Field Ornithology
A lecture and field study of birds with an emphasis on identification, behavior, and field methods.
Next Taught: Fall 2025
Foundations & Principles of Ecology
Seminal ideas and perspectives in historical and contemporary ecology, providing a broad overview of theoretical and conceptual paradigms.
Next Taught: Spring 2026
Community Ecology
An introduction and evaluation of both classical and emerging paradigms in community ecology.
Next Taught: Fall 2026
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
This graduate course explores the interplay between evolutionary processes and ecological properties in a variety of systems that range from plants to whales. Next Taught: TBA
Biometry
Both a refresher course and an introduction to commonly used modern statistical methods.
Next Taught: TBA
Social Vertebrates of Central Coastal California
This undergraduate course is an immersive field experience based in the foothills of the Santa Lucia mountain range in Carmel Valley, California.
Next Taught: Summer 2025