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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401, 2403. Techniques and equipment used to obtain biological information needed to manage wildlife on a scientific basis. Fundamental procedures of planning and conducting wildlife investigations. One hour lecture, six hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401 and junior standing. Graduate standing required if student enrolled in 5310. Basic principles of evolutionary biology are covered, including: Darwinian Theory, principles of inheritance, micro-evolution and speciation processes. The evolution of humans is also discussed. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as BIOL 5310. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: 16 hours in biology or consent of instructor; CHEM 1401 or 1403 strongly encouraged. This course examines the functioning of the nervous system, with emphasis on vertebrates-in particular, humans. The course covers the structure and function of neurons as the fundamental unit of the nervous system, functional neuroanatomy, and the basic principles of nervous system development. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 10 hours of biology including general botany. A broad study of the general and specific aspects of coastal vegetation, with emphasis on local examples such as tidal marshes, swamps, savannahs, woodlands, strand and island (insular) vegetation, and certain unique and peculiar areas. Vegetational composition, variation, succession, climax, and distribution, including survey and descriptive methods. Aerial techniques, ground truth, plant identification, delineation of vegetational types, and mapping. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: senior standing, acceptance as a biology major, minimum GPA of 2.50, completion of BIOL 3391, and consent of the department chairperson. Cooperative education seeks to integrate academic and professional work experience. Students will be placed in a work setting consistent with their biological career objectives. This course requires a minimum of 200 semester work hours. No more than six hours independent study, undergraduate research, and/or cooperative education may be counted for biology elective credit (See "Indenpendent Research and Study"on page 35). Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401, 12 additional hours in biology, CHEM 1401 or 1403; microbiology is strongly encouraged. A study of the organization of cells as related to the structure and function of biological molecules. Emphasis is placed on eukaryotic cells. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as BIOL 5401. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401, 2402, 2403, 3303, CHEM 1403, or equivalents. A study of physical and chemical characteristics of water, morphometry and physiography of lake and stream basins and an introduction to the ecology and taxonomy of aquatic communities. Laboratory: Instruction in methods of physical, chemical, and biological sampling and analysis. Field work will include study of various types of aquatic habitats and sampling methods involved. Some extended Saturday field trips will be required. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as BIOL 5402. Two lectures, one four-hour laboratory per week. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401, 2403, CHEM 1403, or the equivalents. Organ function in a wide range of organisms, including vertebrates and invertebrates. A comprehensive survey of functional relationships in more than one group of animals. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as BIOL 5403. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401, 2403, 3404 or 3409, or their equivalents, or consent of instructor. Classification, distribution, ecology, and natural history of mammals. Emphasis on Arkansas species. Field studies, preparation of study specimens. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as BIOL 5404. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIOL 1400 or 1401, 3404 or 3409. Classification, phylogeny, morphology, physiology, and ecology of fishes concentrating on North American and Arkansas freshwater fishes. Dual-listed in the UALR Graduate Catalog as BIOL 5405. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Four credit hours.
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