LibGuides: BIO330 v1: Module 1 Resources

Module 1 (Required Readings)

Lesson 1: Readings

Chapter 1: Introduction to Ecology - Historical Foundations and Developing Frontiers

Foundational concepts in ecology, as well as the scientific method and experimental design

Lesson 2: Readings

Major factors that shape aquatic environments

Major factors that shape aquatic environments

Lesson 3: Readings

Physiological mechanisms underlying adaptations to temperature stress

Physiological mechanisms underlying adaptations to water stress

Physiological mechanisms underlying energy acquisition for autotrophs and heterotrophs

Lesson 1: Readings

Female Hunger Can Explain Variation in Cannibalistic Behavior Despite Male Sacrifice in Redback Spiders
Andrade, M.C.B. (1998). Female hunger can explain variation in cannibalistic behavior despite male sacrifice in redback spiders. Behavioral Ecology 9: 33-42.
Example of scientific thinking – testing competing hypotheses of the cannibalism of male spiders by females.
Ecological Society of America
Ecological Society of America. (2022). Ecological Society of America. https://www.esa.org
Professional society of biologists that study ecology

Lesson 3: Readings

When Do Hummingbirds Use Torpor in Nature?
Calder, W.A. 1994. When do hummingbirds use torpor in nature? Physiological Zoology 67: 1051-1076. Test of competing predictions as to when hummingbirds undergo torpor (reduced metabolism).
Biogeographic Variation of Food Habits and Body Size of the America Puma
Iriarte, J. A., Franklin, W. L., Johnson, W. E., & Redford, K. H. (1990). Biogeographic variation of food habits and body size of the America puma. Oecologia, 85(2), 185–190. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00319400

Includes data on puma body weight and prey weight, which can generate discussion on alternative hypotheses to explain the data.
Optimal Foraging: Field Tests of Diet Choice and Habitat Switching
Werner, E. E., & Mittlebach, G. G. (1981). Optimal foraging: field tests of diet choice and habitat switching. American Zoologist, 21(4), 813–829. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/21.4.813