Not offered 2000-01. 252 Organisms, Evolution, and Ecology 4 credits Investigations of the evolutionary causes and ecological consequences of organismal structure and function, including studies of why organisms acquire and expend energy, acquire and transport materials, regulate internal conditions, transmit information, reproduce, develop, grow, and move. Three lectures and one scheduled lab each week. Not offered 2000-01. 325 Fungal Biology 4 credits An integrative survey of the fungal kingdom, emphasizing current topics in developmental biology, physiology, genetics, evolution, systematics, ecology, and human interactions with fungi.
Emphasis is on interactive learning through field and laboratory investigations.
Not offered 2000-01. Three lectures, one laboratory each week. Offered in alternate years. The experimental basis for our current knowledge of developmental processes is presented. The laboratory includes work with vertebrate and invertebrate embryos.