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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: MATH 213, CHEM 301, Recommended: BIO 200 and BIO 325This survey of the fundamental ideas of neuroscience examines fourmajor topics: i) the molecular biology, biochemistry and physiologyof neurons and synapses; ii) development and evolution of the majorsensory and motor pathways in vertebrates; iii) information processingin the visual system; and iv) artificial neural networks. Students willcarry out a number of experiments using either computer simulationsor live material (earthworms).
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4.00 Credits
Cross-Listed as COMSC 331Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration andBiotechnology CertificatePrerequisite: BIO 200 and COMSC 110 or consent of instructorThe course reviews the fundamental concepts of molecular andevolutionary biology, with a focus on the types of questions that lendthemselves to computer analysis. In web-based exercises students willbecome familiar with the content and format of the most commonlyused databases and learn to query them with the associated searchengines. Some of the basic algorithms used to compare and ordersequence data will be presented, along with the programs that areused to evaluate the inferred patterns statistically and to present themgraphically. A weekly computer-programming lab will train studentsto write simple scripts to extract sequence information from databasesand to search for specific patterns within these data.
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3.00 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 instructorA multidisciplinary course that examines the biology, ecology, andpopulation dynamics of aquatic fishery resources. This informationis further integrated with the study of human socioeconomics inan effort to better understand the management and conservationof exploited fisheries. Topics covered in the class include: fish lifehistory characteristics and population dynamics; stock assessment andidentification; socioeconomics; fishing gear technology and its impacton populations, communities, and ecosystems; and strategies formanagement and conservation.
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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 instructorEmphasizes classification, life history, and ecology of invertebrates.Includes field trips to local areas to acquaint students with the inshorefauna of Rhode Island and the Northeastern coast.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: BIO 200 or BIO 325 or CHEM 301 or consent of instructorLaboratory-intensive course. Students acquire the core set ofskills involved in cloning specific genes. Techniques include thepurification of DNA and RNA molecules; analysis of their sizeby gel electrophoresis; enzymatic amplification of DNA by PCR;construction of recombinant DNA molecules; detection of specificgenes by Southern hybridization and DNA sequencing. Application ofthese techniques to the areas of evolutionary biology, forensics, andmedicine are illustrated.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: NATSC 204 or consent of instructorIntroduces basic environmental and economic considerations ofaquaculture-the commercial production of aquatic organisms.Laboratories include directed research on topics relevant to the localindustry and field trips to regional aquaculture facilities.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisites: BIO 103, and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 or consent of instructorA survey of the biology of marine mammal groups, the cetaceans,pinnipeds, sirenians, polar bears and sea otters. Topics to be discussedinclude systematics, evolution, natural history, physiology, behavior,reproduction, anatomy, and current issues in marine mammalconservation.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisite BIO 103, and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 or consent of instructorStudy of marine algae and their biology. Correlated laboratory and fieldstudies, and independent investigations of unsolved problems concerningthe relationship of the algae and their environment.
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4.00 Credits
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core ConcentrationPrerequisite BIO 103, and BIO 104 or NATSC 103, or consent of instructorDespite their small size, plankton constitute one of the largestcomponents of the world's biomass. As primary producers andprimary consumers, planktonic organisms are the essential foodsource at the base of marine and freshwater food webs. Planktonalso play important roles in nutrient recycling and in regulatingthe concentration of atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide andoxygen. This survey course will investigate the biology and ecologyof marine planktonic organisms including systematic studies ofselect planktonic groups (e.g. Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Copepods),ecological studies of marine phyto - and zooplankton (e.g. harmfulalgal blooms, grazing) and discussions of environmental parametersthat affect primary and secondary production and planktondistribution. The laboratory portion of the course will emphasizemethodologies for sampling, collecting, handling and culturingplanktonic organisms. Several class research projects will precedea 4-5 week research project to be completed independently inconsultation with course instructors.
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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 instructorExamines flora and fauna in freshwater and estuarine environmentsand their interrelationships with the physical and chemical propertiesof these waters.
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