The study of birds, with major emphasis on field observations and identification of resident and migratory species. Numerous field trips in western Pennsylvania also illustrate ecological, behavioral, and habitat relations and the impact of human beings on bird life. Lectures and some laboratories cover anatomic and physiologic adaptations of the vertebrate structure to the stringent problems of flight and climate. An original research investigation with a qualified research professor in the graduate student s area of biological research interest. A basic course in life and environmental sciences which stresses the myriad ways in which photography can be applied to enhance the effectiveness of the teaching and research endeavors of biologists and environmentalists.
Special attention is given to photomicroscopy, macrophotography, and field photography.
Need permission of the instructor. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours weekly. Not open to those who have already taken Biology 362. A study of symbiotic relationships in the animal kingdom, with emphasis on invertebrate endoparasites of man, his domestic animals, and common wildlife of the area. Morphology, life cycles, host-parasite relationship, etiology, epidemiology, and treatment and diagnosis are stressed.