Timeroom: Spring 2024

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 542 (01) - Ornithology

Ornithology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50428

Identification and biology of birds, especially those of northeastern United States. Involves field trips, laboratory work, and lectures. (Spring semester only.)

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H

Instructors: Janet Anderson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	PCAC M223
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	T	9:40am - 11:00am	JAMS 140

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ZOOL 542 (02) - Ornithology

Ornithology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50429

Identification and biology of birds, especially those of northeastern United States. Involves field trips, laboratory work, and lectures. (Spring semester only.)

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H

Instructors: Janet Anderson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	PCAC M223
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	R	9:40am - 11:00am	JAMS 140

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ZOOL 566 (01) - Herpetology

Herpetology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 56098
Special Fees: $30.00

This course will serve as an introduction to the morphology, behavior, and evolutionary ecology of reptiles (tuataras, turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodilians) and amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and caecilians), with a special emphasis on New England taxa. The course will include field excursions, short-term research projects, and the comparative examination of specimens.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H

Instructors: David Steinberg

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	1:10pm - 2:00pm	NESM 329
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	F	2:10pm - 4:00pm	NESM 144

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 600 (01) - Field Experience

Field Experience

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

CRN: 50430

A supervised experience providing the opportunity to apply academic experience in settings associated with future professional employment and/or related graduate opportunities. Must be approved by a faculty advisor selected by the student.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 625 (01) - Principles of Animal Physiology

Principles Animal Physiology

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 70
CRN: 53354

Introduces the principles of animal function. The major systems (digestion, metabolism, respiration, circulation, osmotic and ionic regulation, nerve-muscle function, endocrine control) are covered with emphasis on functional mechanisms at the cell and tissue levels.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 411 or BIOL 411H) and (BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H)

Equivalent(s): ANSC 627, ANSC 717, ZOOL 519, ZOOL 627

Instructors: Istvan Miko

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	JAMS G46

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ZOOL 626W (01) - Animal Physiology Laboratory

Animal Physiology Laboratory

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56099
Special Fees: $20.00

Basic training in the measurement of function in animals, data analysis and expression, and the development of scientific communication skills.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Co-Requisite: ZOOL 625

Equivalent(s): ZOOL 626

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Istvan Miko

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	R	2:10pm - 5:00pm	SLS 186

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 626W (02) - Animal Physiology Laboratory

Animal Physiology Laboratory

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56100
Special Fees: $20.00

Basic training in the measurement of function in animals, data analysis and expression, and the development of scientific communication skills.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Co-Requisite: ZOOL 625

Equivalent(s): ZOOL 626

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Istvan Miko

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	R	5:10pm - 8:00pm	SLS 186

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 690W (01) - Evolution

Evolution

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 57016

Evolutionary biology is about uncovering the past, understanding the present, and predicting the future of animals, plants, and microbes. Is also offers insight into how scientific ideas change through time. This course covers natural selection and adaptation, phylogeny, population genetics and structure, origins and extinction of species, domestication, and evolutionary medicine. Additional topics may include human evolution and evolutionary impacts, biogeography, and social evolution, as well as the intersections between evolution, ecology and development.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 411 or BIOL 411H) and (BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H)

Equivalent(s): ZOOL 690

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: David Steinberg

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	8:10am - 9:00am	NESM 144

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 708 (01) - Stream Ecology

Stream Ecology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 53355
Special Fees: $50.00

Ecological relationships of organisms in flowing water; streams as ecosystems. Lectures on physical and chemical features of streams, floral and faunal communities, and factors controlling populations and behavior of stream organisms. Lab exercises employ both field and laboratory experimental techniques. Lab. (Not offered every year.)

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Nathaniel Furey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	9:10am - 12:00pm	SLS 181

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Zoology

ZOOL 733W (01) - Behavioral Ecology

Behavioral Ecology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 56105

Behavioral ecology is the evolution of animal behavior played out on the stage of ecology--why might a certain behavior be adaptive in a certain context? In this course, we will pursue in-depth, high-level explorations of the central topics of animal behavior, all through the lens of evolution. We will also focus heavily on improving reading, writing, and presentation skills.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): ZOOL 613 or ZOOL 613W

Equivalent(s): ZOOL 733

Cross listed with : ZOOL 833.01

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Leslie Curren

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	M	2:10pm - 4:00pm	KING N113
1/23/2024	5/6/2024	W	2:10pm - 4:00pm	KING N113

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