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4.00 Credits
Biological, physical, and chemical dynamics of aquatic systems surrounded by land including lakes, streams, wetlands, and estuaries. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 263 or consent of instructor. Recommended: College-level course in chemistry.
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4.00 Credits
Relationships between organisms and their physical, chemical, and biological environment in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Laboratory emphasis on field studies. Occasional field experiences may require participation during non-scheduled times. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 160, BIO 162, and BIO 263, or consent of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
Methods for gathering information for management of wildlife. Use of the literature, inventory of plants and animal populations, use of maps, sexing and aging, trapping, handling, and marking techniques, physiological indices, and radio telemetry. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 325 or equivalent.
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5.00 Credits
Introduction to the functional biology of marine plants and animals and the processes that underlie their distribution and abundance in open oceans, coastal regions, estuaries, and wetlands. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Several field trips. Prerequisite: BIO 160, BIO 162, BIO 263.
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1.00 Credits
Minimum of two days of field instruction in places with significant biological diversity, and an individual or group project. Focus on field notebooks, field identification, survey methods, experimental design, and significant habitat types for various groups of organisms. The Schedule of Classes will list the title of the associated field biology course. Total credit limited to 6 units, each associated with a different field biology course, with no more than 4 units applied as advisor approved electives. 1 activity. Prerequisite or concurrent: Enrollment in corresponding field biology course. New course effective Winter 2009.
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5.00 Credits
Principles of genetics and genetic analysis, including underlying molecular mechanisms. Subjects include gene structure and function, inheritance patterns, regulation of gene expression, mutation, recombination, recombinant DNA technology, and an introduction to population genetics. 5 lectures. Prerequisite: BIO 161 and CHEM 312 or CHEM 316. Recommended: BIO 263 and STAT 218. Changed effective Winter 2009
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4.00 Credits
Fundamental principles of general and organs systems physiology, including composition and concentration of cellular and other body fluids, categories of movement (e.g., diffusion, membrane transporters), energy (thermodynamics, metabolic), enzymes, and membrane potentials with application to whole organisms. Introduction to physiological measurement techniques. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 162, and CHEM 312 or CHEM 316.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to techniques used in molecular biology and biotechnology; DNA extraction, characterization, cloning, Southern blotting, reverse transcription, polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing analysis. 1 lecture, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 161, and BIO 351 or CHEM 373. Changed effective Fall 2008.
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4.00 Credits
Field studies of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of California. Investigation of habitat diversity, environmental factors, composition and functional biology, and seasonal progression of animal and plant communities. Several extended field trips. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 160, BIO 162, BIO 263 and BIO 325; corequisite: BIO 392, BIO 393, BIO 400 (2 units).
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4.00 Credits
Terrestrial and aquatic plant communities of California. Field identification of native and introduced plants in nature. Factors affecting plant distribution and relationships. Several extended field trips. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 160, BIO 162, BIO 263, and BIO 325; corequisite: BIO 391, BIO 393, BIO 400 (2 units); recommended: BOT 313. Students completing BIO 392 will not be able to receive degree credit for BOT 433 as well.
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