OIMB Fall Term September 29 – December 12, 2008

BI 454/554 Estuarine Biology (5 quarter hour credits)
The biological and physical factors regulating production, abundance, distribution and diversity in estuaries. Includes field trips to marshes, tide flats, eelgrass beds and open waters. Tuesday and one hour on Friday Richard Emlet

BI 457/557 Marine Biology: Marine Environmental Issues (5 quarter hour credits) Issues that influence biological diversity of marine environments are approached from a global scale, and from real world examples from the local environment. An integrated approach is used to explore global climate change, fisheries, habitat alteration, invasive species and pollution in the marine environment. Wednesday and one hour on Friday Jan Hodder.

BI 457/557 Marine Biology: Molecular Biology for Marine Sciences(5 quarter hour credits) An introductory course in applying molecular biology to research using marine organisms. Lectures and reading will examine the use of molecular data in taxonomy and systematics, population structure and conservation biology, and morphological and developmental evolution.  Lab exercises will include both analysis and interpretation of existing data sets and the generation of new data using basic methods.  Students will acquire practical laboratory skills including collection and preservation of material for molecular work, DNA extraction, PCR amplification of suitable target genes, sequence analysis, and building and interpreting phylogenetic trees. Thursday and one hour on Friday  Svetlana Maslakova

BI 458/558 Biological Oceanography (5 quarter hour credits) Examines patterns of biological productivity and controlling physical and chemical mechanisms in the various environments of the world's oceans. Includes trips offshore. Monday and one hour on Friday Alan Shanks.

BI 407/507 Seminar: Marine Biology (2 quarter hour credits) Speakers from a number of different Universities present their research interests. Friday 3.30 pm

 

   
       
   
       
               
 
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