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4.00 Credits
4 credits (3+3) Chemical and physical principles underlying living processes, and the integration of these principles into the physiology of cells and whole organisms. Three hours lab per week required. Prerequisite: BIOL S105 and S106, CHEM S105 and S106, and MATH S151.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (3+0) Introduction to writing and speaking in a variety of scientific and technical forms. This includes writing reports, journal articles, grant proposals, and speaking at scientific meetings and seminars, community events, and to the popular press. Practice in writing for different audiences, editing, using online bibliographic programs, and presenting completed works to an audience of peers. Prerequisite: ENGL/WRTG S211 and upper division standing in a science degree program, or instructor permission.
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WRTG S211 US D- Concurrent OR ENGL S211 US D- Concurrent OR WRTG A211 UA D Concurrent OR ENGL A211 UA D Concurrent OR WRTG F211 UF D- Concurrent OR ENGL F211 UF D- Concurrent
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (2+2) Focuses on the ecology of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forests; endangered and invasive species; conservation biology; climate change; and marine policy and management. Field activities include observation of flora and fauna by snorkeling in marine habitats, tide pool exploration, coastal hikes, and examination of marine reserves. Travel to tropical sites is a required course component. Prerequisite: BIOL S106. Recommended: BIOL S215 and BIOL S271.
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BIOL S106 US D- Concurrent
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4.00 Credits
4 credits (3+3) Design and analysis of manipulative and observational research projects, with an emphasis on practical aspects of experimental design and collection of samples in field environments. Includes lectures, field and lab exercises exploring the nature of data, common design challenges, application of standard univariate statistics, analysis of variance, regression and analysis of covariance, and analysis of categorical data. Also explored are issues in scientific ethics, research animal welfare, scientific writing, and data presentation. Prerequisite: STAT S200 and upper division standing.
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STAT S273 US D- Concurrent
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4.00 Credits
4 credits (3+2) Principles of inheritance; physiochemical properties of genetic systems. Prerequisite: BIOL S105 and BIOL S106; CHEM S106; and MATH S151.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits (3+3) An exploration of how biological principles are applied to conserve diversity at all levels of biological organization, from genes to biomes. Prerequisite: BIOL S271.
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BIOL S271 US D- Concurrent
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2.00 Credits
2 credits (2+0) Discussion of a book or series of papers on a current topic in biology. Students will lead discussions and be graded on both their presentation and their participation in discussions. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Completion of 3 science credits.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (3+0) A survey of the basic biology of marine birds and marine reptiles. Topics include taxonomy, phylogeny, evolution, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, foraging strategies, habitat use, navigation, migration, and conservation. Lectures will be supplemented with in-class discussions of required readings and one field trip to observe local bird species. Prerequisite: BIOL S105 and S106. Recommended but not required: BIOL S215 and S271.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits (3+3) All of the major aspects of wetlands from ice fields, alpine bogs, tarns, lakes, streams, deltas to the marine shores, emphasis is on: 1) identification of wetland categories based on aquatic plants, hydrology and soil types; 2) value, preservation, protection and restoration of wetlands; 3) federal and state regulations 4) management, economics and mitigated use of wetlands. Laboratories will be based on local Alaskan and Northwest regional case studies and accepted regional case studies and accepted wetlands research techniques. Prerequisite: BIOL S271.
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BIOL S271 US D- Concurrent
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4.00 Credits
3 credits (3+0) The evolution and classification of marine mammals will be presented as a framework for understanding their adaptations, physiology, anatomy, behavior, ecology, reproduction, and mating systems. Current research techniques and conservation issues will also be reviewed. Students will write and present a paper on a special topic. Two field trips (dates TBA). Prerequisite: BIOL S105 and S106, and BIOL S271. BIOL S215 recommended.
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(BIOL S105 US D- Concurrent (OR BIOL A115 UA D Concurrent AND BIOL A115L UA D Concurrent ) OR BIOL F115X UF D- Concurrent OR BIOL V105 UV D Concurrent ) (AND BIOL S106 US D- Concurrent (OR BIOL A116 UA D Concurrent AND BIOL A116L UA D Concurrent ) OR BIOL V106 UV D Concurrent OR BIOL F116X UF D- Concurrent ) AND BIOL S271 US D- Concurrent
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