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esistance, and microbial genomics. Prerequisite: Biology 25L, 103L, 118, or consent of instructor. Instructor: Vilgalys.
4 units.
214. Biophysics in Cellular and Developmental Biology. 3 units. C-L: see Physics 214
215. Tropical Ecology. 3 units. C-L: see Environment 217
216. Sojourn in Singapore: Urban Tropical Ecology. The mix of human ecology, tropical diversity, disturbed habitats
and invasive species in Singapore. How Singapore maintains and enhances the quality of life of its citizens while
radically modifying its environment. Research on politics, management or biology. Travel to Singapore required.
Taught in Beaufort. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Orbach and Rittschof. 3 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
217. Ecology and Global Change. Feedbacks between ecological processes and global environmental change;
physiological and ecosystem ecology using a variety of sources, including the primary scientific literature. Topics
include global warming, biodiversity, land-use change, ozone depletion, and the application of ecological research to
policy. Prerequisite: Biology 25L or equivalent; recommended: Biology 110L or 116 or equivalent. Instructor: Jackson.
3 units.
218L. Barrier Island Ecology. 4 units. C-L: see Environment 218L; also C-L: Marine Sciences
219L. Coastal Ecosystem Processes. 4 units. C-L: Environment 224L
220L. Mycology. Survey of the major groups of fungi with emphasis on life history and systematics. Field and laboratory
exercises. Instructor: Vilgalys. 3 units.
221S. Topics in Advanced Mycology. Current research on fungal evolution, genetics, physiology, and ecology.
Prerequisite: Biology 220L or consent of instructor. Instructor: Vilgalys. 3 units.
222L. Entomology. The biology of insects: diversity, development, physiology, and ecology. Field trips. Prerequisite:
Biology 25L or equivalent. Instructor: H. Nijhout. 4 units.
224L. Herpetology. Biology of recent amphibians and non-avian reptiles, evolutionary history, morphology, life history,
physiology, behavior, and ecology. Local field trips. Prerequisites: Biology 25L or equivalent. Instructor: Leal. 4 units.
234S. Problems in the Philosophy of Biology. 3 units. C-L: see Philosophy 234S
237. Systematic Biology. Theory and practice of identification, species discovery, phylogeny reconstruction, classification,
and nomenclature. Prerequisite: Biology 25L or equivalent. Instructor: Lutzoni. 3 units.
237L. Systematic Biology. Laboratory version of Biology 237. Theory and practice of identification, species discovery,
phylogeny reconstruction, classification, and nomenclature. Prerequisite: Biology 25L or equivalent. Instructors:
Lutzoni and Swofford. 4 units.
244. Principles of Immunology. 3 units. C-L: see Immunology 244
252. Marine Conservation Biology. Ecological effects of fishing, the major threat to marine biodiversity, examined
through selected case studies. Conservation strategies and ways that science and policy can be integrated to solve realworld
problems. Field trip to Hawaii required. (Taught at Beaufort.) Instructor: Read. 3 units.
253L. Physiology of Marine Animals. Variable credit. C-L: see Environment 228L
254. Vertebrate and Invertebrate Endocrinology. Comparative study of the major pathways of hormonal regulation
from the organismal to the molecular level in vertebrate and invertebrate models. Applications of endocrinology in
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and environmental issues. Prerequisites: Biology 25L and Chemistry 152L. A biochemistry
course recommended. (Given at Beaufort.) Instructor: Rittschof. 3 units. C-L: Marine Sciences
255L. Biochemistry of Marine Animals. Variable credit. C-L: see Environment 229L
256S. Speciation. Experimental and phylogenetic approaches to the origin of plant and animal species. Emphasis on
current literature and modern approaches to evolutionary patterns and processes. Prerequisites: basic courses in
systematics and genetics. Instructors: Noor and Willis. 3 units.
257S. Science and Technology in Nineteenth-Century German Culture. 3 units. C-L: see German 285S
258S. The Making of the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis. An examination of the intellectual and historical development
of the modern evolutionary synthesis. Topics will include: the state of evolutionary theory and the debate between the
"Mendelians" and "Darwinians" in the early part of the 20th century, the development of modern population genetics
and its synthesis with ecology, systematics and paleontology. Contributions of Fisher, Wright, Dobzhansky, Mayr, and
Simpson will be highlighted with focus on original literature. What was and was not part of the synthesis, and why, and
the current state of evolutionary theory will also be discussed. Enrollment limited to graduate students. Instructors: K.
Smith and J. Willis. 3 units.
259S. The Life and Work of Darwin. Readings by and about Darwin and his contemporaries, especially Wallace.
Darwin's "Autobiography" and Janet Browne's biography as context for readings of some of his major works and works
of his contemporaries. Consent of instructor required. Instructors: Alberts and McShea. 3 units.
260. Cancer Genetics. Overview of the genetic changes associated with cancer and the molecular events that transform
normal cellular processes into tumor-promoting conditions. Topics include: tumor viruses, oncogenes, growth factors,
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