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Lecture—2 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Introduction to nature, scope and geographical distribution of biodiversity (the diversity of life, with emphasis on plants and animals, especially insects). Humans and biodiversity—domestication, aesthetics, ethics and valuation. Species richness and “success.” Biodiversity through time; monitoring, evaluation and conservation. Biomes—global, continental and Californian. (Same course as Entomology 2.) GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—I. (I.) Gullan, Cranston
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: elementary biology recommended. Ecological principles with emphasis on humans and their interactions with the environment; how humans affect and depend on natural ecosystems; the future of the Earth’s biosphere. GE credit: SciEng.—(II.) Toft
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Lecture—3 hours. Diversity of life in the sea; adaptations to physical/ chemical ocean environment; marine science research methods; utilization of living marine resources by humans; factors and processes that influence diversity of sea life, including humans. Limited enrollment. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—III. Williams
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Internship—3-36 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the Section of Evolution and Ecology. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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(P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C; Biological Sciences 101; Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C or the equivalent; Statistics 13 or 100 (Statistics 100 recommended). A general survey of the origins of biological diversity and evolutionary mechanisms.—I, II. (I, II, III.) Begun, Coop, Grosberg, Kopp, Langley, Turelli
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Lecture—3 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C; Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C or the equivalent. A general survey of the principles of ecology.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Gaylord, Sanford, Schoener, Schreiber, Shapiro, Strauss
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Autotutorial—1.5 hours; extensive problem solving—1.5 hours. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in course 101. Computational methods and mathematical models used to study ecological phenomena.
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, and Statistics 100 or 102, and course 100. Evolution as caused by random mating, genetic drift, natural selection, inbreeding, migration, and mutation in theory and actuality. The resemblance between relatives and consequences of selection for quantitative traits. Application of these ideas to topics such as the evolution of sex.—III. (III.) Langley
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100. Patterns and processes of evolution above the species level. Homology, homoplasy, and character evolution. Adaptive radiation; modes and rates of diversification. Evolution of complexity, and macroevolution of the genome. Principles of phylogeny reconstruction and their application to macroevolutionary studies.—II. Turelli
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100. Population growth and density dependence; predation; exploitative, interference and apparent competition; coexistence mechanisms; niches, spatial and temporal variation; stability, diversity, and productivity of food webs; applications to conservation and biological control. Emphasis on quantitative understanding through models, concepts, and empirical evidence.
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A and 1B, or 2B and 2C. The structure of the classes and subclasses of vertebrates is described and interpreted in terms of phylogeny.—I. Wainwright
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of instructor; introductory animal biology (Biological Sciences 1B or 2B), invertebrate zoology (course 112), and/or ecology (course 101) are recommended; residence at or near Bodega Marine Lab required. Student must complete the application available at http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu. Explores fundamental principles in the form and function of organisms, examining how basic properties of size, shape, structure, and habitat constrain ways in which plants and animals interact and cope with their physical surroundings. Offered in alternate years.—(IV.) Gaylord
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B or 2B; Animal Behavior course (Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 102, Psychology 101, Animal Science 104, Entomology 104, or equivalent). How animals use songs, dances, colors, chemicals, electricity and vibrations to communicate. Mechanisms of signal production and detection (sensory systems), theory of information transfer and signal design, and the role of natural selection in shaping communication.—(I.) Patricelli
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C. Diversity and classification of angiosperms (flowering plants) on a world scale, and current understanding of the origin of angiosperms and evolutionary relationships and trends within them based on morphological and molecular evidence. (Same course as Plant Biology 108.) GE credit: SciEng.—III. (III.) Doyle
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of instructor; introductory animal biology (Biological Sciences 1B or 2B), invertebrate zoology (course 112), and/or ecology (course 101) are recommended; residence at or near Bodega Marine Lab required. Student must complete the application available at http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu. Examines the bases of organism movement in terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial environments, emphasizing both the unifying principles underlying locomotion, as well as a range of strategies employed across diverse groups of organisms.
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Discussion—1 hour; seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing or consent of instructor.
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B, or 2B and 2C; courses in systematics, ecology, and evolution recommended. Survey of the invertebrate phyla, emphasizing aquatic forms, and focusing on morphology, development, natural history, ecology, and phylogenetic relationships. Limited enrollment.—II. (II.) Grosberg, Sanford
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Laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B, or 2B and 2C; course 112 concurrently. Field and laboratory experience with representative members of the major invertebrate phyla discussed in course 112. Emphasis on comparative morphology, natural history, ecology, and behavior of living invertebrates. Two field trips required.—II. (II.) Grosberg, Sanford
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Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100 or Biological Sciences 2B, or consent of instructor. Processes affecting the distribution, abundance, and diversity of plant and animal life in the sea. Introduction to marine habitat diversity and human impacts on marine ecosystems.—I. (I.) Stachowicz
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Lecture—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C; Plant Biology 111 recommended. The study of the interactions between plants, plant populations or vegetation types and their physical and biological environment. Special emphasis on California. Four full-day field trips and brief write-up of class project required. (Same course as Plant Biology 117.)—I. (I.) Rejmanek
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or 2A, 2B, 2C; introductory statistics recommended. Origin and evolution of weeds, reproduction and dispersal, seed ecology, modeling of population dynamics, interactions of weeds and crops, biological control. Laboratories emphasize design of competition experiments and identification of weedy species. (Same course as Plant Biology 119.) Not open for credit to students who have completed Plant Biology 121.—III. Rejmanek
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Lecture—2 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, or 2A, 2B, 2C; Evolution and Ecology 100 recommended. The world-wide diversity of amphibians and reptiles with emphasis on behavior, ecology, functional morphology, and evolutionary history. Offered in alternate years.—III. Shaffer
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