Teaching

BIOL 321: Entomology (Spring semesters)

3 Credits - 2 Hours Lecture, 2 Hours Lab

Structure, life histories, classification, ecology, economic importance, and control of insects. Special emphasis on insect ecology and insect effects on human society.

BIOL 575: Statistical Ecology (Fall semesters, even years)

4 Credits - 4 Hours Lecture

Design, analysis, and presentation of results of ecological experiments and field studies, with emphasis on hypothesis testing and statistical modeling. Includes frequent R labs as well as paper discussions to understand how statistics are used in the modern ecological literature.

BIOL 510: Community Ecology (Fall semesters, odd years)

3 Credits - 3 Hours Lecture

History of community ecology and development of key ideas with a focus on quantitative advances. Includes frequent R labs on basic to intermediate modeling and commonly-used multivariate statistical techniques.

Louisiana Native Bee Lab