Primarily for lower division students. Upper Division Courses 101. Phylogenetic patterns of reproduction and development among the marine invertebrates. Emphasis on both modern and classical approaches to understanding gametogenesis, gamete interaction and fertilization, cleavage, cell differentiation, morphogenesis, and larval development and metamorphosis. Course offered at Bodega Marine Laboratory.
Students pick a research topic for intense study.
Research will be related to a topic covered in course 120 and will be conducted at the Bodega Marine Laboratory with close supervision of resident faculty. Population and community processes. Emphasis on biological and physical processes affecting plant and animal populations in the array of habitats at the ecological reserve. Modelling as a basis for designing experiments. Course offered at Bodega Marine Laboratory.