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College Catalog 2009-2011 
    
College Catalog 2009-2011 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 476 - Research in Biodiversity and Evolution


This course offers an opportunity to work with a faculty member on current research in animal diversity and evolution. Lab periods will be devoted to fieldwork, lab work, and data analysis. Lecture periods will focus on discussion of the scientific literature related to the research area undertaken. Research projects will be undertaken in the fields of population genetics, phylogenetic systematics, or biogeography. Techniques may include field collection of animals, species identification, DNA sequencing, analysis of genetic data sets, and scanning electron microscopy. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; BIOL 270  (Biodiversity and Evolution), BIOL 285  (Ecology), and permission of the instructor. Three hours of lecture/discussion and three hours of lab per week. Offered every other year. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270, BIOL or ENVI 285 and Junior or Senior standing and permission of instructor. (4 Credits)