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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 103, BIO 104. Fulfills a course requirement in the Biologyand Marine Biology Core Concentration.Marine autotrophs constitute an evolutionarily diverse assemblage oforganisms, encompassing the smallest forms of life on earth, as wellas some of the largest. This course explores the diversity and evolutionof those organisms who, through photosynthesis, source nearly allcomplex life with sugar and oxygen. The biodiversity of benthic andplanktonic marine autotrophs in coastal and open oceans will bestudied, including examination of the local micro- and macroscopicmarine floras.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103, and BIO 104 or NATSC 204; orconsent of instructorProvides a comparative examination of the evolution, morphology,physiology, and natural history of fishes from diverse habitats(freshwater, estuarine, and marine). Correspondingly, an underlyingtheme of the course is the behavioral and functional adaptations offishes that allow these animals to survive in different environments.While course material provides students with an application of thetremendous diversity that exists among fishes, particular emphasis isplaced on species inhabiting local areas. Upon completing the course,students will first understand the ecology and evolution of fishes, andsecond, recognize the challenges imposed on fishes and the means bywhich groups have adapted to their specific environment. Moreover,laboratory sessions include comparative studies of selected examplesand field trips to local environments.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 204; orconsent of instructorA phylogenetic survey of reptiles and amphibians with emphasison structure, origin, evolution, reproduction of life history,environmental physiology, population biology, behavior, speciationand distribution. A series of lectures/discussions is supplementedby field study of local fauna and preserved specimens.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: At least one biology course at RWU and Consent of Instructors.Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationNeotropical Marine Biology is a field-intensive course focused onthe emergence of the Central American Isthmus as a significantgeological event that shaped the evolution of tropical marineorganisms. Students will study the tremendous biodiversity harboredin Panamanian waters while studying the evolutionary processes thathave shaped Panamanian environments over the past three millionyears. The course offers hands-on opportunities to study core conceptsof biology in a tropical setting.
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3.00 Credits
Examines diversity of life in a tropical region including exploration ofcoral reefs, sandy shores, mangrove swamps, and freshwater habitats.May also include special area in-depth investigations of studentinterest.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Environmental ScienceCore ConcentrationsPrerequisite: BIO 104; or consent of instructorThis course provides an overview of contemporary conservationbiology as an interdisciplinary field that investigates humanenvironmentrelationships as they relate to the preservation andrestoration of biodiversity from local to global scales, inclusiveof species, their populations' gene pools, and ecosystems. Topicsto be analyzed include: causes of biodiversity loss; ecosystemservices; population ecology, genetics and management; designand management of conservation landscapes; restoration ecology;sociocultural aspects of conservation issues; and examples ofconservation success.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisites: BIO 103, and BIO 104 or NATSC 204; or consent of instructorThis course examines how animals work, and how their physiologyallows them to function in their particular environment. Itcombines classical comparative physiology with physiologicalecology, looking at the physiological bases of energy metabolism,respiration, circulation, locomotion, and integration in bothvertebrate and invertebrate animals in a variety of environments,including extreme habitats like the deep ocean, deserts, and polarclimates. In the laboratory, students test physiological conceptsbased on data collected from live subjects (invertebrate andvertebrate).
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationFulfills a course requirement in the Environmental Science Core ConcentrationPrerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 204, CHEM191 and 192 or consent of instructorSenior-level, advanced study of the marine habitat, using the field asa laboratory in conjunction with scheduled classroom discussions and lectures. Problems of an ecological nature are studied and guidanceprovided by faculty.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisites: BIO 200; or consent of instructorComprehensive introduction to the molecular and cellular aspectsof development emphasizing cellular differentiations, reproduction,morphogenesis, and growth regulation.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration and theBiotechnology CertificatePrerequisites: BIO 200 or consent of the instructorThis course examines the logic and mechanisms of gene regulationand the key experiments that revealed how oncogenes and tumorsuppressor genes control the cell cycle. The molecular basis for cellsignaling, cell adhesion, cytoskeleton dynamics, and organization ofthe extracellular matrix, are reviewed. In the laboratory students carryout experiments with mouse cells in order to learn the techniquesof mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, immunoblotting andimmunofluorescence. Microarray technology and its application to thediagnosis of disease is also examined.
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