Offered, as opportunities arise, by distinguished scientists who are working at the Bamfield Marine Station and are prepared to offer a course extending over a three-week period. Course will be of a specialized nature. Students may arrange for a supervisor before the start of the fall semester. A survey of the marine phyla, with emphasis on the benthic fauna 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.
Classification, physiology, ecology, behavior and zoogeography of fishes with particular emphasis on those in the marine environment of the British Columbia coast. Course will involve some field projects. 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.