Course Description

15-413 Topics in Theoretical Ecology W(3-0)

An introduction to mathematical modelling ecology, with an emphasis on the deduction of general principles from biological hypotheses. Selected topics will be treated in considerable depth. Topics might include population dynamics, chaos, consumer-resource interactions, competition, perturbation experiments, food webs, and life histories. Department of Zoology.

Prerequisites: 15-312, 63-108.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar