Laboratory will emphasize field methods used to study animal behavior, including experimental design and statistical analysis. A field research project is required. Biology 131 or Biology 132 or written permission from the instructor. A comparative study of vertebrate physiological systems emphasizing adaptations to various habitats and the evolution of homeostatic process. An experimental approach to the study of eucaryotic cell structure and function.
Emphasis is on problem-solving.
An introduction to the vertebrate immune system with emphasis on molecular and cellular events. Developmental Biology A study of animal development with an emphasis on gametogenesis, morphogenesis, and differentiation of the primary germ layers and their derivatives, as well as developmental mechanisms at cellular and sucellular levels. Microbiology A survey of the structure and functions of bacteria and viruses and an introduction to immunology. Emphasis will be placed upon the characterization and classification, cultivation, reproduction and growth, chemical and physical control of growth, microbial metabolism, and microorganisms and disease. Other topics of discussion will include microbiology of foods, soil, and wastewater.