Interactions between plants and other organisms. Ecological approach to the study of marine organisms as exemplified in temperate, semi-tropical and tropical environments. 4 Principles of plant identification, classification and nomenclature, with special emphasis on vascular plants native to this region. Laboratory includes observing plants in their natural environments and techniques for collecting, identifying and preserving specimens. Includes dissection of selected animals and a project using histological techniques.
Laboratory includes some fieldwork.
Emphasis on comparative analysis of mechanisms underlying the production of species-specific behavior. Morphology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, taxonomy and immunology. Balanced emphasis on lower vertebrates, invertebrates and human systems. Selected topics studied in depth in the laboratory. Populations, communities and ecosystems from ecological and environmental perspectives.