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as to those of Cultural Anthropology, History, Immunology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Pharmacology,
Philosophy, and Sociology, and of the School of Engineering and the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth
Sciences.
Biology (BIOLOGY)
203. Marine Ecology. Ecology from a policy and management perspective. Recitations and discussions target a policyand
management-oriented graduate audience. Lecture topics include factors that influence the distribution, abundance
and diversity of marine organisms, characteristics of marine habitats, adaptation to environment, species interactions,
biogeography, larval recruitment, and communities found in rocky shore, tidal flats, beached, mangrove, coral reefs and
subtidal areas. Recitations and discussions cover ecological principles form a policy and management perspective. Not
open to students who have taken BIO 129L and not open to undergraduates. (Given at Beaufort fall and summer).
Prerequisite: Introductory Biology. Instructors: Crowder or Kirby-Smith. 4 units. C-L: Environment 219
203L. Marine Ecology. Ecology from a basic science perspective. Laboratories target a science-oriented graduate
audience. Lecture topics include factors that influence the distribution, abundance, and diversity of marine organisms,
characteristics of marine habitats, adaptation to environment, species interactions, biogeography, larval recruitment,
and communities found in rocky shores, tidal flats, beaches, mangrove, coral reefs, and subtidal areas. Laboratories and
field trips cover ecological principles from a basic science perspective. Not open to students who have taken BIO 129L
and not open to undergraduates. (Given at Beaufort.) Prerequisite: Introductory Biology. Instructors: Crowder or Kirby-
Smith. 4 units. C-L: Environment 219L
204LS. Field Ecology. Ecosystem, community, and physiological ecology of temperate plants and animals through
hands-on experimentation. How biological processes are affected by biotic interactions. Theory and methods reviewed
through discussions; hypothesis formulation, experimental design, data acquisition and processing, and data analysis
learned through field investigation. Includes several field trips, including two weekends. Prerequisites: Biology 25L,
Mathematics 31. Biology 110L, 116, or other course in ecology, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Reid or Wright.
4 units. C-L: Environment 204LS
205LS. Experiments in Developmental and Molecular Genetics. Experimental approaches in development and genetics
using animal and plant models. Laboratory training in molecular genetics, immunochemistry, microscopy, protein
chemistry, and genetic screening. Experiments include immunochemical localization, in situ hybridization, polymerase
chain reaction, genetic screening, embryo micromanipulation, microscopic imaging, and mutant analysis. Prerequisite:
Biology 118; recommended, prior or concurrent registration in Biology 119. Instructor: Staff. 4 units.
207AL. Experimental Tropical Marine Ecology. Distribution and density of marine and semi-terrestrial tropical
invertebrate populations; behavioral and mechanical adaptations to physical stress, competition, and predation using
rapid empirical approaches and hypothesis testing. Offered only at Beaufort, with preparation for fieldwork before and
analysis and presentation of projects after required one week intensive field experience on the coast of Panama. Consent
of instructor required. Instructor: Rittschof. 2 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
207BL. Marine Ecology of the Pacific Coast of California. Ecology of the rocky intertidal, kelp forest, and mud flat
habitats. Introduction to marine mammals, fish and other large West Coast vertebrates. Offered only at Beaufort, with
preparation for fieldwork before and analysis and presentation of projects after required one week intensive field
experience on the coast of Northern California. Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in Biology 129L and consent of
instructor. Instructor: Crowder. 2 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
207CL. Ocean Ecosystems. Interaction of physical, chemical and biological processes, emphasizing processes that
determine species composition and quality of plants and animals. Field work with marine organisms, especially
plankton, sampling habitats from the continental shelf to the subtropical gyre. Offered only at Beaufort, with preparation
for fieldwork before and analysis and presentation of projects after required one week intensive field experience at sea
on an oceanographic vessel. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 2 units.
207EL. Harmony in Brittany: French Use of Marine Environments. Intensive field experience on the coast of Brittany,
including French maritime cultural heritage, regional and national coastal reserves (Le Parc naturel régional
d'Armorique; Presqu'île de Crozon), shellfish aquaculture (La Tremblade), seaweed harvest (Lanildut), and tidal energy
(La Rance). Offered only in Beaufort, with preparation for fieldwork before and analysis and presentation of projects
after required one week intensive field experience on the coast of France over Fall Break. Prerequisites: Biology 25L
and consent of instructor. Instructor: Van Dover. 2 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
208LS. Human Embryology. The development of the mammalian embryo. Emphasis on human embryology, the origin
of major human teratologies, birth defects, ethical and social issues of reproductive biology, aspects of comparative
vertebrate development. The evolution of developmental patterns, and the molecular mechanisms of development.
Laboratory sessions examining various vertebrate, including human embryos. Prerequisites: Biology 108L or 205L or
Evolutionary Anthropology 133L or equivalent. Permission of instructor required. Instructor: Smith and Wall. 4 units.
C-L: Evolutionary Anthropology 208LS
211L. Microbial Ecology and Evolution. Survey of new advances in the field of environmental and evolutionary
microbiology, based on current literature, discussion, and laboratory exercises. Topics to include bacterial phylogeny,
molecular ecology, emerging infectious diseases, bacterial symbiosis, experimental evolution, evolution of drug
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