Instructor:
Michael J. Conroy
3-427
542-1167
mconroy@uga.edu
Office Hours:
Period after lecture, TR
Course
Objectives:
1. To provide
a practical but rigorous background in mathematical modeling and statistics
2. To provide
a working knowledge of the major methods used to estimate parameters and test
hypotheses about fish and wildlife populations.
3. To apply
the above principles and knowledge to solving practical decision problems in
modern fish and wildlife and conservation management.
Lectures will consider the background and theory of particular methods, in order to provide appreciation for appropriate experimental designs and analytical methods, and to clarify necessary assumptions. The development of modeling, analytical, and basic programming skills, as well as the analysis of field data using microcomputers, will be emphasized in the laboratories. Students should then be able to apply these methods to actual situations involving their own field research or problems common in fisheries and wildlife and conservation biology. A required project will be used to integrate the various aspects of the course.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Students will be expected to have course work or other background in basic ecology, statistical methods, and mathematics through introductory calculus.
Texts: Williams, B.K., J.D. Nichols, and M.J. Conroy. 2002 Analysis and management of animal. Academic press. Supplemented by occasional additional readings.
Grading: Midterm 25%
Final Exam 25%
Lab assignments 25%
Project 25%
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