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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Plant Physiology With Laboratory Pre Or Co-Requisites:Any Two: BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 Normal functions of plants are studies from the biochemical to the organismal levels. Topics included are respiration, photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism, mineral nutrition, water relations, transpiration, translocation, plant growth substances, plant tropisms, photoperiodism, flowering dormancy, and senescence. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Aquatic Biology With Laboratory Pre or Co-requisites:Any TwoL BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 An examination of the physical and chemical factors and biotic interactions influencing aquatic life of both freshwater and marine environments. Three hours lecture, six-hour field excursions for seven weeks. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Field Instruction, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Field Instruction School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Plant Ecology With Laboratory Pre or Co-requisites:Any Two: BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 The study of mechanisms that regulate plant population numbers and plant species coexistence. Topics include seeding recruitment, resource allocation patterns, life-history strategies, breeding systems, plant-animal interactions (herbivory, pollination ecology), competitive ability vs. stress-tolerance, and ecologically-sound vegetation management practices. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 3.000 OR 6.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Population And Community Ecology with Laboratory Pre or Co-reqs:MAT 243 & Any Two:BIO 220,230,221,234 A study of the dynamics of population growth, life history strategies, predator-prey and competition theory, and biogeography. Laboratory work includes population censusing techniques and development of computer simulations. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Terrestrial Ecology With Laboratory Pre or Co-requisites:Any Two:BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 An analysis of the characteristics and mechanisms that regulate community structure and ecosystem function in the major terrestrial biomes of North America. Topics covered include: effects of competition, predation, parasitism and mutualism on species diversity, factors affecting regeneration, nutrient cycling, energy flow, succession and effects on human disturbance. Laboratory sessions consist of learning methods used in the analysis of terrestrial environments. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Physiological Ecology with Laboratory Pre or Co-requisites:Any Two: BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 A study of various physiological adaptations and constraints that govern the interactions of animals with other organisms and with their environment. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Biotechnology With Laboratory Pre or Co-requisites:Any Two: BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 This course provides extensive hands-on lecture/laboratory experience and skills in current methodologies in biotechnology. Aspects covered include: genome complexity, gene structure, function, regulation and control; DNA product synthesis (translation and transcription); enzyme chemistry, assays and applications; gene manipulation and characterization; gel filtration and electrophoresis; cell and tissue culture techniques. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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3.00 Credits
Conservation Biology With Lab Prerequisite: Any Two: BIO 220, 230, 221, 234 This course is a study of the threats to biodiversity including habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, human population growth, and over-harvesting. Emphasis is placed on: examination of methods in conservation biology, current issues at the local and global levels highlighted by case studies, and the use of molecular techniques in conservation. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 OR 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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3.00 Credits
Biological Invasions Prerequisites: BIO 120, 130, 220, 230 % Departmental Permission Non-native, invasive species are second only to habitat destruction in their effects on biodiversity and ecosystems. this course examines the causes, impacts, biology, and management of the human-mediated redistribution of the earth's biota, including invasive bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine environments. Class time will consist of lectures, discussion of peer-reviewed scientific literature, and student-led presentations and discussions. In laboratory, invasive species research and managment techniques are examined including GIS mapping of species distributions, field sampling techniques, analysis of trophic interactions, and biological control studies. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture and Lab School of Arts and Sciences College Biology Department
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