Students then may choose to concentrate their further study principally on the scientific investigation of the oceans or on the policy aspect of ocean exploitation and management. Students should consult with one of the co-directors as early as possible in the course selection process. The majority of recognized animal species are invertebrates. Their great diversity and unique features of form, function, and development are considered. Groups of animals studied in detail include insects, crustaceans, arachnids, molluscs, segmented worms, flatworms, nematodes, cnidarians, and echinoderms.
Parasitism is considered as an important symbiotic relationship.
A weekend field trip to the Massachusetts coast may be scheduled. 260 Principles of Ecology Theories and principles pertaining to population growth and regulation, interspecific competition, predation, the nature and organization of communities, and the dynamics of ecosystems. A weekend field trip will be included for students not enrolled in laboratory. 338 Morphology of Algae and Fungi Morphology, life cycles, phylogeny, physiology and ecology of algae and fungi. Emphasis placed on the use of algae and fungi in research, as well as their economic and medical importance.