Special Topics in Marine Biology . This course will be offered, as opportunities arise, by distinguished scientists visiting at the Bamfield Marine Station who are prepared to offer a course extending over a 3-week period. This course will be of a specialized nature and at a level appropriate to graduate or senior undergraduate students. A survey of the marine phyla, with emphasis on the benthic fauna in the vicinity of the 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.
Comparative Invertebrate Embryology . A comprehensive study of development of marine invertebrates available at the Bamfield Marine Station, including all major phyla and most of the minor phyla. Classification, physiology, ecology, behaviour and zoogeography of fishes with particular emphasis on those in the marine environment of the British Columbia coast. A course in comparative vertebrate anatomy. Advanced course of selected topics emphasizing functional morphology, ecology and evolution.