Seminar in colonial literature. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Principles of insect damage, populations and distributions. Various types of natural and and applied control, including problems of insecticide toxicity, resistance and residues.

Protozoan, helminth and arthropod parasites of man and domestic animals, emphasis on etiology, epidemiology, methods of diagnosis, control measures and life histories. Techniques for host examination and preparation of material for study.

This course provides students with hands-on experience in a diverse array of modern research methods used by ecologists and evolutionary biologists, including techniques used in: molecular genetics, chemical ecology, behavioral studies, motion analyses using high-speed video, image analyses for morphometrics and color, and field techniques in both aquatic and terrestrial systems. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, three hours per week.

This course introduces students to major topics in behavioral ecology and comparative neurobiology with an emphasis on inter-relationships between these fields. Topics to be covered vary each semester, but typically include: the optimality approach to understanding behavior, predator-prey behavior, mating and social behavior, behavioral genetics, neural circuits and behavior, sensory biology, neural development, and neural plasticity.

This course provides students with instruction and experience in the experimental research techniques employed in the study of behavioral ecology and comparative neurobiology with emphasis on the integration of these approaches for understanding animal behavior. Each student will carry out three small research projects in the laboratories of three of the participating faculty.

Theory and methods of phylogenetic analysis and cladistics will be explained. Applications of phylogenetic analysis, such as historical biogeography, biological classification, and testing of ecological hypotheses will be explored.

May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.

May be repeated indefinitely.

A study of the historical foundations of American education.