BIOLOGY 220 - Amphibian Population Research

Institution:

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Subject:

Description:

Students participate in an ongoing amphibian population monitoring program to determine the distribution and abundance of frogs, toads and salamanders living in Jasper County, IN, and nearby areas. Students will learn in class how to identify all local species' breeding call, indices of relative abundance, and how to use topographic mapping techniques. Students are responsible to keep and submit a data file including habitat, weather, time and date of survey, and data on the relative abundance of amphibians in an assigned area of study. This course may be repeated up to three times.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sjcme.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 892-6766

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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