ENV 550N Nutritional Ecology

Prerequisites: ENV 501 and ENV 502. Examines behavior, physiology, and morphology in the context of organismal nutritional needs, energetic investments, ecological relationships, and environmental parameters. Topics include trophic interactions and food web dynamics, foraging ecology, capture and assimilation of nutrients, isotopic ecology, and quantitative techniques and methodology. Particular consideration is given to anthropogenic influences on nutritional ecology.