Course is comprised of lectures featuring prominent speakers from a variety of institutions.
This class is cross-listed with UG BI 4960, CRN:30926.
Examines the functioning of the nervous system in vertebrates and invertebrates. The fundamental principles underlying membrane potentials, action potentials and conduction are followed by mechanisms of communication between single cells and groups of cells. Different aspects of sensory, motor and integrative physiology are discussed and the role of specific parts of the brain is explored. The laboratory portion is used to demonstrate certain principles and phenomena discussed in lecture. The laboratory involves a series of student-driven mini-projects. Students use computers, Data Acquisition Units, oscilloscopes, manipulators, transducers and amplifiers to test student and/or instructor generated hypothesis. Spring of odd years.
This course is cross-listed with UG BI 4780, CRN:30442.
Avian Ecology is a field-oriented course that focuses on bird interactions with each other and their environment as a medium for understanding field ecological research. Students become familiar with local bird identification, give presentations on selected topics, assist in banding birds, and carry out their own individual research projects under the guidance of a researching avian ecologist.
This class is cross-listed with UG BI 4960, CRN:30926.