C-modul, Forår, 1 point, 5 ECTS.
Content
This seminar class will consist of reading and discussing a series of papers and book chapters, where we look at the world from the point of view of a herbivore. This central position in the food chain has particular implications in terms of both population dynamics, and evolution.
We will start with Lawton's classic paper on herbivores: "Between the devil and the deep blue sea". We will then read much of the recent volume edited by H.Olff, V.K. Brown and R.H. Drent, Herbivores: between plants and predators (Blackwell Science, 1999), but also make use of several other sources to addresssome current issues in the following areas:
1. Theory of herbivore-plant dynamics: comparisons with predator-prey theory
2. Food chain dynamics: theory and empirical work
3. Plant-herbivore co-evolution
Teaching curriculum
2x2hrs for 6 weeks or 1x2hrs for 12 weeks.
Literature
Complete set will be announced later.
Starting date
Week 10
Teacher
Sandra Walde
e-mail: dr@dfu.min.dk
Kurset afholdes under forudsætning af beviling.