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| Course: | ZOL 101 Preview of Zoology | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
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| | Restrictions: | Open only to freshmen in the Zoology major. | | Description: | Zoology as a discipline. Availability of diverse career options. Integration of human and technical skills in scientific problem solving. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 111L Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 3
2(1-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS111 or concurrently | | Not open to students with credit in: | LBS 159H | | Description: | Principles and applications of common techniques used in cell and molecular biology. | | Interdepartmental With: | Biological Science, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Biological Science | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 141 Introductory Human Genetics | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Restrictions: | Not open to students in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major or Plant Biology major or Entomology major or Medical Technology major or Clinical Laboratory Sciences major or Physiology major or Zoology major or Microbiology and Molecular Genetics major or Biological Science-Interdepartmental major or Human Biology major. Not open to students in the corresponding Lyman Briggs School coordinate majors or to students in the Lyman Briggs School Biology field of concentration. | | Not open to students with credit in: | ZOL 341 or ZOL 344 | | Description: | Inheritance of human traits. Impact of genetic technology on society. Ethical and legal issues. Risks and benefits of genetic technology. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 303 Oceanography | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (CEM 141 or CEM 142 or CEM 151 or CEM 152 or CEM 181H or CEM 182H or LB 171 or LB 172) and (PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or PHY 231 or PHY 231B or PHY 231C or LB 271) | | Description: | Physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects of oceanography: ocean circulation, waves, tides, air-sea interactions, chemical properties of ocean water, ocean productivity, shoreline processes, and sediments. | | Interdepartmental With: | Geological Sciences | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 306 Invertebrate Biology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Systematics, morphology, and natural history of invertebrate animals. Identification of live and preserved specimens. Recognition of selected groups. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 310 Psychology and Biology of Human Sexuality | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (PSY 101 or concurrently) and ((BS 110 or concurrently) or (BS 111 or concurrently) or (LBS 144 or concurrently) or (LBS 145 or concurrently) or (LBS 148H or concurrently) or (LBS 149H or concurrently)) | | Not open to students with credit in: | FCE 445 | | Description: | Sexual behavior from biological, psychological and neuroscience perspectives. Sexual differentiation of the body. Role of hormones in development and reproduction in humans and other animals. Human sexual orientation. Fertility and contraception. Sexual disorders. Sexually transmitted diseases. | | Interdepartmental With: | Psychology | | Administered By: | Psychology | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2004 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 313 Animal Behavior | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LBS 144 or LBS 148H | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen. | | Description: | Development, physiological mediation, adaptive significance and evolution of behavior. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 213 | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 313 Animal Behavior (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen. | | Description: | Development, physiological mediation, adaptive significance and evolution of behavior. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 213 | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 316 General Parasitology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (LB 144 or LB 145 or BS 110 or BS 148H or BS 149H) or (BS 111 and BS 111L) | | Description: | Identification, life history, host-parasite relationships, and epidemiology of protozoan, helminth, acanthocephalan, copepod, and arthropod parasites of animals and humans. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 316 General Parasitology (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (LB 144 or BS 110 or BS 148H) or (LB 145 or BS 149H) or (BS 111 and BS 111L) | | Description: | Identification, life history, host-parasite relationships, and epidemiology of protozoan, helminth, acanthocephalan, copepod, and arthropod parasites of animals and humans. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 316L General Parasitology Laboratory | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 2
1(0-2)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 316 or concurrently | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen. | | Description: | Laboratory diagnosis of protozoans, helminths, acanthocephalans, copepods, and arthropods that infect humans and animals. Animal necropsy. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 319 Introduction to Earth System Science | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Completion of one course in biological or physical science. | | Description: | Systems approach to Earth as an integration of geochemical, geophysical, biological and social components. Global dynamics at a variety of spatio-temporal scales. Sustainability of the Earth system. | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology, Geological Sciences, Plant Biology, Sociology | | Administered By: | Entomology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 320 Developmental Biology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LBS 144 or LBS 148H) and (BS 111 or LBS 145 or LBS 149H) | | Description: | Principles of development, emphasizing vertebrates. Illustrations from morphological and experimental investigations. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 220 | | Interdepartmental With: | | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 320 Developmental Biology (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and (BS 111 or LB 145 or BS 149H) | | Description: | Principles of development, emphasizing vertebrates. Illustrations from morphological and experimental investigations. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 220 | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 328 Comparative Anatomy and Biology of Vertebrates (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
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| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Comparative morphology and natural history of vertebrates. Dissection of representatives of most vertebrate classes. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 228 | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 341 Fundamental Genetics | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 111 or LB 145 or BS 149H | | Description: | Principles of heredity in animals, plants and microorganisms. Classical and molecular methods in the study of gene structure, transmission, expression and evolution. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 343 Genetics Laboratory | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lab Hours: 6
3(0-6)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 341 or concurrently) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Experiments involving genetics of Drosophila and other eucaryotic organisms. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 353 Marine Biology (W) | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Analysis of marine and estuarine systems. Integration of biology, chemistry, and physics. Life histories of marine organisms. Biology of special marine habitats including rocky intertidal zones, upwellings, coral reefs and deep sea. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 355 Ecology | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Plant and animal ecology. Interrelationships of plants and animals with the environment. Principles of population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Application of ecological principles to global sustainability. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 250 | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 355L Ecology Laboratory (W) | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 3
1(0-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355 or concurrently) or completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Population, community, and ecosystem ecology, utilizing plant and animal examples to demonstrate general field principles. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 360 Biology of Birds | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Behavior, ecology, evolution, and systematics of birds; biodiversity. Laboratories emphasize diversity of form and function, life history patterns, and identification. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 361 Michigan Birds | | Semester: | Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Not open to students with credit in: | ZOL 360 | | Description: | Field study of avian diversity, ecology, and behavior using current systematics and habitat identification techniques. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 365 Biology of Mammals | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Analysis of the behavior, ecology, evolution, and systematics of mammals. Laboratories emphasize diversity of form and function, life history patterns, and identification. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 369 Introduction to Zoo and Aquarium Science | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Fundamentals of zoo and aquarium operations including research, interpretation, design, nutrition, captive breeding, conservation, ethics and management. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Landscape Architecture, Veterinary Medicine | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 370 Introduction to Zoogeography | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355) | | Description: | Patterns of geographical distribution of animals and the ecological and historical processes leading to these patterns. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Geography | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2003 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 384 Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (W) | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or LB 148H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | The evolution, systematics, ecology, and behavior of amphibians and reptiles. Laboratory emphasizes diversity and identification of families and Great Lakes species. Field trips may be required. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 400H Honors Work | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 5
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Approval of department. | | Description: | Honors work on a topic in zoology. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 402 Neurobiology | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and (BS 111 or LB 145 or BS 149H) | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. | | Description: | Structure and function of nerve cells and nervous systems. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 403 Integrative Neurobiology | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 402 or PSY 209 | | Recommended Background: | Junior or Senior level | | Description: | How the nervous system has evolved mechanisms to determine the location and significance of physical and social sensory information. Epigenetic factors that guide nervous system development. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 408 Histology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 111 or LB 145 or BS 149H | | Description: | Structure of cells and their interactions to form tissues. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 350 | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 413 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience (W) | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 4
4(2-4)
| | Prerequisite: | ((PSY 209 or ZOL 402) and completion of Tier I writing requirement) and ((PSY 295 or concurrently) or STT 201) | | Description: | Theory and laboratory experience in the study of behavioral neuroscience. Relationship among hormones, brain, and behavior. | | Semester Alias: | PSY 309 | | Interdepartmental With: | Psychology | | Administered By: | Psychology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 415 Ecological Aspects of Animal Behavior (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 313) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Advanced topics in the ecology and evolution of animal behavior. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 420 Stream Ecology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or BS 148H or LB 144 | | Recommended Background: | (CEM 141 and ZOL 355) | | Description: | Biological and environmental factors determining structure and function of stream ecosystems. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 422 Aquatic Entomology | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 | | Description: | Biology, ecology and systematics of aquatic insects in streams, rivers and lakes. Field trips and aquatic insect collection required. | | Semester Alias: | ENT 420 | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology, Fisheries and Wildlife | | Administered By: | Entomology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 424 Algal Biology | | Semester: | Fall of even years, Summer of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 4
4(2-4)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Recommended Background: | ZOL 355 and ZOL 355L | | Description: | Algal taxonomy, systematics, physiology, ecology, and environmental assessment. Lab focus on identification of freshwater algal genera collected from regional habitats. | | Semester Alias: | BOT 424 | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Plant Biology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 425 Cells and Development (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 111 and BS 111L) or ((LBS 145 or LBS 149H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement) | | Description: | The role of cells in growth, differentiation and development of animals from protozoa to mammals. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 221 | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 425 Cells and Development (W) (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 111 and BS 111L) or ((LB 145 or BS 149H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement) | | Description: | The role of cells in growth, differentiation and development of animals from protozoa to mammals. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 221 | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 426 Biogeochemistry | | Semester: | Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3
3(0-0)
| | Recommended Background: | (BS 110 or LBS 144 or LBS 148H or BS 111 or LBS 145 or LBS 149H) and (CEM 143 or CEM 251) | | Description: | Integration of the principles of ecology, microbiology, geochemistry, and environmental chemistry. Societal applications of research in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. | | Semester Alias: | MPH 426 | | Interdepartmental With: | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Crop and Soil Sciences, Geological Sciences | | Administered By: | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 430 Neuroendocrine Aspects of Behavior | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 313 and ZOL 402 | | Restrictions: | Open only to juniors or seniors in the Psychology or Zoology major. | | Description: | Neural mechanisms by which hormones influence the reproductive, parental, aggressive and social behavior of vertebrates. Plasticity. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 830 | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2003 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 433 Vertebrate Paleontology | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
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| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 328 or GLG 304 | | Description: | Fossil vertebrates with emphasis on evolution and interrelationships of major groups. Modern techniques of identification and interpretation of fossils. | | Interdepartmental With: | Geological Sciences | | Administered By: | Geological Sciences | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 434 Evolutionary Paleobiology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
4(3-2)
| | Recommended Background: | BS 110 or GLG 304 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Patterns and processes of evolution known from the fossil record including speciation, phylogeny, extinction, heterochrony and biogeography. | | Interdepartmental With: | Geological Sciences | | Administered By: | Geological Sciences | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 440 Field Ecology and Evolution | | Semester: | Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4
4(0-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 355 | | Description: | Solving conceptual and practical research problems in ecology and evolution under field conditions. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 443 Restoration Ecology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
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| | Recommended Background: | (CSS 210 or BE 230) and (FOR 404 or FW 364 or ZOL 355) | | Description: | Principles of ecological restoration of disturbed or damaged ecosystems. Design, implementation, and presentation of restoration plans. Field trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Biosystems Engineering | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 444 Conservation Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355 or FOR 404) and completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Description: | Ecological theories and methodologies to manage species, communities and genetic diversity on a local and global scale. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 445 Evolution (W) | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 341 or CSS 350) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen. | | Description: | Processes of evolutionary change in animals, plants. Microbes. Population genetics, microevolution, speciation, adaptive radiation, macroevolution. Origin of Homo sapiens. | | Semester Alias: | ZOL 345 | | Interdepartmental With: | Crop and Soil Sciences, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 445L Evolution Laboratory | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 3
1(0-3)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 445 or concurrently | | Description: | Computer, laboratory and field based studies of evolution, utilizing plant, animal and microbiological examples to demonstrate general evolutionary principles. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 446 Environmental Issues and Public Policy | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. | | Description: | Interrelationship of science and public policy in resolving environmental issues. Technical, social, economic, and legal influences. Case study approach. | | Interdepartmental With: | Environmental Studies and Agriscience | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 448 Evolutionary Developmental Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2
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| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 445 | | Recommended Background: | ZOL 320 or ZOL 425 or ZOL 341 | | Description: | Genetic and developmental basis for evolutionary change. Synthesis of molecular and developmental genetics with evolutionary biology. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 450 Cancer Biology (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (BMB 200 or BMB 401 or ZOL 425) or (BMB 461 and BMB 462) and completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Description: | Cancer biology: cellular and molecular aspects. Applications of modern biotechnology to cancer research. Causes, treatment, and prevention of cancer. World distribution and risk factors of cancer. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 457 Foundations of Evolutionary Biology (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Reading and discussion of original works in evolutionary biology which have shaped modern evolutionary thought. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 471 Ichthyology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or BS 148H or LB 144) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Fish morphology and physiology. Development, behavior, evolution, and ecology. World fishes with emphasis on freshwater fishes. Field trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 472 Limnology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (CEM 141 or LB 171) and ZOL 355 | | Description: | Ecology of lakes with emphasis on interacting physical, chemical, and biological factors affecting their structure and function. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 474 Limnological Techniques | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (FW 414 or concurrently) or (FW 420 or concurrently) or FW 472 | | Description: | Field and laboratory techniques for the investigation and analysis of lake and stream ecosystems and their biota. Field trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 483 Environmental Physiology (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ((BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H) and completion of Tier I writing requirement) and (BS 111 or LB 145 or BS 149H) and (CEM 141 or CEM 151 or CEM 181H or LB 171) | | Description: | Aspects of physiology important to the environmental relations of vertebrates and invertebrates: energetics, thermal relations, osmotic-ionic relations, and exercise physiology. | | Interdepartmental With: | Physiology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 485 Tropical Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 355 | | Restrictions: | Open only to juniors or seniors. | | Description: | Tropical biota emphasizing evolutionary and ecological principles compared across tropical ecosystems. | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 489 Seminar in Zoo and Aquarium Science | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
1(1-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 3 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Approval of department. | | Description: | Scientific writing and oral presentations related to zoo and aquarium studies. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Landscape Architecture, Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 490 Overseas Study in Zoology | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 3 to 6
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Recommended Background: | BS 110 and BS 111 | | Restrictions: | Open only to juniors or seniors or graduate students. Approval of department. | | Description: | Topical problems course in Zoology or coordinated by Zoology faculty in foreign countries. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 1999 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 494 Independent Study | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 6
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Approval of department. | | Description: | Supervised research on a topic not normally covered in the classroom. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 495 Undergraduate Seminar | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
1(1-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 3 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open only to senior Zoology majors. | | Description: | Economic, social and environmental impact of current developments in Zoology. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 496 Internship in Zoology | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4
4(0-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open to seniors. Approval of department. | | Description: | Practical experience applying zoology training in a setting outside the University. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 498 Internship in Zoo and Aquarium Science | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4
4(0-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors. Approval of department. | | Description: | Application of zoological experience in a zoo or aquarium setting outside the university. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Landscape Architecture | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 801 Professional Development | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2
1(2-0)
| | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students in the Department of Zoology. | | Description: | Ethical conduct in research. Selecting research topics and approaches. Scientific writing, grantsmanship, and publication. Career paths inside and outside academia. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2005 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 804 Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Bachelor's degree in a Biological Science or Psychology. | | Restrictions: | Open to graduate students in Neuroscience major. | | Description: | Nervous system specific gene transcription and translation. Maturation, degeneration, plasticity, and repair in the nervous system. | | Interdepartmental With: | Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Psychology, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation | | Administered By: | Neuroscience | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 805 Animal Welfare Assessment | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | (ANS 305 or ZOL 313) or background in animal science or zoology including exposure to topics such as animal behavior, physiology, management, and husbandry | | Description: | Multidisciplinary online computer-based instruction in animal welfare science and related issues including physiology, behavior, human-animal interactions, suffering and pain, ethics, health, assessment and standards, and economics. | | Interdepartmental With: | Animal Science | | Administered By: | Animal Science | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2005 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 822 Topics in Ethology and Behavioral Ecology | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Recommended Background: | ZOL 415 | | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students. | | Description: | Critical analysis through seminar-discussions of the primary research literature. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1995 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 824 Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2
2(1-2)
| | Recommended Background: | CEM 142 or CEM 152 or CEM 182H or LB 171 | | Description: | Principles of stable isotope chemistry applied to biogeochemical problems: climate change, ecology, contaminants, oceanography, limnology, and paleobiology. | | Interdepartmental With: | Geological Sciences | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 826 Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach | | Semester: | Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 8
8(0-0)
| | Restrictions: | Approval of department; application required. | | Description: | Principles of tropical ecology at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Given at various sites in Costa Rica by the Organization for Tropical Studies. | | Semester Alias: | BOT 826 | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Plant Biology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 827 Physiology and Pharmacology of Excitable Cells | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Recommended Background: | PSL 431 or PSL 432 or BMB 401 or BMB 461 or ZOL 402 | | Description: | Function of neurons and muscle at the cellular level: membrane biophysics and potentials, synaptic transmission, sensory nervous system function. | | Interdepartmental With: | Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuroscience, Physiology | | Administered By: | Pharmacology and Toxicology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 828 Conservation and Genetics | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | ZOL 341 or CSS 350 or ANS 314 | | Description: | Population and evolutionary genetic principles applied to ecology, conservation, and management of fish and wildlife at the individual, population, and species level. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 831 Quantitative Paleobiology | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | GLG 431 | | Description: | Analysis of paleobiological problems using quantitative techniques such as cladistics, morphometrics, ordination, and stereology. | | Interdepartmental With: | Geological Sciences | | Administered By: | Geological Sciences | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2004 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 839 Systems Neuroscience | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students in the Colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Natural Science, Social Science, and Veterinary Medicine. | | Description: | Anatomy, pharmacology, and physiology of multicellular neural systems. Sensory, motor, autonomic, and chemo-regulatory systems in vertebrate brains. | | Semester Alias: | ANT 839 | | Interdepartmental With: | Neuroscience, Human Anatomy, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Psychology, Physiology | | Administered By: | Neuroscience | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2003 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 848 Current Topics in Evolutionary Development Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | (ZOL 445 or ZOL 320 or ZOL 425 or ZOL 341) or background in evolutionary biology or developmental biology. | | Description: | Genetic and developmental basis for evolutionary change. Synthesis of molecular and developmental genetics with evolutionary biology. Discussion of primary literature in evolutionary development. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 849 Evolutionary Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | ZOL 341 and (STT 422 or concurrently) | | Description: | Major conceptual, theoretical and empirical questions in evolutionary biology. Readings and lectures are synthesized in student discussions and papers. | | Semester Alias: | BOT 849 | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Plant Biology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 851 Statistical Methods for Ecology and Evolution | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | (STT 814) or or an equivalent course. | | Description: | Statistical modeling and interpretation of ecological and evolutionary biology data. Parameter estimation and measures of uncertainty. Review of least squares. Introduction to maximum likelihood, resampling methods and simulation. Model fitting, likelihood ratios and information criteria. General linear models: ANOVA, regression, multiple regression, and ANCOVA. Generalized linear models. Process models and mixed models. Introduction to Bayesian methods. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 853 Applied Systems Modeling and Simulation for Natural Resource Management | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | (FW 820 or BE 486 or ZOL 851) or or approval of department. | | Restrictions: | Open only to seniors and graduate students | | Description: | Mathematical models for evaluating resource management strategies. Stochastic and deterministic simulation for optimization. System control structures. Team modelling approach. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Biosystems Engineering, Forestry, Resource Development | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1997 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 855 Molecular Evolution: Principles and Techniques | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | ZOL 341 or ZOL 445 | | Description: | Current techniques used to characterize and compare genes and genomes. Genetic variation, assays of variation. Data analysis and computer use to conduct a phylogenetic analysis to compare organisms and infer relationships. | | Interdepartmental With: | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 857 Theoretical Ecology | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | One course in ecology and calculus. Programming experience helpful. | | Description: | Theoretical ecology of animal behavior, population dynamics, and multispecies communities. Basic mathematical approaches and use of modeling software to perform mathematical functions and develop models. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2004 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 867 Nature and Practice of Cognitive Science | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Undergraduate course work in behavioral biology, cognitive psychology, philosophy, linguistics, or artificial intelligence. | | Description: | Survey of how different disciplines explore the cognitive processes underlying intelligent behavior. | | Interdepartmental With: | Computer Science and Engineering, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2003 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 890 Special Problems | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 3
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 10 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Approval of department. | | Description: | Current problems in Zoology. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1992 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 891 Current Topics in Ecology and Evolution | | Semester: | Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 2
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 10 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Description: | Presentation and critical evaluation of theoretical and empirical developments in ecology and evolutionary biology by visiting scientists. | | Interdepartmental With: | Crop and Soil Sciences, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2005 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 895 Seminar | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
1(1-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Description: | Graduate seminar on current research topics in Zoology. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1992 - Open |
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| Course: | ZOL 896 Population and Community Ecology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Description: | Population dynamics of animals and plants utilizing life tables and projection matrices. Species interaction. Life history theory. Structure and dynamics of communities. Succession. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 897 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Description: | Structure and function of natural ecosystems and their responses to global environmental change. Biogeochemical cycles, food webs, energy flow, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem management and restoration. | | Interdepartmental With: | Fisheries and Wildlife, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 899 Master's Thesis Research | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 6
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Description: | Master's thesis research. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | ZOL 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 24
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 120 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Description: | Doctoral dissertation research. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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