A study of the host-parasite interaction including aspects of parasite morphology, taxonomy, development and ecology. The principles and practices of sampling and measurement in biology and testing of hypotheses. BIOL 3050 or equivalent. Advanced cross-disciplinary concepts in the ecology of aquatic environments emphasizing the biology of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Includes a project on the application of principles and theory to help understand and solve a management problem in aquatic systems.
Laboratory exercises on the biology of aquatic populations, communities, and ecosystems.
Field trip to a major ecosystems of a region other than northwestern Ohio. Includes analysis of structural and functional relationships within and between ecosystem, with opportunities for individual student projects. A writing intensive course for new graduate students that focuses on scientific hypothesis testing and reading the original literature in biology. Analysis of recent developments in prokaryotic and eukaryotic molecular biology through evaluation and discussion of current literature. Library screening and sequencing of selected clones.