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(242) First semester (alternate years). Three credits. Prerequisites: BIOL 1107 and 1108. Recommended preparation: MARN 1002 or 1003 or instructor consent. Ward Introduction to the study of marine environmental physiology; behavioral and physiological adaptations of marine animals to different environments (intertidal, estuarine, coastal, oceanic); compensatory responses to changing ambient conditions; and basic animal energetics. Laboratory exercises focus on food consumption, energy transformations, and principles of physiological measurement.
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(294) (Also offered as EEB 3230.) First semester (Storrs) second semester (Avery Point). Three credits. Two class periods and one 2-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: One year of laboratory biology. Whitlatch/ Storrs, McManus/Avery Point The study of the kinds and distributions of marine organisms. Particular attention is paid to biotic features of the oceans, organism-habitat and relationships and general ecological concepts influencing marine populations and communities. Field trips are required. A fee of $10 is charged for this course.
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(265) First semester. Three credits. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. Recommended preparation: one of BIOL 1108, MARN 4010, MCB 3010. Lin Principles and technology in nucleic acid purification and manipulation, DNA fingerprinting, gene cloning and sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, and detection of gene expression (mRNA and protein). Application examples in marine ecological studies.
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(236) (Also offered as MCB 3636.) First semester (Avery Point) second semester (Storrs). Three credits. Two lecture-discussion class periods and one 2- hour laboratory period for which field trips may be substituted. Prerequisite: MCB 2610 or instructor consent. Visscher A general survey of the taxonomy, physiology and ecology of marine microorganisms.
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(267) First semester. Three credits. Two 50 minute lectures and one 3 hour lab/recitation period. Prerequisites: MATH 1060Q or 1131, PHYS 1201Q or 1401Q, CHEM 1122 or equivalent, BIOL 1107 and 1108. Recommended preparation: MARN 1002. Consent of instructor for graduate students in lieu of requirements. Students who have taken both MARN 5014 and MARN 5016 cannot take this course for credit. Dam Ecology of planktonic organisms (bacteria, protista and metazoa). The evolutionary ecology concept, methods of research, special features of aquatic habitats; adaptations to aquatic environments; population biology; predation, competition, life histories, community structure, and role of plankton in ecosystem metabolism.
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(282) First semester (alternate years). Three credits. Two class periods, 1 two-hour lab period. Required preparation: BIOL 1107, 1108 and CHEM 1127-1128 or instructor consent. Visscher Overview of processes and compounds leading to pollution in the nearshore marine environment. The impact of pollution on the marine foodweb and its response is emphasized. Alleviation of pollution through metabolism of organisms, including bacteria, seagrasses, and salt marshes.
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3.00 Credits
(230) First semester (Avery Point). Three credits. Prerequisite: MARN 2002 and 3001; MATH 1120 or 1131 or 1110 or 1151. Bohlen Circulation and mixing in estuaries and the inner continental shelf, including surface gravity waves, tides, and buoyancy and wind-driven circulation. Coastal sediments, geomorphology, and processes of sedimentation, erosion and bioturbation. Required field trips.
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(235) First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: PHYS 1202 or 1402 or 1502 or 1602; and MATH 2130 (may be taken concurrently). Introduction to fluid dynamics with applications to coastal waters, estuaries, rivers, lakes, and ground water flows. Topics include waves, tides turbulence, mixing, drag, lift, effects on organisms, and wind driven circulation.
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(203) (Also offered as GEOL 3230.) First semester (Avery Point). Three credits. Prerequisite MARN 1002 or 1003 or GEOL 1050 or 1051 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the processes that form and modify coasts and beaches, including tectonic setting, sediment supply, coastal composition, energy regimes and sea level change; tools and techniques utilized in marine geologic mapping and reconstruction of submerged coastal features; field trips to selected coastal features.
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3.00 Credits
(244) Joint program with Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. Summer. Three credits. Offered at Mystic Marinelife Aquarium. Prerequisite: One year college laboratory biology and permission of instructor. A special introductory course providing students with theoretical as well as practical knowledge of ecological sampling techniques, estuarine productivity, and selected continental shelf communities. Laboratory portion of this course consists of a 5-day study cruise in coastal New England waters. (Special registration and fee: contact Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Mystic, CT 06355. 860-536-4208.)
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