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3.00 Credits
Study of interactions among organisms and their environments as an integrated system. Examination of pools, fluxes and distribution patterns of material and energy through ecological systems, as well as their regulating factors. Introduction to scientific basis of ecosystem management at local, regional and global scales. Prerequisite: BIOL 355 ( or 373).
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3.00 Credits
Implications of evolutionary theory for understanding human nature, including the relationship between human behavior and biological fitness in modern and pre-modern societies, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics and theories of culture as an evolutionary process. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and an introductory course in BIOL, PSYC, ANTH or SOC.
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3.00 Credits
Ecological principles applied to the study of past, present and future distribution patterns of living organisms. Effects of Earth history, spatial pattern, plate tectonics, climate and climate change, and human impacts on biota. Prerequisite: BIOL 355 ( or 373).
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3.00 Credits
Fauna, flora and ecology of tropical marine communities, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, rocky shorelines and mangrove swamps. Prepares students for a week-long field trip to a tropical marine laboratory. Lecture/discussion/laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 117 or equivalent, swimming skills and consent of instructor. Recommended prerequisite: BIOL 352.
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3.00 Credits
Ecology of tropical environments, emphasizing ecology of rain forests, cloud forests and disturbed areas. Special attention given to insect/plant interactions, bird ecology and the place of humans in the environment. Includes a 10-day field trip to Costa Rica over spring recess. Prerequisites: consent of instructor; two field biology courses from the following: BIOL 355 ( or 373) preferred, BIOL 370 (ENVI 370), BIOL 374 (ENVI 361), BIOL 371, 375, 377, 379, 459, 475.
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3.00 Credits
General ecology of the desert and mountain systems of the American Southwest, particularly in Arizona. Emphasis placed on xeric ecology, plant/animal relationships, biogeography and altitude zonation. Includes a 12-day tent-camping laboratory in the field, in southwest Arizona, during spring break. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor; BIOL 117.
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3.00 Credits
Physiology, morphology, development, behavior, ecology and agricultural/medical significance of insects. Lecture and laboratory or field trip. Prerequisites: BIOL 117 and 118.
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3.00 Credits
Population growth and regulation, including competition, herbivory, predation, disease, facilitation and mutualism. Ecophysiology, adaptations to the environment and responses of organisms and populations to environmental change. Lectures, readings, field and laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: BIOL 355 ( or 373).
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3.00 Credits
Study of the campus watershed from an ecological perspective. Quantifying atmospheric nutrient input and stream export, as well as essential ecosystem processes such as primary production, decomposition and nutrient cycling. Cross-disciplinary integration including shared data analyses with ES342 (Hydrology) and GEOL465 (Environmental Measurement). Prerequisites: CHEM 107 and 108 (or 111). Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOL 355 ( or 373). 2 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Topics vary from semester to semester and are in specialized areas. So long as course topics change, BIOL 480 may be repeated for credit, except for BIOL 480S ( Current Topics in EVOS), which may be taken for credit a total of two times. Emphasis is on library and Internet research and oral presentation. Prerequisites vary. 2 cr.
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