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Classes:

Bio 6A: Biological Form & Function

Bio 6B: Cell & Molecular Biology

Bio 6C: Ecology & Evolution

Bio 11: Human Biology


Biology News Links

DeAnza Biological Sciences Student Handbook

Biology Class Registration Information

De Anza Biology Club

Bio 6C: Ecology & Evolution

Bio 6C Course Syllabus

Summer 2011 Class Schedule - subject to revision

Field Research Project
Literature Research Tips — De Anza College Library

Designing an Ecological Study

Field Project Presentation Guidelines


Lecture Notes:

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - A: Intro to Ecology

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - B: Biogeography

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - C: Population Ecology

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - D1: Community Ecology — Species Interactions

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - D2: Community Ecology — Biodiversity

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - E: Ecosystems

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - E2: California Ecology

articles from the Atlas of the Biodiversity of California:

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - F: Conservation Biology

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - G: Behavioral Ecology

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - H: Origins & Paradigms

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - I: Mechanisms of Evolution

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - J: Reproductive Ecology & Sexual Selection

EcoEvo Lecture Slides - K: Speciation


BIOL 6C Lab Manual:

Su11 B6C schedule & Greensheet

The Field Notebook

1. Scientific Investigation

B6C Exercise 1A: Experimental Design [pre-lab]

B6C Exercise 1B: Experimental Design Applied

B6C Exercise 1C: Statistical Analyses

2. Vegetation Surveys

B6C Exercise 2A/2B: Band Transects & Point-Intercept Transects

B6C Exercise 2C: Length-Intercept Transects

Bio 6C Species List A - Common Local Plants for Species Quiz 1

3. Estimating Population Size

B6C Exercise 3A: Estimating Population Size [pre-lab]

B6C Exercise 3B: Estimating Population Size — Mark-Recapture

B6C Exercise 3C: Estimating Population Size & Distribution — Quadrats

4. Measuring Biodiversity

B6C Exercise 4A: Measuring Biodiversity [pre-lab]

B6C Exercise 4B: Measuring Biodiversity — Invertebrate Pitfall Traps

B6C Exercise 4C: Measuring Biodiversity — Bird Surveys

Bio 6C Species List B - Common Local Birds for Species Quiz 2

5. Behavioral Ecology

B6C Exercise 5A: Kinesis

B6C Exercise 5B: Behavior & Dispersion

B6C Exercise 5C: Ethogram

4. Natural Selection

B6C Exercise 6: Predator–Prey Game

Lab Notes & Links:

LabWrite Resources — to prepare scientific reports, including tutorials for Excel and data presentation

Particularly relevant Biol-6A Exercises:
 Updated Monday, August 1, 2011 at 4:15:37 PM by Bruce Heyer - heyerbruce@fhda.edu
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