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3.00 Credits
A detailed study of the mechanisms of evolution. Prerequisite: Biol 330, 340; Bot 200; Zool 200. Field trip may be required.
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3.00 Credits
Problems in the conservation and management of natural resources including soil, water, rangeland, forest, wildlife, air, and energy resources. Special attention to resource problems of the United States. Not open to students with credit in Geog 426. Prerequisites: Geog 120 and 121, or consent of instructor. Ecological Techniques. (3) Techniques and analytical methods used to examine terrestrial and aquatic communities are studied, including data analysis specific to those techniques. Includes field experience. Prerequisite: Bot 200 and Zool 200 or permission of the instructor. Biological Applications of GIS. (3) This course deals with biological problems examined using data acquisition and analytical methods from geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS). Prerequisites: Bot 200, Zool 200, Geog 308, or permission of the instructor. Streams Ecology. (3) Structure and function in lotic ecosystems is emphasized in this course. Physical, chemical, and biotic factors, used in stream classification will be examined. Prerequisites: Bot 200, Zool 200, and either an ecology course or permission of the instructor. Mississippi River Ecology. (3) Students will be given an opportunity to study the structure and function of major abiotic and biotic components of a major river system. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how the components interact and are influenced by activities related to human interdiction. Prerequisite: one year of biology or permission of the instructor. Mississippi River Ecology Laboratory. (1) Techniques used to study the large floodplain river ecosystem of the Mississippi River will be demonstrated and/or used by students to collect samples from its plant and animal communities. Prerequisite: Biol 454 or concurrent registration in Biol 454. Plant-Animal Interactions. (3) Explores the co-evolutionary relationships of plants and animals. Lecture topics will include herbivory, pollination biology, and dispersal. Lab emphasis will be placed on research experiments that utilize chemical, behavioral, and molecular techniques, and review of the scientific literature. Prerequisites: Biol 330, Bot 200, Zool 200, or permission of instructor. ( cross-listed with Geog 459) Biogeography. (3) Study of the geographical distributions of organisms, the evolutionary and ecological processes underlying the patterns of distribution, and the role of biogeography in biological conservation. Not open to students with credit in Geog 459. Prerequisites: Bot 200 and Zool 200, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Study of secondary teaching methods (Grades 6-12) from the standpoints of theory and practice, curriculum objectives and standard implementation, materials, and evaluation and assessment. Included are demonstrations, discussions, lectures, classroom participation, and field observations. Prerequisites: major in Science/Biology-Teacher Certification option and Educ 301. Corequisite: EIS 303.
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3.00 Credits
A laboratory course devoted to the development of DNA manipulation techniques and fundamental theories used by the biotechnology industry to enhance or identify beneficial properties of commercially significant organisms. Model organisms such as bacteria and fungi will be used. Prerequisites: Micr 200, and one of the following: Biol 330 or Biol 340.
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3.00 Credits
Seminar for senior biology majors.
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3.00 Credits
A thesis prepared under the direction of one or more faculty members. Satisfactory oral defense of thesis required before credit is given for the course. Prerequisites: Honors major in biology with senior standing; completion of Bot/Zool/Micr 477H.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to tropical ecology, biodiversity, and ecosystem function in a variety of tropical ecosystems. Includes a required field trip to several research stations in Costa Rica. Students will be responsible for trip expenses. Prerequisites: Bot 200, Zool 200, and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
See STch 480.
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3.00 Credits
A series of modules covering various biological techniques, safety, ethics, and technology as well as connections between science education and the community. Prerequisite: senior standing in biology, chemistry, or physics in the Teacher Certification option or permission of the instructor; and Eng 280 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Science in Context. (3) Interdisciplinary course designed for science majors pursuing secondary teacher certification. Students will explore science as inquiry, the unifying principles of science, and the role of social contexts and ethics in science. Writing Instruction in the Discipline (WID) course. Not open to students with credit in Chem 482 or Phys 482. Prerequisites: senior standing in Science/Biology-Teacher Certification option, or permission of instructor; Eng 280.
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