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General Ecology PCB 4044C Course Home Page: http:

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General Ecology PCB 4044C Course Home Page: http:

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    1. General Ecology PCB 4044C Course Home Page:  http://www.biology.ufl.edu/courses/pcb4044/2010fall/schuur-silliman describe contents of web page. Mention that many professors in Botany have helped develop. 2. Powerpoint presentations from lecture, including figures 3. Other class informationdescribe contents of web page. Mention that many professors in Botany have helped develop. 2. Powerpoint presentations from lecture, including figures 3. Other class information

    2. read class enrollment list after introducing self. skipped this in 2003read class enrollment list after introducing self. skipped this in 2003

    3. Will be on reserve at the Marston Science Library Will be on reserve at the Marston Science Library

    4. labs start the week of August 30. 2rd week of class. Go to lab that week prepared for a field trip. 3. Read over lab syllabuslabs start the week of August 30. 2rd week of class. Go to lab that week prepared for a field trip. 3. Read over lab syllabus

    5. 1. material presented in this lecture1. material presented in this lecture

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    11. 1.root of word from Greek, logos 2. other examples are biology, geology, zoology 1.root of word from Greek, logos 2. other examples are biology, geology, zoology

    12. derived from Greek oikos = house house here means the environment, or habitat. In relationship to an organism=All external physical and biological factors that affect the survival, growth development and reproductionderived from Greek oikos = house house here means the environment, or habitat. In relationship to an organism=All external physical and biological factors that affect the survival, growth development and reproduction

    28. Galapagos Finches Darwin observed a variety of lifestyles and body forms (13 species) He attempted to correlate variations in their traits with environmental challenges

    29. Darwin’s facts Any species is capable of increasing its population exponentially

    30. Darwin’s facts Individuals in any species vary

    31. Darwin’s theory

    35. Genes are the raw materials of evolution

    37. Human selection as an analog of natural selection

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