2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

BIOL 3434 Regional Flora4 credits: 2 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratoryPrerequisite: BIOL 1143, 1171Identification and classification of the vascular plants ofthe southeastern United States, emphasizing floweringplants. Spring offering in oddnumbered years.BIOL 3451 Mammalogy Lab1 credit: 3 hors laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Corequisite: BIOL/WL F 3413Taxonomy and natural history of mammals,emphasizing Arkansas fauna. Fall odd years.BIOL 3484 General Ecology4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1143, 1153, 1161, 1171; Six hours ofchemistryPrinciples of ecology; study of environments and theircomponents, the flow of energy and materials,ecological succession, pollution, and radiation ecology.Annual Fall offering.BIOL 3493 Environmental Science3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: 3 hours of biology or earth scienceNOTE: Same as ESCI 3493A survey of the environment to provide an understandingof and respect for the ecosystems upon which thehuman species is dependent. Fall offering in evennumberedyears.BIOL 3503 Marine Biology3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Study of the structure and function of the marineenvironment with emphasis on the fauna and ecologyof the Gulf of Mexico. Optional field trip to the Gulf ofMexico.BIOL 3511 Marine Biology Laboratory1 credit: 2 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Study of the structure and function of the marineenvironment with emphasis on the identification ofsome of the common organisms of the Gulf of Mexico.Optional field trip to the Gulf of Mexico.BIOL 3524 Ornithology4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Taxonomy and natural history of birds, emphasizingthe local fauna. Spring offering in even numberedyears.BIOL 3553 Microbiology3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisites: 6 hours of chemistry and 3 hours of biology;or BIOL 2243/2301, and 3 additional hours of BIOLThe biology of microorganisms including bacteria,viruses, fungi, and protozoans, with emphasis given totheir importance in health and disease.BIOL 3561 Microbiology Lab1 credit: 3 hours laboratoryA laboratory course designed to supplement the basiclecture course in microbiology with experimentationand demonstration.BIOL 3574 Comparative Anatomy4 credits:3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Structure, development, function, and evolution oforgans and organ systems in the different vertebrategroups with emphasis on basic principles. Annual Falloffering.BIOL 358V Natural HistoryVariable creditPrerequisite: 3 hours biology or 3 hours earth scienceNOTE: May be taken for a maximum of 3 hours credit.Same as ESCI 358V, FOR 358V and WL F 358V.A field course in earth science and biology of naturalecosystems, consisting of travel, study and/or researchin unique natural areas of North America.BIOL 3594 Invertebrate Zoology4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Classification, phylogenetic relationships, morphology,function, and life histories of invertebrates, emphasizingmarine invertebrates and the economic importanceof all invertebrate groups.BIOL 3801 Mammalian Anatomy Laboratory1 credit: 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161Basic mammalian anatomy, with emphasis on thehuman skeleton and cat organ systems.BIOL 4602 Seminar in Evolutionary Biology2 credits: 2 hours lecturePrerequisite: 20 hours of biology, including BIOL 3354Evidence and mechanism for evolutionary change;Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species. Students presentdifferent topics each semester. Annual fall offering.BIOL 4624 Vertebrate Embryology4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: BIOL 1153, 1161, 3574Embryonic development of the chordates as applied toamphioxus, frog, chick, and pig. Spring offering ineven-numbered years.BIOL 4634 Vertebrate Physiology4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryPrerequisites: 20 hours of biology and 8 hours ofchemistryFundamental concepts of vertebrate physiology,emphasizing function, mechanism, and controls of thevarious vertebrate organ systems. Spring offering inodd-numbered years.Course Descriptions171