PROGRAMA DE LA ASIGNATURA

ECOLOGÍA   EXPERIMENTAL 

OPCIÓN : ECOLOGÍA ANIMAL

LISTAS DE LAS SEPARATAS POR TEMA PARA LOS SEMINARIOS.

EFECTO DE FACTORES AMBIENTALES.

1. FACTORES FÍSICOS.

• Hertz, P.E. 1981. Adaptation to altitude in two West Indian anoles (Reptilia: Iguanidae): fiel thermal biology and physiological ecology. J. Zool., 195 (1): 25-37.
  
  

• Graham, J.B. 1971. Temperatura Tolerance of some Closely Related Tropicak Atlantic and Pacific Fish Species. Science, 172: 861-863.
  
  

• Somme, L. 1986. Tolerance to low temperatures and desiccation in insects from Andean Paramos. Arctic and Alpine Research, 18 (3): 253-257.
  
  

2. CALIDAD Y CANTIDAD DEL ALIMENTO.

• Farkas, M.J. & R.A. Brust. 1985. The effect of a larval diet supplement on development in the mosquito Wyeomyia smithii (Coq.) under field conditions. Can. J. Zool., 63 (9): 2110-2113.

• Price, T. 1985. Reproductive responses to varying food supply in a population of  Darwin's finches: Clutch size,  growth rates and hatching synchrony. Oecologia (Berlin), 66 (3): 411-416.

• Dodson, F.S. & J.D. Kjelgaard. 1985. The influence of food resources on population dynamics in Columbian  ground   squirrels. Can. J. Zool. 63 (9): 2095-2104.
  
  

3. DISPOSICIÓN ESPACIAL.

• McClure, M.S. 1976. Spatial Distribution of Pit-making Ant Lion Larvae (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae): Density Effects. biotropica, 8 (3): 179-183.
  
  

4. TAMAÑO POBLACIONAL.

• Jolly, G.M. & J.M. Dickson. 1983. The problem of unequal catchability in mark-recapture estimation of small  mammal populations. Can. J. Zool., 61: 922-927.  

• Boonstra, R. & F.H. Rodd. 1984. Efficiency of pitfalls versus live-traps in enumeration of populations of Microtus pennsylvanicus.  Can. J. Zool., 62: 758-765.

• Boonstra, R. Demography of Microtus pennsylvanicus in Southern Ontario: enumeration versus Jolly-Seber estimation compared. Can. J. Zool., 63 (5): 1174-1180.
  
  

5. USO Y SELECCIÓN DE HÁBITATS.

• Rosenzweig, M.L. 1973. Habitat selection experiments with a pair of coexisting heteromyid rodent species. Ecology, 54 (1): 111-117.

• M'Closkey, R.T. 1985. Patterns of microhabitats use and seed collection within populations of heteromyid rodents.Can. J. Zool., 63 (2): 325-330.
  
  

6. PATRONES DE ACTIVIDAD.

• Geggie, J.F. & M.B. Fenton. 1985. A comparison of foraging by Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in urban and rural enviroments. Can. J. Zool., 63 (2): 263-266.

• Holm, E. & E.B. Edney. 1973. Daily activity of Namib Desert arthropods in relation to climate. Ecology, 54 (1): 45-56.
  
  

7. COMPETENCIA.

• Brown, B.W. & G.O. Batzli. 1985. Field manipulations of fox and gray squirrel populations: how important is  interspecific competition. Can. J. Zool., 63 (9): 2134-2140.

• Gass C.L. & G.D. Sutherland. 1985. Specialization by terrirorial hummingbirds on experimentally enriched patches of flowers: energetic profitability and learning.Can. J. Zool., 63 (9): 2125-2133.
  

8. RELACIONES DEPREDADOR-PRESA.

• Morin, P.J. 1985. Predation Intensity, Prey Survival and Injury Frequency in an Amphibian Predator-Prey Interaction. Copeia, 1985. (3): 638-644.
  
  

9. ESTRUCTURA COMUNITARIA.

• Duviard D. & A. Pollet. 1973. Spatial and seasonal distribution of Diptera, Homoptera, and Hymenoptera in a moist shrub savanna. Oikos, 24: 42-57.

• Zuccaro, G. & L. Bulla. 1985. Estudio comparativo de la entomofauna en cuatro sabanas venezolanas. Acta Cient. Venezolana. 36 (5-6): 365-372.
  
  

10. BIOGEOGRAFÍA.

• Wilson, E.O. & D.S. Simberloff. 1969. Experimental zoogeography of islands: defaunation and monitoring techniques. Ecology. 50 (2): 267-278.

• Simberloff, D.S. & Wilson, E.O. 1970. Experimental zoogeography of islands: a two-year record of colonization. Ecology. 51 (5): 934-937.