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A seminar course dealing with selected topics in ecology of rangelands

This course will cover major study design and analysis methods for biological field and lab studies. Students will be prepared for independent research and work in natural resource fields. Topics will include: * Linear regression*: single and multivariate * Analysis of variance*: single- and multi-factor; fixed and random effects; interactions * Common study design issues including blocked plots, split plots, repeated measures, and covariates * Power analysis * Maximum likelihood estimation and hypothesis testing * Generalized linear models * Possible other topics may be drawn from: non-parametric analysis; bootstrapping; model selection with Information Criteria; wildlife mark-recapture methods; and Bayesian methods Computer labs will focus on instruction and exercises in the R statistical programming language (equivalent to S-PLUS). Examples and exercises will use data from ecological population, community, ecosystem, behavioral, and/or evolutionary studies.