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Module 5
Queen's University and University of Ottawa
Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology
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| Course Title : |
Ecology of Amphibians & Reptiles |
| Instructor(s) : |
Dr. Steve Lougheed
Department of Biology
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
Phone: 613-533-6128
Fax: 613-533-6617
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| Date(s) : |
Sunday 2 May to Saturday 15 May (2 weeks). |
| Location : |
Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS), on Lake Opinicon near Chaffeys Lock (100 km south of Ottawa, 50 km north of Kingston). |
| Cost : |
$975.00 (Deposit of $250.00 to your home institution, balance due at time of course). This cost includes room and board at QUBS, and local transportation. |
| Prerequisites : |
University course in general biology. Additional course(s) in ecology are an asset. |
| Description : |
This course provides students with an introduction to: 1) field techniques for censusing herpetofaunal diversity, 2) the ecology of Ontario amphibians and reptiles, 3) the important relationship between temperature and the biology of amphibians and reptiles, and 4) how genetic data are used in ecological and evolutionary research, and 5) conservation issues (local and global) of these two vertebrate groups. Student seminars, class discussions and lectures will be complemented by “hands-on” field exercises. Students will learn how to design and implement field studies focused on amphibians and reptiles, and various techniques for analysis of field data. You should be fit, since hiking on hilly trails is involved. |
| Enrollment : |
12 students |
| Evaluation : |
Field Notebook 20%, Seminar 20%, Participation 20%, Report 40% |
| Assignment(s) : |
- Field notebook recording field observations, weather conditions, data from field practica, etc.
- 20 minute seminar based on readings done prior to the course (references provided in advanced).
- Final report (10-12 pages) based upon data from class projects to be submitted 4 weeks after the course.
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