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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed as ESC 457. Prerequisite: One laboratory science course. Prepare in the fall semester for a two-week January intersession field experience in coral reef biology and geology on San Salvador island in the Bahamas. Study identification, behavior, and ecology of marine organisms in five habitats associated with coral reefs. Learn how to prepare a scientific field notebook and to design, conduct, and report on a personal research project. 3 Cr. Fall
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the scientific study of mammals. Explores their form, function, ecology, and evolution. Topics include origins, anatomy, physiology, diet and feeding strategies, population and community ecology, and social systems. Laboratory and field activities emphasize mammalian classification, habitat selection, and population biology. 4 Cr. Odd Fall
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4.00 Credits
Students will learn to perfume aquatic tests on water and sediment using standard fish and aquatic invertebrate test species. This will be accomplished through lectures, hands-on labs, data analyses, and student presentations. 4 Cr. Even Spring
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite ENV 303: Introduction to the principles and practices of intensive and extensive aquaculture. Topics include system design and operation; water quality maintenance; diet and nutrition; reproduction, selective breeding and genetics; disease identification and treatment; and the biology of cultured organisms. 4 Cr. Odd Fall
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary course explores American environmental writing from both scientific and literary perspectives and investigates the relationship between natural science, natural history and environmental literature. Examines how subjective and objective investigations of the natural world enrich one another and lead to a more complete sense of place. Course includes lectures, discussions, group presentations and field exercises emphasizing description, measurement and aesthetic response. 3 Cr. Odd Fall
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the business aspects of aquaculture. Topics include aquaculture inputs, aquaculture production, farm management, processing, distribution, marketing, consumer behavior, pricing, government policy, modeling, international trade, transfer of technology, international cooperation, and environmental impacts. 4 Cr. Even Fall
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to physiological adaptations of animals to their physical environment and the influence of these adaptations on animal distributions. Topics include temperature and energy metabolism, water and ion balance, oxygen availability, sensory and reproductive adaptations. Biochemical, cellular, and organism responses to these factors will be examined using an integrative and comparative approach. 3 Cr. Odd Fall
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the flora and fauna of various habitats in Western New York. Topics include structure and function of communities, species identification, qualitative and quantitative assessment of communities and ecosystems, and general conservation theory and practice. 1-4 Cr. Summer
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the scientific study of aquatic invertebrates and their importance in stream and lake ecosystems. Topics include invertebrate biology and ecology, classification and identification (insects, crustaceans, mites, annelids, mollusks, etc.), use of dichotomous keys and sampling equipment, and preparation techniques. Prepares students to predict habitat or water quality conditions based on the invertebrate fauna present. 4 Cr. Odd Spring
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENV 303. Introduction to the scientific study of fish and fisheries. Topics include fish anatomy and physiology in relation to fish behavior and ecology, classification to the ordinal level, population dynamics (recruitment, growth, mortality, environment) and fishery management. ENV 490 is the complementary laboratory. 3 Cr. Even Spring
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