The lab explores organisms and their interactions in natural and human-impacted environments. Through a combination of lab, field, and computer-based activities, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of ecological applications. Activities involve grant writing, study design, presentation skills, data collection techniques, phylogenetics and software, population estimation methods, ecological modeling, spatial analysis, and community ecology. Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or better) of BIOL 111 and 112 with labs. Corequisite: BIOL 370 lecture, 3 credit hours. Fall.