printer friendly pageBIOHOPK 161H: Invertebrate Zoology (BIOHOPK 261H)
(Graduate students register for 261H.) Survey of invertebrate diversity emphasizing form and function in a phylogenetic framework. Morphological diversity, life histories, physiology, and ecology of the major invertebrate groups, concentrating on local marine forms as examples. Current views on the phylogenetic relationships and evolution of the invertebrates. Lectures, lab, plus field trips. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Watanabe, J. (PI)
BIOHOPK 162H: Comparative Animal Physiology (BIOHOPK 262H)
(Graduate students register for 262H.) How animals work. Topics: physiology of respiration, circulation, energy metabolism, thermal regulation, osmotic regulation, muscle physiology, and locomotion. Evolutionary and ecological physiology. Lectures, lab, and field research. An option to combine the course work with a more intensive research focus, with more units, is available. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5-8
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Block, B. (PI)
BIOHOPK 163H: Oceanic Biology (BIOHOPK 263H)
(Graduate students register for 263H.) How the physics and chemistry of the oceanic environment affect marine plants and animals. Topics: seawater and ocean circulation, separation of light and nutrients in the two-layered ocean, oceanic food webs and trophic interactions, oceanic environments, biogeography, and global change. Lectures, discussion, and field trips. Recommended:
PHYSICS 21 or 51,
CHEM 31, Biology core, or consent of instructor.
Last offered: Winter 2009
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
BIOHOPK 166H: Molecular Ecology (BIOHOPK 266H)
(Graduate students register for 266H.) How modern technologies in gene sequencing, detection of nuclear nucleotide polymorphisms, and other approaches are used to gather data on genetic variation that allow measurement of population structure, infer demographic histories, inform conservation efforts, and advance understanding of the ecology of diverse types of organisms.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Palumbi, S. (PI)
BIOHOPK 170H: Topics in Marine Biology (BIOHOPK 270H)
(Graduate students register for 270H.) A topic of current interest to marine science explored through primary literature. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Lowe, C. (PI)
BIOHOPK 171H: Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology (BIOHOPK 271H)
(Graduate students register for 271H.) The interplay between environmental factors, such as temperature, light, nutrient supply, salinity, and oxygen availability, and adaptive change at the physiological level. Emphasis is on marine species and the roles played by physiological adaptations in establishing their distribution and performance. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Somero, G. (PI)
BIOHOPK 172H: Marine Ecology (BIOHOPK 272H)
(Graduate students register for 272H.) Focus is on quantitative approaches to questions in marine ecology and ecophysiology. Statistical methods, including multivariate statistical approaches and meta-analysis. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Micheli, F. (PI)
BIOHOPK 173H: Marine Conservation Biology (BIOHOPK 273H)
(Graduate students register for 273H.) The science of preserving marine diversity. Goal is to introduce students to major conservation issues associated with marine ecosystems. Topics include decline of open ocean fisheries, salmon conservation, bycatch issues in fisheries, use of marine reserves, marine invasions, marine pollution, and global warming. Includes five lecturers from other universities who specialize in marine conservation.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Block, B. (PI)
BIOHOPK 174H: Experimental Design and Probability (BIOHOPK 274H)
(Graduate students register for 274H.) Variability is an integral part of biology. Introduction to probability and its use in designing experiments to address biological problems. Focus is on analysis of variance, when and how to use it, why it works, and how to interpret the results. Design of complex, but practical, asymmetrical experiments and environmental impact studies, and regression and analysis of covariance. Computer-based data analysis. Prerequisite: Biology core or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, GER:DB-Math, WAY-FR, WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Watanabe, J. (PI)
BIOHOPK 175H: Problems in Marine Ecology and Ecophysiology
Field-based, emphasizing individual and small group research for advanced undergraduates. Students learn field and laboratory techniques to address ecological, ecophysiological, and biomechanical problems faced by marine organisms. Original research projects may be integrated with ongoing research programs in the Hopkins Marine Life refuge. Prerequisites: Biology core, consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-10
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Palumbi, S. (PI)
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