Application of ecological principles to current environmental issues. Usually offered every spring. Lectures and laboratory work include systematic and comparative analysis of different vertebrate species. Laboratory illustrates anatomical features in lower and higher vertebrates. Usually offered alternate falls.
Laboratory illustrates selected physiological principles and encourages scientific inquiry.
Usually offered alternate falls. Laboratory techniques of straining, cultivation, isolation, and identification of microbes, with emphasis on bacteria. Experiments on physiology, metabolism, and physical-chemical effects on growth and death of microbes. Usually offered every fall. Usually offered every term.