Considers methods of phylogenetic reconstruction, theories of metazoan origin and phylogeny of major groups. Systems Approach to Biological Ocean Science Broad survey of biological ocean science for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Classes meet for one three-hour session each week and include lecture, discussion, demonstration and laboratory sessions appropriate to the subject material with presentations by guest speakers. May be repeated. Examples include both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Emphasis is on critical understanding of concepts as exhibited in oral and written exercises.
Students conduct independent investigations. Biological Oceanography Biological processes of the oceans including primary and secondary production, trophodynamics, plankton diversity, zooplankton feeding ecology, microbial ecology, and global ocean dynamics. Emphasis on experimental approaches. Term project involves either development of an ecosystem model or performance of a field experiment. Fisheries Biology Principles of fisheries science, with emphasis on techniques used to assess the biological characteristics of exploited fish populations and the use of such information for fisheries management.