This course is designed to accommodate all levels of proficiency. In addition, students are involved in experiencias under the guidance of the course instructor, researching and reporting on particular topics, usually by interviewing Spanish-speaking residents of the region. Classroom instruction is in Spanish. Patricia Jim nez Diller and Marta Iris Wolfe. This course explores tropical diversity and the theoretical reasons for diversity as well as how it is maintained.
Issues related to conserving biodiversity are also a major focus.
This course includes lectures, laboratory, and discussions. Diversity laboratories explore taxonomic groups, including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, noninsect arthropods, plants, and fungi. Lecture Themes 1. Island Biology 2. Field Ecology and Natural History 3.