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3.00 Credits
Lecture-2 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C; introductory statistics recommended. Origin and evolution of weeds, reproduction and dispersal, seed ecology, modeling of population dynamics, interactions of weeds and crops, biological control. Laboratories emphasize design of competition experiments and identification of weedy species. (Same course as Plant Biology 119.) Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 121.- III. Rejmanek
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3.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours. Diversity of life in the sea; adaptations to physical/ chemical ocean environment; marine science research methods; utilization of living marine resources by humans; factors and processes that influence diversity of sea life, including humans. Limited enrollment. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.-III. Williams
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3.00 Credits
Lecture-2 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, or 2A, 2B, 2C; Evolution and Ecology 100 recommended. The world-wide diversity of amphibians and reptiles with emphasis on behavior, ecology, functional morphology, and evolutionary history. Offered in alternate years.-III. Shaffer
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2.00 Credits
Fieldwork-5 hours; lecture/discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, or 2A, 2B, 2C; concurrent enrollment in course 134 and 134L. Multi-day field trips to major California habitats focus on identification of, and ecological experiments on, amphibian and reptile species. Students work in teams to plan experiments, collect and analyze data, write up results and give oral presentations to the class. Offered in alternate years.-III. Shaffer
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2.00 Credits
Laboratory-6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, or 2A, 2B, 2C; course 134 concurrently. The diagnostic characteristics and functional attributes of amphibians and reptiles, emphasizing ecological, biogeographic and phylogenetic patterns. Field experience with common species of reptiles and amphibians in the Davis area. Offered in alternate years.-III. Shaffer
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5.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour; extensive writing.Prerequisite: one course in Biological Sciences, Entomology, Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, Geography, or tropical experience, or consent of instructor. Biological, physical, and human-related aspects of the ecology of low latitudes. Distribution, numbers, and relationships of tropical organisms. Problems of development and conservation in the context of ecological and evolutionary theory. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.-III. Shapiro
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite:Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C. Introduction to plant fossil record, beginning with invasion of land in the Silurian, emphasizing origin and evolution of major groups and adaptations and changing composition and distribution of floras in relation to plate tectonics and climatic change.-I. (I.) Doyle
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3.00 Credits
Lecture-2 hours; independent study. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B or 1C or 2B; course 100 recommended. Historical background, philosophical rationale, contemporary approaches, and working rules of biosystematics, including International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.-(III.) Shapiro
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and 1B, or 2B. Movements of terrestrial organisms. The role of geologic, climatic, and biologic changes in the geographic distribution of organisms. Offered in alternate years.-(I.) Shapiro
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4.00 Credits
Lecture-3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 101 or Environmental Studies 100 (or the equivalent), and course 100 (or the equivalent). Evolution as an organizing force in natural communities. Coadaptation in trophic and competitive relationships. Ecology of polymorphisms, clines, and speciation. Offered in alternate years.-I. Shapiro
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