238 Winter Ecology. Natural history and winter adaptation of plants and animals of western Maine. 246 Ecological Paristology. Parasite-host interactions examined with evolutionary perspective. Topics include the origin of parasites, evolution of virulence, and ecological consequences of parasitism.
Laboratory includes original experiments.
The forces that change gene frequencies in populations are examined. 255 Comparative Reproductive Physiology Various means by which animals reproduce. Special emphasis on the embryological origin and evolutionary relationships of sex cell differentiation. Van Houten . Community Ecology Lectures examine theoretical and empirical studies of the assembly of animal and plant communities.