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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 5122 (may be taken concurrently). The field component to the lecture and seminar course. Examines the patterns of use and exploitation of resources in the tropics by humans in the context of the theories of behavioral ecology. Two weeks of intensive field research and lectures in Guyana, South America during the second and third weeks of Summer Session I (trip costs to be borne by student). Students may not receive credit for both BIOL 5123 and BIOL 3123. Offered in odd numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and either BIOL 2102 and 4182 or an equivalent course. Studies of structure and organization of natural communities stressing the abundance and distribution of species, the regulation of species diversity, and the evolution of demographic parameters in populations. Three hours of lectures per week.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1811 and 1821 and at least one course beyond introductory level dealing with animal, plant, or microbial diversity (such as BIOL 2482, 2501, 2402, 4482, 4501, 4402, or 4422) or consent of instructor. Investigates theory of classification, phylogenetic analysis, systematic biology, and their relation to systematic practice. Covers goals and schools of systematics, characters, and homology, analysis of molecular and morphological data and underlying assumptions, species concepts, classification, naming, and connections between evolutionary biology and systematics. Appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in all disciplines, animal, plant, and microbial, as introduction to systematic methods. Three hours of lecture per week.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 5312.? An introduction to the principles and practice of herbarium taxonomy, emphasizing species description, identification, how to access and use the taxonomic literature, data basing, nomenclature, curation, and collecting and the national and international regulations governing it.? Two hours of lectures per week, projects including specimen curation, writing species description, etc., to be arranged. Offered every even year.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 4842. Advanced consideration of techniques of measuring antigen-antibody interaction; immunogenetics as applied to cellular immunity and transplantation; evolution of the immune response. Three hours of lecture per week.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 3102 (BIOL 2102 recommended). Topics in animal behavior with an emphasis on ecological and evolutionary aspects of behavior. Topics may include the role of behavior in population regulation, habitat selection and spacing, feeding and predator-prey interactions, sexual selection, evolution of mating systems, and new approaches to animal communication. Three hours of lecture, one hour discussion or seminar per week. Students may not receive credit for both BIOL 4102 and 6102.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 2102, or 4182 recommended or consent of instructor. The evolution of sociality, including a critical examination of sociobiological theories and alternative approaches of social evolution. Survey of social organization and behavior in arthropods, with an emphasis on social insects, and vertebrates. Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Students may not receive credit for both BIOL 4112 and BIOL 6112.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 3302 and 4182, or equivalent, or consent of instructor.? The course will explore the use of evolutionary theory to interpret life-history adaptations of organisms, family and social interactions, coevolution, and macroevolution. Topics will include the evolution of sex, sexual selection, aging, parent-offspring conflict, evolution of pathogen virulence, artificial selection, and genetic modification of organisms. Students will also analyze data sets using computer software to highlight the application of game theory approaches and phylogenetically based comparative analysis to interpret patterns in nature. Graduate students will write a paper on a topic relevant to the course. Three hours of lecture per week. Students may not receive credit for both BIOL 4162 and 6162.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 2102 and 2012, (BIOL 3302 recommended). Introduces concepts and mathematical models of population ecology and population genetics. By integrating the ecology and genetics of populations, the course goal is to understand the processes that contribute to microevolution of populations. Topics include: demography, metapopulation biology, natural selection, migration, gene flow, and genetic drift. A discussion section will focus on mathematical elements of population biology models. Three hours of lecture, and one hour of discussion per week. Students may not receive credit for both BIOL 4182 and 6182.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 2102, BIOL 4122 or equivalent, and consent of instructor. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are sophisticated computer-based systems for analysis, capture, presentation, and maintenance of geographically referenced data. This course provides a foundation in using GIS for a spatial analysis.? Although biological examples are primarily used, examples from a range of disciplines are employed to emphasize the use of GIS as a tool to support analysis and decision-making.? Students will have hands-on use of GIS software using Windows 2000/NT-based workstations during each session.? An independent research project applying the spatial analysis tools learned in GIS to biological research will be required.? Five hours of combined lecture and computer operations, plus 2-3 hours of open lab per week.
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