Teaching
(BIOL 4310/5310) - taught in fall of even-numbered years
3 Semester Credit Hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3309 or consent of instructor. An investigation of theoretical and experimental approaches to understanding the composition, diversity, and structure of plant, animal, and microbial communities.
(BIOL 4330/5330) - taught in fall of odd-numbered years
3 Semester Credit Hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1404 or BIOL 3309.
An examination of how we quantify patterns and effects of spatial heterogeneity on organisms and ecological processes.
(ZOOL 4408/5408) - taught every spring
4 Semester Credit Hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1402 or BIOL 1404 or consent of instructor.
Emphasis on laboratory and field work in systematics, ecology, and anatomy of birds. Local field trips. Includes a lab.
