PPT-Vocab Quiz Ecological Niche

10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Ecological Niche The role played by an organism in a biological community its food preferences its requirements for shelter its special behaviors and the timing of its activities nocturnal or diurnal . Townsend Peterson INTRODUCTION The idea of ecological niche conservatism was proposed explicitly and tested quantitatively only 10 years ago Peterson et al 1999 although earlier workers had approached the issue Huntley et al 1989 Ricklefs Latham Some Definitions. An . ecosystem. – all the living things in an area plus the physical or abiotic factors.. A . habitat . – the place or environment in which specific organisms live.. A . species. Day . 1. Crucible Vocab #2. Historical Context. Historical Quiz . Crucible Vocab #2. Pretense. Notorious. Canny. Arbitrate. Fathom. Avidly. Evade. Naught. Deference. Gibberish. Crucible Vocab #2. Pretense: false . The scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and the interactions that determine distribution and abundance. Begon. , Harper, Townsend, 2006, Ecology, Blackwell. Lecture outline. SAT & Content Words . Hemorrhages. Ostracized. Qualms. Compulsory. Groping. Sadistic. Ironical. Exhibitionist. Literary Terms. Objective Narrator. Point of View. First Person Narrative. Second Person. I trust you to know where you need to sit, so choose wisely and have a seat.. When the bell rings you should be seated and ready to begin.. Agenda. Warm-up. Housekeeping . Learner Poll and Reflection. Figure2.The95%statisticalparsimonynetworkobtainedforeachlocusfor(A)east Gonzalo Rivas. Spring 2010. Introduction to ENFA. Species are expected to be non-randomly distributed due to ecological and geographical variables.. Copyright: . Basille. et al. 2008. Variables. & Spatial location. Andrea . Patete. Vocab Quiz. Instructions. Read the question. Click on the answer. *be careful where you click because slide change may occur*. Melodramatic. Overly theatrical. . Inconspicuous. Not emotional. SEMESTER TWO. VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS. Vocab: Tuesday 1-27-15. 1. . . Toshak. . (noun) a large cushion stuffed with cotton or a foam mattress. It is popular in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and other countries in the Middle East.. cell. Ferrel. . cell. Ferrel. . cell. Hadley cell. Ferrel. cell. Polar cell. The Physical Environment. Image from NASA. Joseph Grinnell. Grinnellian. Niche . . . “Habitat”. “The niche relationships of the California Thrasher”. When the bell rings you should be seated and ready to begin.. Agenda. Warm-up. Housekeeping . Learner Poll and Reflection. Who Are We?. Goals. August 26. Warm-up: Looking Back. Where were you at this time last year? Describe yourself and how you have changed since last year. (Think deeper than…well, I used to have long hair, but now it’s short.) . When the bell rings you should be seated and ready to begin.. Agenda. Warm-up. Housekeeping . Learner Poll and Reflection. Who Are We?. Goals. August 26. Warm-up: Looking Back. Where were you at this time last year? Describe yourself and how you have changed since last year. (Think deeper than…well, I used to have long hair, but now it’s short.) . Ecological Niche models of plague in Uzbekistan : extracting biological information from multiple-species models vs. species specific models to understand hosts and vectors Jason K. Blackburn, PhD,