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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Ecology and life history of parasites, protozoans, helminths, arthropods; field and laboratory investigations including preparation, identification, and morphology of representative types and stages; general and comparative concepts of parasitology. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Variable)
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4.00 Credits
Structure and taxonomy of freshwater algae based on field-collected material. Emphasis on genus-level identifications, habitats; visited include lakes, fens, streams, and rivers; algal ecology. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Offered Summer)
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4.00 Credits
Mechanisms and patterns in microevolution and macroevolution. Field exercises emphasize studies of natural selection, adaptation, genetic variation, and population genetics of local plant and animal populations. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Variable)
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4.00 Credits
Principles of plant population, community, and ecosystem ecology illustrated through studies of native vegetation in local prairies, wetlands, and forests. Group or individual projects. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Offered Summer)
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4.00 Credits
Basic patterns and underlying physical and biotic causes of both regional and local distributions of plants and animals of North American prairies; field and laboratory analyses and projects. Prerequisite(s): familiarity with basic principles in biological sciences and ecology; junior standing. (Offered Summer)
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4.00 Credits
Ecology, classification, creation, restoration, and management of wetlands. Field studies examine the composition, structure, and functions of local natural wetlands and restored prairie pothole wetlands. Individual or group projects. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Offered Summer)
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4.00 Credits
The biology, ecology, and behavior of birds with emphasis on field studies of local avifauna. Group projects stress techniques of population analysis and methodology for population studies. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Offered Summer)
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4.00 Credits
Field and laboratory study of insects, their diversity, and life history. Emphasis on ecology and behavior. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Variable)
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4.00 Credits
Basic principles of fish interaction with the biotic and abiotic environment. Field methods, taxonomy, and biology of fish with emphasis on the fish fauna of northwestern Iowa. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Offered Summer)
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4.00 Credits
Field and laboratory study of representative vertebrates of northwestern Iowa. Observations and experimentation emphasize ecological histories by integrating concepts of functional morphology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. (Variable)
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