BIOL 6C 2026 Spring Quarter Class Schedule
| Days & Times | Location | |
| Lecture [both sections] |
asynchronous twice/week |
Canvas |
| Lab: BIOL-006C-05Y [CRN 49174] | Mon / Wed 10:30-1:20 | SC-2108 Lab |
| Lab: BIOL-006C-06Y [CRN 48859] | Mon / Wed 1:30-4:20 | SC-2108 Lab |
| WEEK | DATE |
DAY | LAB / FIELD TOPIC [in person] |
LECTURE TOPIC [online asynchronous] | TEXT |
| 1 | APR 06 | MON | Ex. 1A & 1B: Scientific Investigation ♦ EcoBeaker®: Experimental Design |
Introduction to ecology |
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| APR 08 | WED | Ex. 1C: Statistical Analysis, part A Cheeseman Environmental Studies Area (ESA) |
Biogeography |
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| 2 | APR 13 | MON | Ex. 2: Vegetation transects ♦ EcoBeaker®: Patchy Prairies |
Guest Cast: Climate zones & terrestrial biomes |
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| APR 15 | WED | Ex. 1C: Statistical Analysis, part B Project pitches |
Population dynamics & life history strategies |
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| 3 | APR 20 | MON | Ex. 1C: Statistical Analysis, part C ♦ EcoBeaker®: Population Growth Models |
Community ecology |
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| APR 22 | WED | Ex. 3: Population size & dispersal | Biodiversity dynamics |
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| 4 | APR 27 | MON | Ex. 1C: Statistical Analysis, part D ♦ EcoBeaker®: Top-Down Control |
Guest Cast: Niche partitioning and biodiversity |
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| APR 29 | WED | Exam 1 | Local ecology: creeks, rivers, & watersheds |
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| 5 | MAY 04 | MON | Field Day: Stevens Creek Watershed - Site 1 ♦ EcoBeaker®: Limiting Nutrients |
Ecosystems — energy & water |
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| MAY 06 | WED | Field Day: Stevens Creek Watershed - Site 2 | Ecosystem resource cycles |
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| 6 | MAY 11 | MON | Ex. 5A & 5B: Behavioral ecology ♦ EcoBeaker®: Keystone Predator |
California ecological provinces |
Atlas of the
Biodiversity of California |
| MAY 13 | WED | Field Day: De Anza campus birds Ex. 4A & 4B: Bird diversity |
Pollution and ecotoxicology |
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| 7 | MAY 18 | MON | Field Day: Baylands ♦ EcoBeaker®: Nutrient Pollution |
Conservation & restoration |
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| MAY 20 | WED | Ex. 4B: Biodiversity Ex. 5B-pt.2: Behavioral ecology |
Guest Cast: Apex predators & keystone species | " | |
| 8 | MAY 25 | MON | HOLIDAY - no in-person lab ♦ EcoBeaker®: Isle Royale |
Case Study: Wolves and moose of Isle Royale |
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| MAY 27 | WED | Exam 2 | Behavioral biology |
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| 9 | JUN 01 | MON | Ex. 5C: Ethogram ♦ EvoBeaker®: Sickle-Cell Alleles |
Origins & paradigms |
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| JUN 03 | WED | Field Day: Monterey Bay Aquarium | Mechanisms of evolution |
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| 10 | JUN 08 | MON | Work on projects ♦ EvoBeaker®: Genetic Drift |
Reproductive ecology & sexual selection |
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| JUN 10 | WED | Work on projects | Case Studies: Microevolution examples and mechanisms |
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| 11 | JUN 15 | MON | Work on projects ♦ EvoBeaker®: How the Guppy Got its Spots |
Speciation & diversity |
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| JUN 17 | WED | Final research reports / class presentations |
Guest Cast: Connecting genes to ecosystems |
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| 12 | JUN 22 | MON | Exam 3 sec 6Y: 1:45–3:45 |
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| JUN 24 | WED | Exam 3 sec 5Y: 9:15–11:15 |