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BIOS 4913 Zoogeography
3 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 3653 or consent of department. Global patterns of
animal distribution: present and past.
BIOS 4913G Zoogeography
3 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 3653 or consent of department. Global patterns of
animal distribution: present and past.
BIOS 4914 Biology of Fishes
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2014. In addition, BIOS 2954 and 3653 recommended.
Life histories, adaptations, and ecology of fishes. Three
hours lecture and four hours of laboratory. A field service fee is
required in this course.
BIOS 4914G Biology of Fishes
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2014. In addition, BIOS 2954 and 3653 recommended.
Life histories, adaptations, and ecology of fishes. Three
hours lecture and four hours of laboratory. A field service fee is
required in this course.
BIOS 4924 Herpetology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2014. Introduction to the study of morphology,
adaptation, classification, distribution, and ecology of amphibians
and reptiles. Field work and identification of North American
groups and field studies of local fauna. Two hours of lecture and
six hours of laboratory. A field service fee is required.
BIOS 4924G Herpetology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2014. Introduction to the study of morphology,
adaptation, classification, distribution, and ecology of amphibians
and reptiles. Field work and identification of North American
groups and field studies of local fauna. Two hours of lecture and
six hours of laboratory. A field service fee is required.
BIOS 4934 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. General study of the classification,
structure, function, and ecology of marine and estuarine
invertebrates, emphasizing field studies on the Louisiana Gulf
Coast. Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
coastal laboratory. Summers only.
BIOS 4934G Marine Invertebrate Zoology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. General study of the classification,
structure, function, and ecology of marine and estuarine
invertebrates, emphasizing field studies on the Louisiana Gulf
Coast. Five weeks at a Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
coastal laboratory. Summers only.
BIOS 4944 Invertebrate Zoology
4 cr.
Prerequisites: BIOS 2014 and 2114. Emphasis on morphology, systematics,
physiology, embryology, evolution, and ecology. Three
hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. A field service fee
is required in this course.
BIOS 4944G Invertebrate Zoology
4 cr.
Prerequisites: BIOS 2014 and 2114. Emphasis on morphology, systematics,
physiology, embryology, evolution, and ecology. Three
hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. A field service fee
is required in this course.
BIOS 4954 Biology Higher Vertebrates
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2014 and three additional hours of biological sciences
credit above the 1000-level. A study of morphology, adaptation,
classification, distribution, and ecology of birds and mammals.
Field work and identification of North American species. Three
hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory. A field-service fee is
required in this course.
BIOS 4954G Biology Higher Vertebrates
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2014 and three additional hours of biological
sciences credit above the 1000-level. A study of morphology,
adaptation, classification, distribution, and ecology of birds and
mammals. Field work and identification of North American species.
Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory. A field-service
fee is required in this course.
BIOS 4974 Entomology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 1081, BIOS 1083, and BIOS 2014. Morphology, physiology,
and control (physical, biological, and chemical) of common
insects. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. A
field service fee is required in this course.
BIOS 4974G Entomology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 1081, BIOS 1083, and BIOS 2014. Morphology, physiology,
and control (physical, biological, and chemical) of common
insects. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. A
field service fee is required in this course.
BIOS 4994 Marine Vertebrate Zoology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2954 or consent of department. General study
of the marine chordates with particular emphasis on the fishes,
including classification, structure, function, and ecology. Five weeks
at the Louisiana Marine Consortium Coastal Laboratory. Summers
only.
BIOS 4994G Marine Vertebrate Zoology
4 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 2954 or consent of department. General study
of the marine chordates with particular emphasis on the fishes,
including classification, structure, function, and ecology. Five weeks
at the Louisiana Marine Consortium Coastal Laboratory. Summers
only.
BIOS 6003 Practicum Conservation Bio
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. This course will expose students
to hand-on problem-solving as part of an interdisciplinary
team. Students will do projects in conservation management in
small groups working with other appropriate team members from
outside the department and/or the community. Team members
can include other scientists such as geologists and geographers or
professionals, land use planners, and curators.
BIOS 6005 Cont Plant Sci Bio Teachers
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Not available as credit for students
enrolled in the graduate program in Biological Sciences. A
series of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and student projects
designed to expose students to new areas of plant science and
update participants in the classical aspects of botany. Topics will
include: tissue culture, economic botany, microtechnique histology,
and regulation of growth and development. Three hours of
lecture.
BIOS 6007 Cell Biology Teachers
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. Not available as credit for students
enrolled in the graduate program in Biological Sciences. A
series of lectures and demonstrations designed to expose students a
basic background in the areas of cell and molecular biology using
biochemical explanations when necessary. Topics will include cellular
organelles and metabolism, biological macromolecules, construction
and function of DNA, transcription and translation of
proteins.
BIOS 6013 Topics Biochemistry & Physio
1-4 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of department. In-depth lectures and literature-based
discussions on selected topics of current interest in
biochemistry and physiology. Selected topics may include protein
structure and function, metabolic pathways, regulation of enzyme
activity, nucleic acids, endocrinology, osmoregulation and comparative
biochemistry and physiology.
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