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department Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology (X) |
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to the ecology and conservation of vertebrates. Complexity and severity of world problems in conserving biological diversity. GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.—I. (I.) Elliott-Fisk, Moyle, Kelt
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Lecture—3 hours. Introduction to conservation biology and background to the biological issues and controversies surrounding loss of species and habitats for students with no background in biological sciences. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—III. (III.) Caro
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Internship—3-18 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the department. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: Evolution and Ecology 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100 and consent of instructor. Introduction to field methods for monitoring and studying wild vertebrates and their habitats, with an emphasis on ecology and conservation. Required weekend field trips.—III. (III.) Anderson, Eadie, Kelt, Van Vuren
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and one upper division course in each of ecology, statistics, and ornithology, mammalogy, or herpetology. Field research in ecology of wild vertebrates in terrestrial environments; formulation of testable hypotheses, study design, introduction to research methodology, oral and written presentation of results. Limited enrollment. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: Wrt.—I. Anderson, Eadie, Kelt, Van Vuren
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Lecture/discussion—2 hours; field work—15 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor, course 101 (may be taken concurrently), and one upper division course in each of ecology, statistics, and ornithology, mammalogy, or herpetology. Field research in ecology of wild vertebrates in terrestrial environments; testing ecological hypotheses through field research, application of research methodology, supervised independent research projects. Held between Labor Day and fall quarter. Limited enrollment. Offered in alternate years.—I. Anderson, Eadie, Kelt, Van Vuren
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Lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division course in each of ecology, aquatic biology, fish biology, and statistics, and consent of instructor. Emphasis on theory of quantitative fish capture methods and design of individual research projects on ecology, behavior, physiology or population biology of fishes. Offered in alternate years.—III. Moyle
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Fieldwork—15 hours; laboratory—12 hours; discussion/laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 102, upper division course in each of ecology, aquatic biology, fish biology, and statistics, and consent of instructor. Field investigations of fish biology are emphasized including quantitative capture methods and individual research projects on ecology, behavior, physiology or population biology of fishes at the field site in relation to their habitats. Offered in alternate years. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of projects.) GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—III. Moyle
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or Biological Sciences 2A, 2B, 2C; Evolution and Ecology 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100 or equivalent course. Origins, evolution, diversification, and geographical and ecological distributions of mammals. Morphological, physiological, reproductive, and behavioral adaptations of mammals to their environment.—III. (III.) Kelt
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Laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 110 (may be taken concurrently) and consent of instructor. Laboratory exercises in the morphology, systematics, species identification, anatomy, and adaptations of wild mammals to different habitats. Limited enrollment.—III. (III.) Kelt
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C, or Biological Sciences 2A, 2B, 2C; Evolution and Ecology 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100 or equivalent course. Phylogeny, distribution, migration, reproduction, population dynamics, behavior and physiological ecology of wild birds. Emphasis on adaptations to environments, species interactions, management, and conservation.—I. (I.) Anderson, Eadie
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Laboratory—6 hours; fieldwork—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 111 (may be taken concurrently); consent of instructor. Laboratory exercises in bird species identification, anatomy, molts, age and sex, specialized adaptations, behavior, research, with emphasis on conservation of wild birds. Several weekend field trips, after class bird walks, and independent bird study are required. Limited enrollment.—I. (I.) Anderson, Eadie
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1B. Evolution, ecology, and conservation of marine and freshwater fishes.—I. (I.) Moyle
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Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 (may be taken concurrently). Morphology, taxonomy, conservation, and identification of marine and freshwater fishes with emphasis on California species. Limited enrollment.—I. (I.) Moyle
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: upper division courses in nutrition and physiology or consent of instructor. Comparative physiology, growth, reproduction, behavior, and energy relations of fishes. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—II. (II.)
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16A-16B; Statistics 13 or the equivalent; an upper division course in ecology. Description of bird, mammal and fish population dynamics, modeling philosophy, techniques for estimation of animal abundance (e.g., mark-recapture, change-in-ratio, etc.), mathematical models of populations (e.g., Leslie matrix, logistic, dynamic pool, stock-recruitment); case histories.—III. (III.) Botsford
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 110, 111, or 120; Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101; and Evolution and Ecology 101. Animal functions, adaptations, and ecological energetics of wildlife. Nutrition, metabolism, and productivity are emphasized as a pattern of relationships for understanding the distribution and abundance of wild ectotherms and endotherms in time and space. Not offered every year.—II. (II.)
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Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; field trip. Prerequisite: courses 111 and 111L or the equivalent. Detailed examination of distribution, behavior, population dynamics, and management of waterfowl and upland game birds. Offered in alternate years.—(II.) Eadie
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Lecture—3 hours; film viewing—1 hour. Prerequisite: Evolution and Ecology 101. Basic theories underlying the functional and evolutionary significance of behavior, and the role of ecological constraints. Supporting empirical evidence taken mainly from studies of wild vertebrates. Offered in alternate years.—(II.) Caro
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences, 1A, 1B, 1C or Biological Sciences, 2A, 2B, 2C or the equivalents; course 110L or 111L recommended. Ecology of wild vertebrates, including habitat selection, spatial organization, demography, population growth and regulation, competition, predation, and community dynamics, set in the context of human-caused degradation of environments in North America.—I. (I.) Van Vuren
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Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, and 1C, or Biological Sciences 2A, 2B, 2C, or the equivalent. Ecological approaches to managing wild vertebrates that cause problems for agriculture, public health, or conservation of biodiversity. Offered in alternate years.—II. Van Vuren
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: introductory courses in organic chemistry, ecology, and physiology, or consent of instructor; Environmental Toxicology 101 recommended. Various forms of environmental pollution in relation to fish and wildlife, the effects and mechanisms of pollutants, effects on individuals and systems, laboratory and field ecotoxicology, examples/case histories, philosophical/management considerations. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—II. Anderson
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Lecture—3 hours; term paper (will be one or more book reviews). Prerequisite: Evolution and Ecology 101 or Environmental Science and Policy 100 or the equivalent. An introduction to conservation biology and background to the biological issues and controversies surrounding loss of species and habitats.—I. (I.) Woodroffe
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: introductory ecology course; course 154 and Environmental Horticulture 160 recommended. Analysis of the characteristics of wildlife and fish habitats, the conservation of habitats, and restoration. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—I. (II.) Elliott-Fisk
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours; term paper. Field trips will be substituted for some in-lab activities. Prerequisite: Environmental Science and Policy 100 or Evolution and Ecology 101; Plant Biology 102 or 108 strongly recommended. Survey of the geographical distribution of vegetation types and habitats, with consideration of the environmental and historical factors that determine these patterns. Conservation and management approaches. Analytical field and lab techniques introduced. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—II. Elliott-Fisk
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