Winter Ecology

Course Code:
BIO 476
Course Group(s):
Analytical Reasoning & Scientific Inquiry - Integrated, BIO: Biology Minor UD Electives, BIOG: Ecology Cluster, Degree Applicable, ENST: Environment & Science Cluster, FBIO: Biology Cluster, FWSF - Fisheries Concentration: Biological Science Elective, FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Ecology Elective, Integrative Studies: BIOG Program Options, Integrative Studies: FW Program Options, Lab Courses, Liberal Arts and Science Elective, NRCM: Organisms/Habitats Cluster, PACM: Natural World Cluster, Quantitative Problem Solving - Integrated, Written Communication - Integrated
Course Description:
We will apply the basic principles of chemistry, physics and biology to study ecology as it applies to the challenges of the winter environment (as we know it). We will design and conduct experiments in winter ecology that test hypotheses we develop from theory that has resulted from other research. We will study the options that different groups of plants and animals have for dealing with the stresses of winter. We will focus on the behavioral, physiological, and morphological adaptations to low temperatures, lack of food availability and lack of available water. We will examine the properties of snow and how the physical structure of snow changes over time. We will also explore the interaction between snow characteristics and those animals that face life in the cold. Prerequisites:BIO 102 Biology II and BIO 210 General Ecology and MAT 210 Statistics. Completes General Education Requirements: WC-I, QP-I, AR-I. LAS
Credit:
4
Prerequisites:
Prereq: Lecture: BIO 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And MAT 210 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 And BIO 102 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 4.00 Or BIO 102 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 4.00
Corequisites:
Coreq: BIO 476 Lecture, BIO 476 Lab
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