Wildlife 419

Waterfowl and Wetlands Ecology and Management
Fall 2005 - Syllabus

Week	Lecture Topic	Readings	Lab Topic
29 Aug.	Introduction You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to access lecture notes	Baldassaree and Bolen (1994) - Chap. 1 (B and B hereafter)
Behavioral Ecology
5 Sep.	Survey of Species, Mating systems, Courtship and Pair Formation	B and B - Chap 3 Anderson and Titman (1992) - Lab Discussion - Hoysak, D. J. and Ankney, C.D., 1996, Correlates of behavioural dominance in mallards and American *black* ducks., Anim. Behav. 51:409-419. Page 414	Duck Behavioral Ecology
Reproductive Ecology
12 Sep.	Foraging Ecology, Egg Laying	B and B - Chaps 4 and 5 Johnson and Raveling (1988) - Lab Black and Owen (1989) - Lab Discussion/Lab- Raveling, D.G. (1970) Dominance relationships and agonistic behavior of Canada geese in winter. Behaviour, 37, 291-317. (on EREs)	Goose Behavioral Ecology
19 Sep.	Incubation and Brood Care	B and B - Chap 6 Bellrose Chap 2 & 7 - Lab B and B Chap 2 - Lab Batt (1992) - Lab Discussion - MacCluskie, M.C., Flint, P. L., and Sedinger, J. S., 1997, Variation in incubation periods and egg metabolism in mallards: intrinsic mechanisms to promote hatch synchrony. Condor 99:224-228.	Identification Dabblers and Pochards Access to Room 103
26 Sep.	Prefledging, Postbreeding Ecology	Bellrose - Chap 3 B and B - Chap 6 Discussion - Cooch, E.G., Lank, D.B., Rockwell, R.F. & Cooke, F. 1991. Long-term decline in body size in a snow goose population: evidence of environmental degradation? J. Anim. Ecol., 60, 483-496.	Identification Sea Ducks, Stiff-tailed Duck, Geese, Swans, and Whistling Ducks
Population Dynamics
3 Oct.	Exam I, Annual Cycle of Waterfowl		Identification, Sexing, and Aging by Wing Characteristics Lab Quiz
10 Oct.	Breeding Probability, Clutch Size, and Nest Success Survival Probability - Hen, Brood, and Annual 12 Oct - Submit proposals for student discussion and symposium topics	B and B Chap 6 Discussion - Abraham, K.F., J.O. Leafloor, and D.H. Rusch. 1999. Molt migrant Canada geese in northern Ontario and western James Bay. Journal of Wildlife Management 63:649-655.	Sexing and Aging by Cloacal Exam, Duckling Aging, Review
17 Oct.	Philopatry, Elasticity Analysis	Rohwer and Anderson (1998), Schmutz et al. (1997)	Lab Practical
24 Oct.		Walker et al. 2005	Estimation by Aerial Surveys Snow goose video
Management
31 Oct.	Waterfowl Evolution and Systematics?? Population Surveys - Abundance, May Ponds, Harvest, and Banding	Bellrose Chap 1 and 6, B and B Chap 8	Student Discussion (Scott, Jan)
7 Nov	Harvest Theory - Additive and Compensatory Mortality	B and B Chap 8	Student Discussion (Karl, Yumi)
14 Nov.	Exam II		Specimen Preparation
21 Nov.	Waterfowl Administration, North American Waterfowl Management Plan	B and B Chap 11 North American Waterfowl Management Plan Williams and Johnson (1995) No Discussion - Thanksgiving	No lab
28 Nov.	Adaptive Harvest Management	AHM reports - 2000 Duck Hunting Season Smith and Reynolds (1992) & Comment and Reply on this paper Chad Discusson - Thursday 8:45	Student Discussion (Rebecca, Chris)
5 Dec.	Summary		Student Symposium (reverse alphabetical order)
12 Dec.	Final Exam