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3.00 Credits
(Same as BIO 243.) The basic facts and principles of the evolution of all life. The logic of and evidence for the correctness of Darwin's argument for evolution by natural selection. How Mendelian genetics was integrated into evolutionary thinking. The integration of physiological and ecological perspectives into the study of evolutionary adaptation within species. Species formation and evolutionary divergence among species. Patterns of evolution over long time scales. GER:DB-NatSci 3 units, Aut (Watt, W)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as HUMBIO 112.) Principles and application of the science of preserving biological diversity. Topics: sources of endangerment of diversity; the Endangered Species Act; conservation concepts and techniques at the population, community, and landscape levels; reserve design and management; conflict mediation. 4 units if taken with a service learning component. Prerequisite: BIO 101, or BIO 43 or HUMBIO 2A with consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci 3-4 units, Win (Boggs, C; Launer, A)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as BIO 245.) Animal behavior from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. Topics: foraging, territoriality, reproductive behavior, social groups. Lecture/seminar format; seminars include discussion of journal articles. Independent research projects. Prerequisites: Biology or Human Biology core, or consent of instructor. Recommended: statistics. GER:DB-NatSci 4 units, alternate years, not given this year
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1.00 Credits
Series of talks by distinguished speakers introducing approaches to population and resource studies. 1 unit, Win (Tuljapurkar, S)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as BIO 247, EARTHSYS 147, EARTHSYS 247, HUMBIO 116.) Global climate change science, impacts, and response strategies. Topics: scientific understanding of the climate system; modeling future climate change; global and regional climate impacts and vulnerability; mitigation and adaptation approaches; the international climate policy challenge; and decarbonization of energy and transportation systems. GER:DB-NatSci 3 units, Win (Schneider, S; Mastrandrea, M), alternate years, not given next year
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4.00 Credits
(Same as BIO 249, HUMBIO 161. Graduate students register for 249.) Preference to seniors and graduate students. The neurochemistry and neurophysiology of changes in brain activity and conscious awareness associated with changes in the sleep/wake state. Behavioral and neurobiological phenomena including sleep regulation, sleep homeostasis, circadian rhythms, sleep disorders, sleep function, and the molecular biology of sleep. Enrollment limited to 16. GER:DB-NatSci 4 units, Win (Heller, C)
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3.00 Credits
(F,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. The role of plants in the development of civilization. Topics: the use of forests, woodlands, and grazing lands; centers of origins and spread of crops; viticulture, and wine and beer making; the spice route and the age of exploration; the use of plants as medicine; the global spread of weeds; engineering plants for the future; the importance of tea, coffee, chocolate, sugar, potatoes, natural dyes, and rubber in societal affairs and change. GER:DB-NatSci 3 units, Win (Mooney, H)
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5.00 Credits
(Same as BIO 250, HUMBIO 160.) Multidisciplinary. How to approach complex normal and abnormal behaviors through biology. How to integrate disciplines including sociobiology, ethology, neuroscience, and endocrinology to examine behaviors such as aggression, sexual behavior, language use, and mental illness. GER:DB-NatSci 5 units, alternate years, not given this year
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3.00 Credits
For Biology majors with background in neuroscience. Cell and molecular biology of neuron death during neurological disease. Topics: the amyloid diseases (Alzheimer's), prion diseases (kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob), oxygen radical diseases (Parkinson's and ALS), triplet repeat diseases (Huntington's), and AIDS-related dementia. Student presentations. Enrollment limited to 15; application required. GER:DB-NatSci 3 units, Aut (Sapolsky, R)
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3.00 Credits
(Same as MCP 222, NBIO 222.) Survey of instruments which use light and other radiation for analysis of cells in biological and medical research. Topics: basic light microscopy through confocal fluorescence and video/digital image processing. Lectures on physical principles; involves partial assembly and extensive use of lab instruments. Lab. Prerequisites: some college physics, Biology core. GER:DB-NatSci 3 units, alternate years, not given this year
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