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3.00 Credits
(Same as Plant Biology 435) Plants and insects have played major roles in influencing each other's evolutionary diversification. This course will be an evolutionary and ecological examination of the interactions between plants and insects. Topics will include herbivory, pollination relationships, ant-plant mutualisms, host plant choice, specialized vs. generalized relationships, seed and fruit dispersal, coevolution/cospeciation, and chemical ecology. Prerequisite: Biology 200A and B or equivalent; Biology 307 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as PLB 438, PSAS 438, AGSY 438, PLSS 438) Arabidopsis and Drosophila model organisms, training in laboratory safety, reagent preparation, phenotype analysis, genetics, DNA and RNA analysis, PCR, cDNA construction, cloning and sequencing. Includes plant and bacterial transformation, and population level analysis of genetic variation using RAPD markers in grasses and Alu insertion in humans. Two 2-hr labs and one 1-hr lecture per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 305 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Lab fee: $30.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an understanding of basic nutritional principles (including foraging, digestion, absorption, metabolism, and requirements), demonstrate their application to ecological relationships of wild terrestrial vertebrates with their environment and stimulate students to critically evaluate published literature in this field of study. Two lectures and one discussion hour each week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 220, CHEM 340, or CHEM 350.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of how phenotypic variation in organisms is optimized and constrained by ecological and evolutionary factors. Material drawn from perspectives of life history, behavioral ecology, and population and community ecology. Overview of the theoretical frameworks and case studies of major areas in evolutionary ecology. Prerequisites: BIOL 307, ZOOL 304. Recommended: MATH 141.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as Plant Biology 443) Ecological restoration tests current understanding of ecosystem assembly and function. This course applies ecological theory to restoration, with an emphasis on factors influencing plant community assembly and evaluating restoration success. Two lectures a week and one four-hour lab alternate weeks. Prerequisite: Biology 307 or equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
(Same as PLB 444) Includes concepts and methods pertaining to the analysis of ecological data. Approaches will include a variety of methods for analyzing multivariate ecology, diversity, pattern, and spatial data. Laboratory will include the computer application of these concepts and methods to field situations. Prerequisite: BIOL 307 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Lab fee: $15.
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4.00 Credits
(Same as PLB 445) This course provides students with experience in wetland ecology and management with an emphasis on wetland functioning, field sampling, and identification of common wetland plants. Prerequisite: either BIOL 200B or PLB 200; and BIOL 307; or consent of instructor. Two lectures and one 4-hour lab per week. Lab fee: $25.
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3.00 Credits
(Same as PLB 455) This course introduces the diversity of genomes and the evolutionary forces shaping them. Molecular evolution from the level of single nucleotides to whole genomes will be covered. Prerequisites: BIOL 304 and BIOL 305.
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3.00 Credits
With its primary focus on freshwater ecosystems, this course will cover important issues in aquatic ecology, including: surface water and groundwater quality, global warming, use of fish hatcheries, exotic species, genetically manipulated organisms, stream habitat degradation, dams, diversions, the Great Lakes and local issues. Prerequisite: Biology 307 or consent of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
Biological overview and identification of upland and shoreline game birds plus raptors and selectively managed species. One lecture and one 2-hour laboratory per week; there will be up to two Saturday field trips. Prerequisite: ZOOL 220B or ZOOL 220 or consent of instructor. Laboratory/Field Trip Fee: $10.
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