BIOL 342 - Tropical Ecology Laboratory

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Widener University-Main Campus

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Description:

This laboratory course is the field component of BIOL/ENVR 340. Students design and carry out a research project that is completed during a one-week fieldtrip experience in a tropical forest environment. Students develop a research question and conduct an extensive literature search on a topic pertaining to tropical ecology prior to traveling to the research site. Students work closely with the instructor(s) to ensure that they are able to complete a project during the week-long field experience. After the project has been completed, students are responsible for analyzing and writing their results as if they intend to submit their research to a journal for publication. Students present their findings to the Widener community or at a regional or national meeting. This course is open to upper-division biology and environmental science students. Upper-division students from other majors within the sciences may be allowed to enroll with the permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: BIOL 161, 162. Corequisite: BIOL/ENVR 340. A total of 35 hours prior to the field experience and 45 hours in the field. 2 semester hours

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.widener.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 499-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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