BIO 210 - Winter Ecology

Institution:

Finger Lakes Community College

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Description:

This is a five day residential course at Muller Field station. The course will be offered during Jan Plan. A combination of lecture and field work will be used to gain a proficiency in the over wintering adaptations of organisms in the northeast, specifically the Finger Lakes region. Adaptations of mammals will be emphasized. Lectures will focus on identification, natural history, behavior, physiology and ecology of mammals. Laboratory will include live-trapping, mark and recapture techniques to assess habitat selection of small mammals residing in the subnivean environment. Evaluation of students is based on 1) class participation, 2) group summary of trapping results, 3) oral critique of a recent scientific article on winter ecology, 4) maintenance of a field journal : BIO 122. JP

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.flcc.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 394-3500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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