Ecology (BIO 314)
Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year Spring
Office Hours (Spring 2025):
AGRI/Youngman 132
MWF: 9:00-10:00 am
Mondays & Fridays: 1:00-2:30 pm
Tuesdays: 12:00-1:30 pm
Phone: (417) 690-3323
Mon-Wed-Fri, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (1/12/2026 - 5/8/2026) Location: MAIN AGRI 146
Prerequisites: BIO 114and eitherBIO 124or BIO 233. All prerequisite courses require a grade of C- or better. The study of interrelationships among organisms and their environment. The course is designed to promote an understanding and appreciation of basic ecological principles. Topics include population genetics, distribution, abundance, dynamics, growth, natural selection, and species abundance, diversity, and energy/nutrient flow. Three hours of lectureand one two-hour laboratory each week. Spring