This course is intended to examine the form and function of invertebrates and vertebrates using a comparative approach. The local marine and coastal fauna are used to illustrate the principles. The course includes fieldwork and a series of laboratory exercises and experiments. A survey of the marine algae, with emphasis on the benthic forms in the vicinity of the Bamfield Marine Station. The course includes lectures, laboratory periods, field collection, identification, and observation.
Emphasis is placed on the study of living specimens in the laboratory and in the field.
The course explores morphological, physiological, genetic and reproductive adaptations of seaweeds to their natural and man-altered environments. An analytical approach to biotic associations in the marine environment. An analytical approach to the study of marine ecology and marine populations. Intertidal and subtidal communities will be examined, with emphasis on the biota of the Barkley Sound region. A study of the interrelationship of birds and the marine environment.