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department Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (X) |
Lecture, three hours; demonstration, one hour. Designed for nonmajors. Origin of crop plants; man's role in development, distribution, and modification of food, fiber, medicinal, and other plants in relation to their natural history. P/NP or letter grading.
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Discussion, four hours. Limited to 30 students. Discussions and student presentations on biomedical research as it affects minority communities, with emphasis on methodology, design, consequences, and ethics of current research. Discussion leaders provide information on preparation and training for research careers. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examination of ecological and evolutionary principles necessary to understand nature and importance of worldwide environmental crisis. Research by students of specific conservation issues and presentation of results to class. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open to life sciences majors. Limited to 100 students. Introduction to biology within framework of evolutionary theory. Relationships of evolutionary thought to other areas of knowledge and society. Natural selection and origin of variation examined in context of genetics, molecular biology, physiology, phylogeny, population dynamics, behavior, and ecology. Emphasis on critical role of historical processes. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Exploration in detail of Darwinian natural selection, with emphasis on evidence and implications for modern problems people and societies face, including antibiotic resistance, insect resistance to pesticides, and coevolution of pollinators with crop plants. Nature of science in context of questions about ongoing real-time Darwinian processes. Letter grading.
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Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours, or field trips, three to four hours. Recommended preparation: Life Sciences 15. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 122 or Life Sciences 1. Introduction to natural history of Western North America, especially Southern California. Classification, distribution, and ecology of common plants and animals. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours; field trips, two hours. Not open for credit to students with credit for Earth and Space Sciences 15. Physical and chemical processes that take place in oceans, with emphasis on their effects on organisms. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Introduction to fundamental structural, physiological, and behavioral features of desert organisms, with special emphasis on deserts of Western North America. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial, three hours. Limited to students in College Honors Program. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Individual study with lecture course instructor to explore topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Individual honors contract required. Honors content noted on transcript. Letter grading.
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Tutorial/fieldwork, three hours per week per unit. Internship course for lower division students to be supervised by Center for Community Learning, fieldwork site, and faculty adviser. Consult Undergraduate Office for more information. May be repeated twice. Individual contract with supervising faculty member required. P/NP grading.
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Seminar, three to 12 hours. Current issues in research in ecology and evolutionary biology. Consult "Schedule of Classes" for topics and instructors. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.
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(Formerly numbered Chemistry M97X and Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M97X.) Lecture, one hour. Limited to students in Program for Excellence in Education and Research in Sciences (PEERS). Series of lectures and workshops to acquaint students with practice of science, opportunities available to participate in research as undergraduate students, and careers available to graduates with science degrees. May be repeated twice, but only 1 unit may be applied toward graduation. P/NP grading.
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Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Requisite: Life Sciences 1. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 118, C119, 122 through 126, 129, 132 through 134B, 136, or 151B. Introduction to methods and topics in ecology and behavior. Growth and regulation of populations, organization of communities and ecosystems, biogeography, and behaviors animals use to find food, choose mates, and interact in social groups. Understanding scientific method, critical evaluation of research papers, and development of scientific writing skills. Letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours; laboratory, six hours; three to four field trips. Requisite: Life Sciences 1. Introduction to biology and ecology of marine plants, including algae, sea grasses, and mangroves, with focus on form and function of marine plants and their ecological role in different marine habitats and ecosystems. Letter grading.
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Five-week intensive course. Lecture, five hours; laboratory, 15 hours. Requisite: Life Sciences 1. Morphology, systematics, life histories and natural history, ecology, behavior, and physiology of marine invertebrates. Given off campus at marine science center. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours; field trip. Requisites: Life Sciences 1, 4. Evolution, systematics, morphology, principles of taxonomy, phytogeography, phylogenetic analysis, speciation, and natural history of plants. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; laboratory/field trips, six hours. Requisite: Life Sciences 1. Introduction to systematics, evolution, natural history, morphology, and physiology of invertebrates. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, two hours; laboratory, 12 hours. Requisites: course 105, Physiological Science 166 (may be taken concurrently). Offered either as 6-unit quarter-long course or as 4-unit Marine Biology Quarter course. Advanced course of natural history, physiology, biochemistry of invertebrates, with emphasis on independent laboratory and field investigations. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours; three weekend field trips. Requisite: course 105 or completion of Marine Biology Quarter. Advanced invertebrate biology course exploring evolutionary relationship of animal groups and evolution of marine species, comparative development and developmental genetics of invertebrate form, and form and function as they relate to marine invertebrates. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: Life Sciences 1. Strongly recommended for prospective Marine Biology Quarter students. Introduction to physical and biological world of 70 percent of planet: oceans. Designed to be integrative, with focus on geological evolution of seas, physical and chemical properties of water, and how these abiotic processes shape ecology and evolution of marine organisms and environments. Letter grading.
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Laboratory, three hours. Enforced requisites: course 109 (may be taken concurrently), Life Sciences 1. Introduction to marine environments and methods used to study them. Exploration of variety of concepts in marine science, ranging from oceanography to behavior, primary productivity, and marine biodiversity, with emphasis on experimental design and scientific writing. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; laboratory, five hours. Requisites: Life Sciences 1, 2, 3, 4. Study of vertebrate morphology, function, and evolution from viewpoint of comparative anatomy of adult forms, biomechanics, development, and paleontology. Laboratory study of selected vertebrates. Letter grading.
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