MCRO 221 Microbiology (4) GE B2 & B4 -Morphology,
metabolism, classification and identification; bacteriology of air, soil,
water and foods with applications to industry, agriculture, medicine,
and public health. Not open to students with credit in MCRO 224. 2 lectures,
2 laboratories. Prerequisite: One quarter of chemistry.
BIO 162 Introduction into Organismal Form and Function -
Fundamentals of the structure and physiology of cells, tissues,
and organs of higher plants and animals: energy acquisition and
food distribution, gas exchange and fluid transport, and sensing
and responding to the environment. 3 lectures, 2 laboratories.
Prerequisite: BIO 161 or consent of instructor. Recommended: One
college-level introductory chemistry course.
BIO 227
Wildlife Conservation Biology (4) GE B2 -
Historical development of wildlife biology and philosophies. Basic principles
of ecology and evolution. Practices applied to wildlife. Current problems involving
people-wildlife interactions with special reference to world biodiversity.
4 lectures.
BIO 228
Wildlife Biology Laboratory (1) -
Recognition of important wildlife resources and presentation of life histories.
Emphasis towards those forms that have been historically managed as game species
and those currently considered endangered. Investigation of habitats common
to various wildlife. 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Concurrent or previous
enrollment in BIO 227.
BIO 301
Conservation and Environmental Biology (4) - Introduction to
natural processes regulating renewable and non-renewable physical,
chemical, and biological resources. Human population ecology and the influence
and interactions of human populations on/with physical, chemical, and non-human
biological resources. Principles of management, environmental science, and
conservation biology that lead to equilibrium or self-sustaining conditions.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: One course in college biology.
BIO 327
Wildlife Biology Methods (5) - Methods for gathering information
for management of wildlife. Use of the literature, inventory of plants
and animal populations, use of maps, sexing and aging, trapping, handling,
and marking techniques, physiological indices, and radio telemetry.
3 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 227 and BIO 228.
VS 200
Special Problems for Undergraduates (2-3) -
Individual investigation, research, studies or surveys of selected problems.
Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 3 units per quarter. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
VS 203
Animal Parasitology (3) -
Identification, life cycles, prevention and control of the common external
and internal parasites causing economic loss in livestock. 3 lectures. Prerequisite:
BIO 111, or BIO 151.
VS 312
Production Medicine (3) -
Basic disease concepts. Fundamentals of immunology and therapeutics. Disease
prevention principles, infectious and non-infectious. Pre-harvest food safety
and milk and meat quality assurance. Herd health management programs for production
efficiency and product quality. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: ASCI 221,
ASCI 222, ASCI 223,
ASCI 144, and VS 223.
ZOO 321
Mammalogy (4) -
Biology and economic importance of mammals. Classification and identification
of mammals, with emphasis on California species. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite:
BIO 153.
ZOO 322
Ichthyology (4) -
Phylogeny, anatomy, functional morphology, physiology, and ecology of marine
and freshwater fishes. Special reference to local and economically important
species. Laboratory emphasis on taxonomy of California species, especially
marine groups. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 153.
ZOO 323
Ornithology (4) -
Classification and identification of birds, with emphasis on California species.
Anatomy, physiology, ecology and behavior. Saturday field trips required. 2
lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 153.
ZOO 329
Vertebrate Field Zoology (4) -
Identification and natural history of terrestrial vertebrates, with emphasis
on field studies and local species. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite:
BIO 153.
ZOO 341
Herpetology (4) -
Living and extinct reptiles and amphibians; an adaptive approach to their diversity,
biology, and classification. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO
153.
ZOO 425
Parasitology (4) -
External and internal parasites of man and animals. Life history. Parasite-host
relationships. Control and recognition of species of clinical importance. 2
lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BIO 153 and MCRO 221 or MCRO 224.
ZOO 437
Animal Behavior (4) -
Behavioral adaptations of animals to their environment and way of life. Analysis
of behavior patterns, use of patterns in clarifying evolutionary and ecological
relationships. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 153. Recommended:
BIO 325.
ZOO
530 Behavioral Ecology (3) -
Function and evolution of behavioral phenomena as they relate to ecological
phenomena. Topics include habitat selection, spacing mechanisms, reproductive
strategies, feeding strategies, agonistic, parasitic, and altruistic behavior;
migration, and comparative social systems. 3 seminars. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing, BIO 325 or BOT 326, ZOO 437. Recommended: BIO 414.
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