2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

BIOLOGY 163BIOLOGY 3R03' FIELD BIOLOGY I ' . BIOLOGY 4AA3 CONSERVATION BIOLOGYField work plus written 'assignments chosenfrorn an assortment of mod- Examination of how biological principles, mainly from. population biologyules, offered by faculty from McMaster and other Ontario Universities' and genetics can be applied to conserving diversity in the natural world.Biology Departments. This module must differ from any completed for Three lectures, one tutorial (three hours); one termcredit in BIOLOGY 4J03, 4JJ3. Available modules are posted in Decembereach year. Content and schedules vary annually. Students enrolling'-, Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 2C03;ano one of BIOLOGY 3FF3, 3J03,3SS3 or '3IT3 ' " ,,in this course must pay both the incidental fees, as prescribed by the ','BIOLOGY4B03Department, and the regular tuition fees. ' ' PLANT METABOLISM ANDPrerequisite: BIOLOGY 1A03, 1AA3 or one of EN VIR SC 1A03, 1B03 orMOLECULAR BIOLOGY1 G03; and permis$ion, of the Course Administrator, Life Sciences Building,Analysis of plant cell metabolism anc;i the regulation of metabolism at theRoom 118 . .some modules have additional pr~requisites. Forinfor-,mation on Field Biology, please refer to the Biology web site at http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/biology/unaergraduate/courses.htm and clickbiochemic~1 and molecular genetic I~vel.Three lectures; one termPrerequisite: One of BIOCHEM 2A06, 2BB3 or 3G03. BIOLOGY 3B03 andon BIOLOGY 3R03, or contact the Course Administrator. '3H03 are recommended. ' , ' , ''Enrolment is limited. ,See the' heading Limited Enrolment Courses in t,he Offered in' alternate years.Faculty of Science section of the Calendar. '. Offered in ,2005-2006.BIOLOGY 3S03 ,AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS ' BIOLOGY 4C09 SENIOR THESIS, This course intro9uces the techniques and methods of basic computer 'kthesisbased upon a research project in an area of biology carried outanalysis of sequence data, including alignment, databases, and under the direction of a member of the Biology department.phylogenetic reconstruction.Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of any Honours Biology programThree lectures, one tutQrial; one termand permission of the Course ,Administrator, Life Science Building, RoomPrerequisite: BIOLOGY 2CQ3,Antirequisite: BIOLOGY 4K03118. 'Students are expeCted to have a C.A. of at least 8.5. Arrange-,BIOLOGY 3SS3 POPULATION ECOLOGY ments to take BIOLOGY 4C09, including' agreement of the supervisory, committee, should be made according to Departmental Guidelines ,beforePopulation structure and dynamics. Natural selection and regulation of the end of March in Level II!. For information on Departmental Guidelines, iorganisms by environmental ana-biologicalfactors. An evolutionary viewof predation, competitioll, life history ~chedules.please refer to the Biology web site at http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/.Three lectures; one termbiology/undergraduate/courses.htm and click on BIOLOGY 4C09, or con-,Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 2F03tad the Course Administrator., BIOLOGY 3TT3 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY Antirequisite:' HTH SCI 3H03, 4A09; 4B06, Community structure; succession; patternsofdiyersily and their rel-' Not open to students with credit or registration in courses in the Scievancetp conservation; elements of biological control; energy flow; ence Capstone Course, List in the, Faculty of Science section of thenutrient cycling and climatic influences. ' ' Calendar: , " ,Two lectures, one lab (three hours); one termEnrolment is limited. See the heading Limited Enrolment CQurses in thePrerequisite: BIOLOGY 2F03. BIOLOGY 2003 and STATS 1 CC3 are rec- Faculty of Science section of the Calendar.ommended. ' ' BIOLOGY 4DD3 MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, BIOLOGY 3U03 ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY - HOMEOSTASIS The study of how mO,lecules change over time within and between spe-,Respiration, circulation, acid-biase balance and renal function.des. The experimental data; techniques,and theories will be examined.Two lectures, one lab/tutorial (three hours); one term' " Twolectures,one tutorial; one termPrerequisite: BIOLOGY 2A03. BIOCHEM ,2EE3 and 3G03 are