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Brief course description: This course will provide students with an interest in research in environmental biology and a broad overview of the skills and tools needed for a successful career. Topics covered will include: (1) developing ideas/approaches for research projects, (2) experimental design and analyses, (3) using the primary literature effectively, (4) writing successful small grant and fellowship proposals, (5) writing/reporting results. In addition, students will learn other important field biology skills, including a variety of field methods, as well as coping with rough field conditions. Some Saturday and night-time field trips required. Grading will be based primarily on class participation and take-home assignments.

Course material: How to Do Ecology: A Concise Handbook, 2006; Princeton Guide to Ecology, 2009 (some sections freely available at the publisher's site)

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