Graduate Programs

Biological principles important for the non-major in today’s world. Ecological, evolutionary and molecular topics. Three lectures. (Credit not allowed for both 110 and 123/124L) Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science (NMCCN 1114).

{Fall or Spring}

Council-Garcia

An optional laboratory which may be taken concurrently with or subsequent to 110. One 3-hour lab per week including plant and animal diversity, techniques and investigation of current issues. Meets New Mexico Lower-Division General Education Common Core Curriculum Area III: Science (NMCCN 1114).

{Fall, Spring}

Pre- or corequisite: 110

Fridrick, Howe, Shaner

Principles of cell biology, genetics and organismic biology. (Credit not allowed for both 123 and 110. Not accepted toward a Biology major.)

{Fall, Spring}

Council-Garcia

One credit optional laboratory to accompany 123.

Pre- or corequisite: 123

Adema, Cunningham, Hofkin, Howe, Loker, Natvig, Stricker, Vesbach

The scientific method, the role of water in cell biology, carbon and molecular diversity, macromolecules, introduction to metabolism, tour of cell structures and functions, membrane structure and function, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cell communication and the cell cycle. Three lectures, 1 discussion section.

Pre- corequisite: CHEM (121 and 123L) or 131L. (Credit not allowed for both BIOL 201 and 219.)

{Fall, Spring}

Bergthorsson, Cripps, Hofkin, Howe, Miller, Natvig, Nelson

Mitosis, meiosis, Mendelian genetics, chromosomes and inheritance, molecular basis of inheritance, genes to proteins, genetic models (viruses and bacteria), eukaryotic genomes, genetic basis of development and overview of genomes. Three lectures, 1 discussion section.

Prerequisite: 201 and (CHEM 121 and 123L or CHEM131L)

Pre- or corequisite: (CHEM 122 and 124L) or CHEM132L

(Credit not allowed for both BIOL 202 and 221)

{Fall, Spring}

Collins, Cook, Dahm, Milne, Poe, Sinsabaugh, Snell, Thornhill, Turner

Darwinian principles, origin of the earth, the fossil record and diversification of ancient life, evolution of populations, origin of species, phylogenetics, introduction to ecology and the biosphere, behavioral ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology and conservation biology. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. Lab material includes a survey of the diversity of life.

Prerequisite: 202 and CHEM 132L or (CHEM 122 and CHEM 124L).

Pre- or corequisite: MATH 162 or MATH 180.

{Fall, Spring}

Hanson, Marshall, Pockman, Stricker, Toolson, Wolf

Introduction to plant systems including: structure, growth, transport, nutrition, reproduction, development, and control systems. Introduction to animal systems including nutrition, circulation, reproduction, development; and immune, control and nervous systems. Three lectures and 3 hours lab.

Prerequisite: 202 and (CHEM 132L or CHEM 122 and CHEM 124L)

Pre- or corequisite: 203L and (MATH 180 or MATH 162)

{Fall, Spring}

Swan

An integrated study of human structure and function to include histology, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.  Three lectures.

Prerequisite: (123 and 124L) or 201 and CHEM 111L or (CHEM 121 and CHEM 123L).

{Fall, Spring}

Swan

A continuation of 237 to include cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, excretory, reproductive and endocrine systems.

Prerequisite: 237. Three lectures.

{Fall, Spring}

Couch

Introduction to microbiology with emphasis on principles of infection and immunity. Not accepted toward a Biology major or minor. (Credit not allowed for both 239L and 351–352L.)

Prerequisite: (123 and 124L) and CHEM 111L or (CHEM 121 and CHEM 123L) or 201 and CHEM 111L or (CHEM 121 and CHEM 123L).

{Fall, Spring}

Laboratory work using cadavers. Anatomy stressed with appropriate physiological work. Topics integrated with 237.

Pre- or corequisite: 237. Three hours lab.

{Fall, Spring}

Continuation of BIOL 247L. Topics integrated with 238.

Pre- or corequisite: 238. Three hours lab.

{Fall, Spring}

Thornhill

Basic principles, and contemporary issues of evolution. Three lectures.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Milne

A comprehensive survey of the ecology of individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems. Three lectures, 3 hours lab or field exercise.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Fall, alternate Springs}

Shepherd

(Also offered as UHON 324–324L)

Biogeography, natural history and ecological processes of the Southwest. Focusing on the land, climate, flora and fauna of the region. Field trips and labs.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Fall}

Sinsabaugh, Vesbach

Anatomy, physiology and ecology of microorganisms. Principles of bacterial techniques, host-parasite relationships and infection and immunity. Three lectures. (Credit not allowed for both **351–**352L and 239L.)

Prerequisite: 204L 

{Fall, Spring}

Methods and techniques used in microbiology.  1 hr. lab.

Pre- or corequisite: 351

{Fall, Spring}

Hanson, Marshall

Overview of plant anatomy, physiology, classification, evolution and ecology. Covers both higher and lower plants. Two lectures, 4 hours lab.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Fall}

Thornhill

An examination of how natural selection has shaped the sexual psychologies of men and women and how evolutionary theory can guide the study of sexual psychology and behavior.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Hofkin, Loker, Stricker

Survey of the major invertebrate groups with emphasis on evolutionary and ecological relationships, and the correlation of structure with function. Three lectures, 4 hours lab.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Fall}

Snell, Turner

Importance of biological diversity from ecological, aesthetic, economic and political viewpoints. Extinction as a past, present and future process, and the roles of genetics, levels of biological organization, reserves and laws in the protection and recovery of endangered organisms.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Poe, Snell, Turner

Ecology, behavior, sociology, adaptations, and evolution of the vertebrates. Three lectures, 3 hours lab.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Fall, Spring}

Original theoretical and/or experimental work under supervision. Work for the thesis is carried on throughout the senior year. A maximum of 4 hours credited towards a biology major; credits over 4 contribute to upper level Arts and Sciences requirements.

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Continually changing selection of sections that satisfy upper-division Cell/Molecular breadth requirement. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: junior or senior standing and permission of instructor.

Maximum of 4 hours credited towards the biology major and 2 hours towards the biology minor; credits over 2 contribute to upper level Arts and Sciences requirements.

Restriction: senior standing and permission of instructor

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Continually changing selection of sections that satisfy upper-division Physiology breadth requirement. (PH)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: junior or senior standing and permission of instructor

Continually changing selection of sections that satisfy upper-division Organismal Biology breadth requirement. (OR)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: junior or senior standing and permission of instructor

Crawford

UNM students train as interns with the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program to mentor K-12 students and teachers in monthly data collection at field sites along the Rio Grande floodplain. Study includes ecosystem dynamics and environmental education components. Weekly on- and off-campus meetings. (K-12 interaction limited in summer session.) (EE)

Prerequisite: 110 or 203L

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Continually changing selection of sections that satisfy upper-division Ecology/Evolution breadth requirement. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: junior or senior standing and permission of instructor

Wagner

This course focuses on methods, both experimental and computational, to study the structure of genomes and to analyze gene expression and protein function on a genome-wide scale. Computational topics include graph approaches in sequence assembly; discriminant analysis in gene finding; dynamic programming in sequence comparison; and clustering techniques in the analysis of gene expression data. Three lectures. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Cripps, Stricker

Comparative biology of animal development emphasizing regulatory mechanisms. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Stricker

Microscopic structure of vertebrate tissues, emphasizing correlation of structure and function. Three hours lecture, 3 hours lab. (PH)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Fall}

Continually changing selection of section that satisfy upper-division Interdisciplinary breadth requirement. (ID)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: junior or senior standing and permission of instructor

Nelson

Molecular biology of the gene. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Genetic principles applied to humans. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Fall}

Cellular processes with emphasis on membranes; includes reading original landmark papers in cell biology. (CM)

Prerequisite: 201 and 202 and CHEM 212 or (CHEM 301 and CHEM 303L).

{Fall}

(Also offered as NATV 430)

Cultural diversity fosters biodiversity. Students work on conservation projects initiated by native ecologist on Southwestern native lands. Short field trips and one longer field trip. (ID)

Altenbach, Toolson, Wolf

The function of organ systems in animals, emphasizing neuromuscular, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and renal physiology. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. (PH)

Prerequisite: 371L or 386L 

Restriction: permission of instructor

{Every other Spring}

Poe

Principles of phylogenetic inference using morphological and molecular data. Applications of phylogeny to ecology, systematics and molecular evolution. Three hours lecture, 2 hours lab. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Spring}

Mutation, natural selection, genetic drift; how evolutionary forces shape population structure. Mechanisms of speciation. Macroevolution of biochemical processes essential to higher organisms, such as signal transduction pathways, developmental genes and complex organs. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Werner-Washburne

Overview of genomic analyses from DNA sequence to gene expression and proteomics. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor

{Fall}

Toolson

Principles of toxicology; pharmacology and biotransformation of xenobiotics. Mechanism of action, medical uses, and evolutionary ecology of biological toxins. (PH)

Prerequisite: 204L

{Spring}

Adema, Cripps, Hanson, Natvig, Vesbach

Principles of DNA and RNA purification, enzymatic manipulation of nucleic acids, molecular cloning, gel electrophoresis, hybridization procedures and nucleotide sequencing. Two hours lecture, 5 hours lab. (CM)

Restriction: permission of instructor

{Fall}

Swan

Human gross anatomy, dissection of human cadaver. Anatomy topics integrated with Biology 237 and 238. (PH)

Prerequisite: 237 and 247L

Restriction: permission of instructor

{Fall, Spring}

Advanced course surveying microbial diversity (bacteria, archaea and protist eukaryotes) and examining the evolutionary mechanisms responsible. A central theme is the molecular evolutionary mechanisms of microbes (especially those differing from macro-organisms). (OR)

Hofkin, Miller

Structure, properties and chemistry of viruses; virus-host interactions, multiplication, serological properties, used as probes in molecular biology; effects of physical and chemical agents, classification. (CM)

Prerequisite: 351 and 352L and (429 or BIOC 423 or BIOM 511L).

{Spring}

Sinsabaugh, Vesbach

Role of microorganisms in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Emphasis on biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling. Three lectures. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Fall}

(Also offered as ANTH 455)

This course examines theory, data and methods used by genetic anthropologists to address questions about human origins and prehistory, race, natural selection, disease, and the social and scientific implications of research in genetic anthropology.

(ID)

Prerequisite: BIOL 110 or BIOL 123 or BIOL 201 or BIOL 202 or ANTH 150

{Alternate years}

Kodric-Brown

A survey of behavior patterns in animals, with emphasis on adaptive significance. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Cunningham, Hofkin, Miller

Immunoglobulin structure, anitigen-antibody reactions, immunity and hypersensitivity; experimental approach will be emphasized. Three lectures. (PH)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Fall, Spring}

Physiological and biochemical activities of bacteria and fungi with emphasis on cell energetics. Three lectures. (PH)

Prerequisite: 351 and 352L

{Spring}

Cook

Marine and terrestrial tropical environments, primarily in the Caribbean; topics stressed may include organisms, communities, structure, function, distribution, geology, history, politics, ecology and others. Two lectures, 2 hours lab, one-week field trip to the Caribbean and field trip fee is required. Open to majors and/or non-majors. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Lowrey

Identification, classification, nomenclature, and geography of vascular seed plants in New Mexico. Survey of adaptations and evolutionary trends in plants of the Southwest. Field trips. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. (OR)

Prerequisite: 360L 

{Fall}

Miller

Classical and molecular genetics of immune responses, presented as a survey of the fundamental literature in immunology. Genetics of histocompatibility and the generation of diversity in the immune system. (CM)

Prerequisite: 456

{Spring, alternate years}

Marshall

Evolutionary approach to the study of plants and plant populations. Will cover plant life history strategies, plant population biology and plant reproduction with an emphasis on empirical studies. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L and (310L or 360L)

Werner-Washburne

Critical-thinking, research-based, survey of a biological area. Primarily for students interested in research. 2.5 hour class, 1 hour of discussion. (ID)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor

Pockman

Interaction of plants with their environment, covering plant water relations, carbon gain and utilization and soil mineral nutrition. Common research methodologies will be demonstrated in class. (ID)

Prerequisite: 310L and 360L

{Spring, alternate years}

Collins

Plant community structure and dynamics in North American deserts and grasslands. Field trip to Sevilleta LTER required. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor

{Spring}

Hanson

Plant function examined from molecular to whole organism levels. Core areas include: nutrition and water balance, photosynthesis and metabolism, and growth and development. Three hrs lecture, 3 hrs lab. (PH)

Prerequisite: 204L

{Spring}

Adema, Hofkin, Loker

The protozoa and worms important in human and veterinary medicine. Emphasis on life histories, epidemiology and ecology of parasites with laboratory practice in identification and experimentation. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. (OR)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Spring}

K. Miller

Classification, phylogeny, natural history and literature of insects. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. (OR)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring}

Witt, Wolf

Classification phylogeny, natural history and literature of birds. Field trips required. Three lectures, 3 hours lab.  (OR)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Fall, alternate years}

Turner

Classification, phylogeny, natural history and literature of fishes. All-day field trips and one or more overnight field trips required. Three lectures, 3 hours lab.  (OR)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L 

{Fall}

Poe, Snell

Classification, phylogeny, natural history and literature of reptiles and amphibians. All-day field trips and one or more overnight field trips required. Two lectures, 6 hours lab. (OR)

Prerequisite: 386L

Cook

Classification, phylogeny, natural history and literature of mammals. All-day field trips and one or more overnight field trips required. Three lectures, 3 hours lab. (OR)

Prerequisite: 386L

{Fall, alternate years}

Hofkin, Loker

The full spectrum of infectious entities including prions, viruses and parasitic prokaryotes and eukaryotes will be discussed with respect to their transmissibility, interactions with immune systems and their influences on evolutionary processes and biodiversity issues. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring, alternate years}

(Also offered as ANTH 491)

This course investigates how genetic variation is patterned within and between and how these patterns change over time. Topics include neutral theory, population structure, phylogenetics, coalescent theory, molecular clock, and laboratory methods. (EE)

Toolson

Application of mathematics to models of biological systems, from genes to communities. Emphasis placed on broadly-applicable concepts and qualitative solution techniques. laboratory exercises introduce students to MATLAB programming. (ID)

Prequisite: (MATH 180 and 181) or (MATH 162 and 163)

Brown

Geographical distributions of organisms: patterns and their ecological and historical causes. (EE)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

{Spring, alternate years}

Dahm

Biological, physical and chemical interactions in fresh water ecosystems. Three lectures. (ID)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L and (CHEM 122 and CHEM 124L) or PHYC 152 or PHYC 161.

{Spring}

Dahm

Techniques for studying the biology, chemistry and physics of aquatic ecosystems.

Pre- or corequisite: 495

{Spring}

Cripps

A detailed and critical study of how different genes are regulated during the life of an organism, principally at the level of transcription. (CM)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Maximum of 2 hours credited towards a biology major. Credit not allowed toward a biology minor.

Restriction: junior or senior standing and permission of instructor.

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Offered as a CR/NC basis only.

Maximum of 4 hours credited towards the biology major.

Restriction: permission of instructor

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Brown, Milne

Students take a leadership role in suggesting, hosting and interacting with visiting scientists from UNM, SFI, LANL and other institutions.

Restriction: permission of instructor

Continually changing selection of sections that satisfy upper-division Physiology breadth requirement.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor

Crawford

UNM students train as interns with the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program to mentor K-12 students and teachers in monthly data collection at field sites along the Rio Grande floodplain. Study includes ecosystem dynamics and environmental education components. Weekly on- and off-campus meetings. (K-12 interaction limited in summer session).

{Summer, Fall, Spring}

Continually changing selection of sections that satisfy upper-division Ecology/Evolution breadth requirement.

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor

This course focuses on methods, both experimental and computational, to study the structure of genomes and to analyze gene expression and protein function on a genome-wide scale. Computational topics include graph approaches in sequence assembly; discriminant analysis in gene finding; dynamic programming in sequence comparison; and clustering techniques in the analysis of gene expression data. Three lectures.

Brown, F.A. Smith

A large-scale statistical approach to study the abundance, distribution and diversity of organisms.

{Spring, alternate years}

Snell, Toolson

Ecological and evolutionary aspects of animal physiological adaptation with emphasis on temperature, water, energy/nutrients and organismal performance. Format includes lectures, literature discussion, one field trip and a term paper. Three lectures, 4 hours lab/discussion.

{Fall}

Collins, Dahm

Study of biological communities emphasizing the interactions between living and non-living parts and the flow of materials and energy between these parts. Three lectures.

{Fall}

Collins, Pockman, Wolf

Planning, execution and write-up of field research conducted during Spring Recess. Twelve-day field trip, and lab fee required. Three hours lecture/discussion.

{Spring}

Brown, Charnov, Collins, Milne, Sinsabaugh, Wolf

Major themes in current ecological research, with in-depth exploration of the theoretical and empirical literature of individual, population, community, ecosystem and landscape ecology. Recommended for all Biology Department graduate students in any field of ecology, evolution and behavior. Three lectures, 1.5 hours lab/discussion.

{Fall}

Cook, Kodric-Brown, Natvig, Poe, Thornhill, Wagner

An in-depth coverage of the primary literature and ideas in the major areas of evolutionary biology: adaptationism, social evolution, phylogeny, molecular evolution, speciation. Recommended for all Biology Department graduate students in any field of ecology, evolution and behavior. Three lectures, 1.5 hours lab/discussion.

{Spring}

Emerging role of genomics in ecological sciences; genomic approaches to ecological research; application of ecological theory to genomics.

Prerequisite: 201, 202, 203L, 204L and calculus.

{Fall}

Continually changing selection of section that satisfy upper-division Interdisciplinary breadth requirement.

(ID)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor

(Also offered as ANTH 620, CS 520, ECE 620, STAT 520)

Varying interdisciplinary topics taught by collaborative scientists from UNM, SFI, and LANL.

Kodric-Brown

Analysis of behavior and social systems in an ecological and evolutionary context.

{Fall, alternate years}

(Also offered as ANTH 624, CS 524, ECE 524, STAT 524)

Course designed to develop the methods content and assessment of effective interdisciplinary biological courses; Students will develop and teach an undergraduate interdisciplinary topics course. Topics vary.

Restriction: permission of instructor

Dahm

(Also offered as EPS 535)

Integration of physical and chemical components of drainage basins and groundwater systems with biological metabolism, growth and reproduction along functional gradients of stream, wetland, reservoir, lake and groundwater ecosystems.

{Spring}

Poe

Principles of phylogenetic inference using morphological and molecular data. Applications of phylogeny to ecology, systematics and molecular evolution. Three hours lecture, 2 hours lab.

Restriction: permission of insructor

{Spring}

Wagner

Mutation, natural selection, genetic drift; how evolutionary forces shape population structure. Mechanisms of speciation. Macroevolution of biochemical processes essential to higher organisms, such as signal transduction pathways, developmental genes and complex organs.

Werner-Washburne

Overview of genomic analyses from DNA sequence to gene expression and proteomics.

{Fall}

Toolson

Principles of toxicology; pharmacology and biotransformation of xenobiotics. Mechanism of action, medical uses, and evolutionary ecology of biological toxins.

Prerequisite: 204L

{Spring}

Cripps, Hanson, Natvig, Vesbach

Principles of DNA and RNA purification, enzymatic manipulation of nucleic acids, molecular cloning, gel electrophoresis, hybridization procedures and nucleotide sequencing. Two hours lecture, 5 hours lab.

{Fall}

Stricker

Theory and practical methods of modern light microscopy (e.g., photomicroscopy, DIC optics, immunofluorescence microscopy, video microscopy, image processing, confocal microscopy, microinjection). One lecture, 1 lab.

{Spring}

Cunningham, Hofkin, Miller

Immunoglobulin structure, anitigen-antibody reactions, immunity and hypersensitivity; experimental approach will be emphasized. Three lectures.

{Fall, Spring}

Crossey, Dahm

(Also offered as EPS 558)

The role of microbes in mineral precipitation, dissolution and diagenesis; interactions between microbes and geochemistry/mineralogy.

Cook

Marine and terrestrial tropical environments, primarily in the Caribbean; topics stressed may include organisms, communities, structure, function, distribution, geology, history, politics, ecology and others. Two lectures, 2 hours lab, one-week field trip to the Caribbean and field trip fee is required. Open to majors and/or non-majors.

{Alternate years}

Charnov, Thornhill

Evolutionary and social biology; speciation, adaptation, population ecology.

{Fall}

R. Miller

Classical and molecular genetics of immune responses, presented as a survey of the fundamental literature in immunology. Genetics of histocompatibility and the generation of diversity in the immune system.

Prerequisite: 556

Marshall

Evolutionary approach to the study of plants and plant populations. Will cover plant life history strategies, plant population biology and plant reproduction with an emphasis on empirical studies.

{Spring}

Werner-Washburne

Critical-thinking, research-based, survey of a biological area. Primarily for students interested in research. 2.5 hour class, 1 hour of discussion.

(ID)

Prerequisite: 203L and 204L

Restriction: permission of instructor.

Pockman

Interaction of plants with their environment, covering plant water relations, carbon gain and utilization and soil mineral nutrition.  Common research methodologies will be demonstrated in class.  (ID). 

Prerequisites: 310L and 360L.

{Spring, alternate years}

Collins

Plant community structure and dynamics in North American deserts and grasslands. Field trip to Sevilleta LTER required.

Milne

Conceptual and methodological approaches to landscape ecology. Emphasis on climate, paleoecology and the quantitative representation, analysis and modeling of spatial complexity.

{Spring, alternate years}

Hanson

Plant function examined from molecular to whole organism levels. Core areas include: nutrition and water balance, photosynthesis and metabolism, and growth and development. Three hrs lecture, 3 hrs lab.

Prerequisite: 204L

{Spring}

(Also offered as BIOM 507)

The course covers the structures and functions of nucleic acids and proteins, mechanisms and macromolecular synthesis and principles of enzymology.

(Also offered as BIOM 508)

Course covers advanced topics in cell biology, including microscopy, the nucleus, protein and membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton signal transduction, cell cycle and division and extracellular matrix.

Prerequisite: 581

{Spring}

Hofkin, Loker

The protozoa and worms important in human and veterinary medicine. Emphasis on life histories, epidemiology and ecology of parasites with laboratory practice in identification and experimentation. Three lectures, 3 hours lab.

K. Miller

Classification, phylogeny, natural history and literature of insects. Three lectures, 3 hours lab.

(Also offered as ANTH 591)

This course investigates how genetic variation is patterned within and between and how these patterns change over time. Topics include neutral theory, population structure, phylogenetics, coalescent theory, molecular clock, and laboratory methods.

Toolson

Application of mathematics to models of biological systems, from genes to communities. Emphasis placed on broadly-applicable concepts and qualitative solution techniques. laboratory exercises introduce students to MATLAB programming.

Prequisite: (MATH 180 and 181) or (MATH 162 and 163)

Cripps

A detailed and critical study of how different genes are regulated during the life of an organism, principally at the level of transcription.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Approval of Committee on Studies required.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.