Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)

(Cross-listed with EEOB 5070).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Analysis of current research in animal behavior. Topics covered may include behavioral ecology, mechanisms of behavior, evolution of behavior, applications of animal behavior to conservation biology, and applications of animal behavior to wild animals in captivity. (Typically Offered: Spring)

Credits: 4.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to key figures and ideas that have shaped the development of ecology and evolutionary biology. Covers major developments in ecology and evolutionary biology at five levels of biological organization: Genome, Organism, Population, Community, and Ecosystem. Impacts of these developments on current approaches to investigation and argument formulation. Effects of technological advances on the direction of scientific investigations. Introduction to analytical skills important for critical thinking in ecology and evolutionary biology and the impact of accepted lines of scientific reasoning on the objectives and conduct of research, such as explanation and prediction, design of studies as experimentation, and structured or unstructured observation. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with WFCE 5310/ EEOB 5310).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: BIOL 3120, BIOL 3130; or graduate standing
Examination of conservation issues from a population and a community perspective. Population-level analysis will focus on the role of genetics, demography, and environment in determining population viability. Community perspectives will focus on topics such as habitat fragmentation, reserve design, biodiversity assessment, and restoration ecology. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Dual-listed with BIOL 4340). (Cross-listed with EEOB 5340).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Hormonal signaling in humans and other animals. The function and evolution of hormones, their interactions with receptors, and their downstream effects on physiology, development, and behavior. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Dual-listed with BIOL 4510). (Cross-listed with EEOB 5510).
Credits: 4. Contact Hours: Lecture 3, Laboratory 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Survey of land plant evolution; phylogenetic comparison of anatomical, reproductive, and life history specializations. Relationships among bryophytes, lycophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms emphasizing significant evolutionary changes documented by paleobotanical, morphological, and molecular studies. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with EEOB 5530).
Credits: 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Structure, identification, classification, phylogeny, and economic aspects of grasses and related families. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with EEOB 5610).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Use of genomic and other 'omic' data in evolution and ecology. Review of data-generation platforms, computational methods, and examples of how phylogenomics, metagenomics, epigenomics, and population genomics are transforming the disciplines of evolution and ecology. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Cross-listed with EEOB 5620).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Seminar/discussion course covering the genetic basis of evolutionary processes in multicellular organisms. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Cross-listed with EEOB 5630).
Credits: 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
An overview of the theory underlying phylogenetic analysis and the application of phylogenetic methods to molecular datasets. The course emphasizes a hands-on approach to molecular phylogenetics and combines lecture presentations with computer exercises and discussion of original scientific literature. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Dual-listed with BIOL 4650). (Cross-listed with EEOB 5650).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
The history and biological diversity of life on earth; evolutionary patterns and processes above the species level. Biological diversity from a phylogenetic perspective. Empirical exercises include: phylogeny estimation, ancestral states, estimating diversification rates, evaluating the tempo and mode of evolution, biogeographic patterns, and trait associations across the tree of life. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Cross-listed with EEOB 5660).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Seminar/discussion course covering the fundamentals of molecular evolution. Emphasis is placed on original scientific literature and current topics, including rates and patterns of genetic divergence; nucleotide and allelic diversity; molecular clocks; gene duplications; genome structure; organellar genomes; polyploidy; transposable elements; and modes and mechanisms of gene and genome evolution. Offered even-numbered years. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Cross-listed with ENT 5680/ EEOB 5680).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 2, Laboratory 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Principles and practice of systematic biology; taxonomy, nomenclature and classification of plants and animals; sources and interpretation of systematic data; speciation; fundamentals of phylogenetic systematics. (Typically Offered: Spring)

(Cross-listed with ENSCI 5840/ EEOB 5840).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction of the study of ecosystems and the biogeochemical factors that influence their properties and dynamics. Conceptual foundations for ecosystem studies. Interactions among organisms, biological diversity, and ecosystem attributes. Quantitative analyses of accumulations, transformations, and fluxes of nutrients, water, and energy within and among ecosystems. Global change issues. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Dual-listed with BIOL 4850). (Cross-listed with EEOB 5850).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
The effect of interspecific interactions on the structure and dynamics of natural and managed communities; including concepts of guild structure and trophic web dynamics and their importance to the productivity, diversity, stability, and sustainability of communities. The implications of interspecifc interactions in the management of wild species will be emphasized with illustrative case histories of interactions between plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Dual-listed with WFCE 4860/ BIOL 4860/ ENSCI 4860). (Cross-listed with ENSCI 5860/ WFCE 5860/ EEOB 5860).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: BIOL 3120 or ENSCI 3810 or ENSCI 4020 or NREM 3010 or graduate classification
Physical, chemical, and biological components of aquatic ecosystems. Emphasis on lacustrine, riverine, and wetland management. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Dual-listed with BIOL 4870/ ENSCI 4870/ GEOL 4870/ MICRO 4870). (Cross-listed with ENSCI 5870/ GEOL 5870/ MICRO 5870/ EEOB 5870).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to major functional groups of autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms and their roles in natural and environmental systems. Consequences of microbial activity on water chemistry, weathering, and precipitation/dissolution reactions will be emphasized. (Typically Offered: Fall)

(Dual-listed with WFCE 4890/ BIOL 4890). (Cross-listed with WFCE 5890/ EEOB 5890).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Laboratory 2, Lecture 2.

Prereq: BIOL 3120, (STAT 1010 or STAT 1040), (MATH 1510, MATH 1600, or MATH 1650) or Graduate Classification
Concepts and theories of population dynamics with emphasis on applications to conservation and management. (Typically Offered: Fall)

Credits: 1-3. Repeatable.

Prereq: Instructor Permission for Course
For students wishing to conduct in-depth study of a particular topic in ecology and evolutionary biology. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)

Credits: 1. Contact Hours: Lecture 1.
Repeatable.

Reports and discussion of recent research and literature. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring)

Credits: 1-30. Repeatable.

Prereq: Department Permission for Course
Thesis and dissertation research. (Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer)