitats and food and adapt to seasonal changes Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use cost-benefit analysis to determine the environmental conditions under which animals are likely to defend territories or join social groups Audience: Undergraduate 6. Define life history parameters that influence population growth and regulation and distinguish between exponential and logistic population growth Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe and distinguish among the different types of interspecific interactions and model how interspecific Audience: Undergraduate 8. Describe the major types of ecological communities and how they vary in space and time Audience: Undergraduate