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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 260, either 350 or 353, and 313 or 419 or 425 all with a grade of "C" or better; and consent of instructor. (Undergraduates register in BIOL 454A; graduates register in BIOL 554A.) Field and laboratory studies, lectures, and individual research on tropical marine biological problems. Designed to engage students in experimental research, including: recognizing a problem, designing and carrying out a project, statistical data analysis, and oral and written report presentation. Eight-day field trip to Hawaii required during spring recess at student expense. Enrollment is limited. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., 8 day field trip.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 350; one of BIOL 316, 324, 421, 424, 427, or 439 all with a grade of "C" or better; and consent of instructor. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 454B; graduates enroll in BIOL 554B.) Field-based comparison of tropical lowland deciduous forest and lowland rainforest incorporating basic ecology methodology. Forest structure and diversity of animals emphasized. Students maintain field notebook, submit final paper, and give oral presentation. Nine-day fieldtrip to Costa Rica required during spring recess at student expense. Enrollment is limited. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hr., 9 day field trip.) Course fee may be required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 260, 350, 353 all with a grade of "C" or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 455; graduates enroll in BIOL 555.) Field studies on ecological principles related to marine communities discussed. Includes individual field research project and two class projects. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., field 3 hrs.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 350, MATH 119B or 123 all with a grade of "C" or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 456; graduates in BIOL 556.) Analysis of animal and plant populations characteristics: population growth and regulation, fluctuation and regulation, competition, predation, parasitism, and other intraspecific and interspecific interactions; spatial patterns. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 260, 350 both all with a grade of "C" or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 457; graduates in BIOL 557.) Design of field research projects, collection, and data analysis, report writings and presentations. Field sampling techniques emphasized. Five weekend fieldtrips required. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., laboratory and field 3 hrs.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 260, 350 both all with a grade of "C" or better. Recommended: BIOL 370. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 459; graduates enroll in BIOL 559.) Conservation biology concepts including population dynamics, extinction processes, population viability analyses, metapopulations, community-level interactions, island biogeography, biological diversity patterns, habitat fragmentation, reserve design, and landscape-level conservation. Lecture includes group discussions of relevant primary literature. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs., two weekend field trips may be required.)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 260, 350 both with a grade of "C" or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 463; graduates enroll in BIOL 563.) History, modeling theory, different modeling approaches, theoretical, empirical and quantitative modeling. Laboratory uses modeling software and focuses on model construction and quantitative simulation. Applicable to ecology, microbiology, physiology, environmental sciences, etc. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs., laboratory 3 hrs.) Course fee may be required.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 111, 111L, 212, 212L, 213, 213L, 340; CHEM 320A or 322A or 327, all with a grade of " C" or better. Recommended: BIOL 353 and CHEM 448 or 441A,B. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 464; graduates enroll in BIOL 564.) In depth study of interactions between anthropogenic chemicals and aquatic ecosystems, including origin, fate, chemical and biological detection, and quantification of pollutants and impact at molecular, biochemical, cellular, physiological, organismal, and community levels of organization. Individual research project required. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.)
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 260; MATH 119B or 123; six units of biological science all with a grade of "C" or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 465; graduates enroll in BIOL 565.) Experimental design and data analysis techniques applied to problems in biology including analysis of variance and covariance, bivariate and multiple regression, experimental design, bootstrapping and randomization tests, and nonparametric statistics. Experience in analyzing biological data using computerized statistical packages. Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs., laboratory 3 hrs.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 111, 111L, 212, 212L, 213, 213L, either BIOL 260 or CHEM 251, CHEM 320A,B or CHEM 322A,B and 323A,B, all with a grade of "C" or better, completion of the GE Foundation, and consent of instructor. Introduction to hypothesis testing, experimental design, and regression modeling of biological data; methodological and technical procedures for experimentation; and techniques for written and oral presentation of research results. Research paper and oral presentation required. Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as CHEM 466H. Not open for credit to students with credit in CHEM 466H. (Lecture 3 hours).
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