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BIO 147: Controlling Climate Change in the 21st Century (BIO 247, EARTHSYS 147, EARTHSYS 247, HUMBIO 116)

Global climate change science, impacts, and response strategies. Topics: scientific understanding of the climate system; modeling future climate change; global and regional climate impacts and vulnerability; mitigation and adaptation approaches; the international climate policy challenge; and decarbonization of energy and transportation systems.
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci

BIO 157: Plant Biochemistry (BIO 257)

The biochemistry of plants relevant to their physiology and cell biology. Topics include: the biosynthesis, assembly, function, and regulation of cell walls; lipids; pigments; photoreceptors; transporters; and the response of plants to pathogens and stresses. Prerequisite: Biology core or equivalent, or consent of instructors.
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci

BIO 164: Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions (BIO 264)

Physiological, ecological, and physical aspects of ecosystem function, emphasizing how ecosystems influence and are influenced by the atmosphere. Prerequisites: 42, 43; or consent of instructor.
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci

BIO 166: Faunal Analysis: Animal Remains for the Archaeologist (ANTHRO 113, ANTHRO 213, BIO 266)

The analysis of fossil animal bones and shells to illuminate the behavior and ecology of prehistoric collectors, especially ancient humans. Theoretical and methodoloigcal issues. The identification, counting, and measuring of fossil bones and shells. Labs. Methods of numerical analysis.

BIO 206: Field Studies in Earth Systems (EARTHSYS 189)

For advanced upper-division undergraduates and graduate students. Field-based, focusing on the components and processes by which terrestrial ecosystems function. Topics from biology, chemistry, ecology, geology, and soil science. Lecture, field, and lab studies emphasize standard field techniques, experimental design, analysis of data, and written and oral presentation. Small team projects test the original questions in the functioning of natural ecosystems. Admission by application; see Axess. Prerequisites: BIO 141 or EESS 160 (formerly GES 160), or equivalent.

BIO 215: Biochemical Evolution

Biochemical viewpoints on the evolutionary process. Topics: prebiotic biochemistry and the origins of life; adaptive organization of metabolism; enzyme polymorphisms and other biochemical aspects of population genetics; macromolecular phylogeny and protein clocks. Prerequisites: Biology core or substantial equivalent.

BIO 216: Terrestrial Biogeochemistry

Nutrient cycling and the regulation of primary and secondary production in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems; land-water and biosphere-atmosphere interactions; global element cycles and their regulation; human effects on biogeochemical cycles. Prerequisite: graduate standing in science or engineering; consent of instructor for undergraduates or coterminal students.

BIO 222: Exploring Neural Circuits

Seminar. The logic of how neural circuits control behavior; how neural circuits are assembled during development and modified by experience. Emphasis is on primary literature. Topics include: neurons as information processing units; simple and complex circuits underlying sensory information processing and motor control; and development and plasticity of neural circuits. Advanced undergraduates with background in physical science, engineering, and biology may apply to enroll. Recommended: background in neuroscience.

BIO 231: Evolution of Life Histories

Life histories as descriptions of reproduction, survival, and growth over the lives of individuals. Theoretical approaches to the dynamics and evolution of life histories and of populations with different life histories. Experimental data on natural populations and methods for their analysis.

BIO 245: Behavioral Ecology (BIO 145)

Animal behavior from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. Topics: foraging, territoriality, reproductive behavior, social groups. Lecture/seminar format; seminars include discussion of journal articles. Independent research projects. Prerequisites: Biology or Human Biology core, or consent of instructor. Recommended: statistics.
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