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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Biology of amphibians and reptiles. Lectures emphasize anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior, taxonomy, and geography. Labs and field trips emphasize species of Ohio and families of U.S.A. 3 lec, 4 lab, and field. Prerequisites: 20 HRS BIOS Credit Hours: 5 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts. Note: Effective Summer Quarter 2010-11 (June 2011) any non-repeatable course may be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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5.00 Credits
Prereq: 40 HRS BIOS & (PSY 221 OR MATH 251) & SR. Ecological, physiological, and developmental aspects of animal behavior, interpreted from the perspective of evolutionary biology. No credit if BIOS 210. 5 lec. T3
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6.00 Credits
Prereq: BIOS 330. Mammals; their origin, evolution and adaptations, geographical distribution, ecology, and systematics. Emphasis on local fauna. 4 lec, 4 lab, and field.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: BIOS 479. Current understanding of how and why animal social behavior evolved, including spacing, mating, and parental behavior of solitary as well as social animals. Lectures, reading, and reports. 3 lec.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: (BIOS 275 OR 375 OR 330) & (MATH 163B OR 263B OR 266B). Major theories and concepts in population and evolutionary ecology. Emphasis on mathematical models pertaining to growth and regulation of populations; population interactions, including predation and competition, distribution and abundance, and life history theory. 4 lec. May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: (BIOS 275 OR 375 OR 330) & (MATH 163B OR 263B OR 266B). Provide a theoretical and empirical examination of the description, structure, and organization of communities. Emphasis is placed on mathematical models that describe the biotic processes that mold community structure. Further consideration of null models in ecology and historical effects are included. 4 lec. May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: BIOS 330. Current concepts of evolutionary processes: sources of variation, agents of change, natural selection and adaptation, speciation and macroevolution. 4 lec.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: NONE. [Seminar content varies.] May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: . May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq: 40 HRS BIOS & SR. The roles of population genetics, population and community ecology, biogeography, systematics, and paleobiology in the study of biodiversity, design of nature reserves, and the recovery of endangered species. Discussion of extinction as a process, the effects of human-induced habitat degradation on loss of species diversity, and the role of reserves in protection of species. 4 lec. May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. T3
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