Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity. Diverse set of conceptual and practical topics, with emphasis on island biogeographical models, extinction patterns, reserve management, environmental economics, and socio-political aspects of conservation. BioS 330 or the equivalent. Field Problems in Biology. 1 to 3 Hours.
Credit is given on completion of a satisfactory written report.
Field research in natural habitats. Plant Physiology Laboratory. Laboratory experiments and techniques in plant physiology. Nerve and Muscle Physiology. Function of excitable cells in neural, muscular, and cardiovascular tissues will be studied at both cellular and system levels.