Stresses comparative aspects of developmental processes, and the role of development in evolution. Structure, function, and biota of freshwater ecosystems, including lakes, streams and wetlands. Lab emphasizes independent research and field study in local habitats. Anatomy, development, physiology, secondary compounds, evolution, human uses of plants. Adaptive and neutral models, linkage disequilibria, effective population size, inbreeding depression, population genetic structure.
Labs use computers to model genetic changes in populations and analyze genetic structure.
Functions of animal structures as they relate to coping with different environmental situations. Practicum in Biology. Repeatable with different projects or activities. Experiments using the major separation and analytical techniques of biochemistry, including centrifugation, chromatography, electrophoresis, and spectrophotometry. Seminar on selected biological topics.