This course takes advantage of the tremendous biological diversity of the Colorado Front Range to address the concepts and research approaches to understand ecological relationships. The course will involve substantial field work in the montane, subalpine, and alpine ecosystems adjacent to the MRS. Students will gain experience with acquisition, analysis, and presentation of ecological data, emphasizing the physical and biological controls over organismal abundance and function. Field exercises will include mark-recapture study of squirrels, diversity of alpine tundra, pollination ecology, mammal and bird behavior, and high altitude physiology.

Intructor: Dr. Carol Kearns, University of Colorado
Location: Mountain Research Station and surrounding areas
Dates & Times: June 10 - 27: Monday - Thursday; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Credit: 3 credit hours in biology (EPOB 4100)
Tuition: $1325 (Includes room and Board at the Mountain Research Station)
Prerequisite: One year course work in general biology.