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Your search for courses · during 2023-24 · tagged with ENTS2ENVSCI · returned 11 results
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BIOL 248 Behavioral Ecology 6 credits
Behavioral ecologists strive to understand the complex ways that ecological pressures influence the evolution of behavioral strategies. It can be argued that animals face a relatively small set of basic challenges: they must acquire food, water, and mates, and they must avoid danger. Yet we see a rich diversity of solutions to these problems. Consider foraging behavior, for example. All animals must acquire energy, but some filter particles out of sea water, others graze on nearly inedible grasses, while still others hunt in cooperative packs. In this course we will consider such topics as foraging, communication, sociality, and conflict. By focusing on the functions and evolutionary histories of behaviors, we strive to better understand the puzzle of behavioral diversity.
- Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 262 Ecological Physiology 6 credits
This course examines the physiological adaptations that allow species to inhabit a wide range of environments including polar regions, deserts, high alpine, the deep sea, and wave-swept coastal habitats. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how organisms cope with environmental extremes (e.g., temperature, low oxygen, pH, salinity and pressure) and in using metabolic theory to predict the ecological impacts of climate change (e.g., global warming, ocean acidification, hypoxia). Associated laboratory will emphasize experimentation and application of physiological concepts in living organisms.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 263
- Fall 2023
- Science with Lab
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Biology 125 and 126
Concurrent registration in Biology 263 required
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BIOL 262.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 263 Ecological Physiology Laboratory 2 credits
Experimental approaches to study physiological responses of living organisms to their environment. Students will conduct a semi-independent lab project.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 262
- Fall 2023
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Biology 125 and 126. Requires concurrent registration in Biology 262
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BIOL 263.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- THHulings 115 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 321 Ecosystem Ecology 6 credits
Ecosystem ecology involves the study of energy and material flow through systems, including both the biotic (animals, plants, microbes) and abiotic (soil, water, atmosphere) components. Topics include the major elemental cycles (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus), patterns of energy flow, and the controls of these fluxes for different ecosystems. Current environmental issues are emphasized as case studies, including climate change, land use change, human alterations of nutrient cycles, and biodiversity effects on ecosystems.
- Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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one 200 level course in Biology or Geology 230, 258, 285 or Environmental Studies 244, 254, 260, 265, 288
Biology 126
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BIOL 321.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 120 9:50am-11:00am
- FHulings 120 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 350 Evolution 6 credits
Principles and history of evolutionary change in wild populations, with consideration of both microevolutionary and macroevolutionary time scales. Topics covered include causes of change in gene frequency, the nature of adaptation, constraints on evolutionary change, the evolution of genes and proteins, rates of speciation and extinction, and the major events in evolutionary history.
- Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 350.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 305 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 352 Population Ecology 6 credits
An investigation of the properties of populations and communities. Topics include population growth and regulation, life tables, interspecific and intraspecific competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, the nature of communities, and biogeography.
BIOL 353 required.
- Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126, and Mathematics 111 or other previous calculus course. Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis
concurrent registration in Biology 353
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BIOL 352.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 363 Seminar: Ecomechanics 6 credits
All organisms, from Common loons to Redwood trees to Basking sharks spend much of their lives bumping up against forces associated with the non-biological world. The manner in which ecological challenges are solved (e.g., moving around vs. staying put, finding food, avoiding predators) is often related to an individual’s biomechanical design. This class will challenge students to view their physical surroundings from the perspective of an organism. How do mussels feed in a fast stream vs. stagnant pond? Why do healthy trees uproot rather than break in half? How can a sea urchin with no eyes “see”? We will use primary scientific literature to examine the physical principles that underlie fundamental ecological processes.
- Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one additional 200 or 300 level Biology course or instructor permission
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BIOL 363.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- T, THOlin 104 1:15pm-3:00pm
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Waitlist only
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ENTS 225 Carbon and Climate 6 credits
This course will focus on the interconnections between the Earth’s carbon cycle and climate system. Particular interest will be given to how Earth system processes involved in the carbon cycle operate on geologic timescales and how these systems are responding to anthropogenic emissions. Required weekly laboratories will explore carbon cycle processes in local environments and will include outdoor field work, lab analyses, and computer modeling.
- Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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One lab science course
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ENTS 225.51 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Dan Maxbauer 🏫 👤
- Size:9
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 9:50am-11:00am
- MAnderson Hall 123 2:00pm-6:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 9:40am-10:40am
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Sophomore priority, 9 spots held for upperclass students who should register for ENTS 225 61
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ENTS 225.61 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Dan Maxbauer 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 9:50am-11:00am
- MAnderson Hall 123 2:00pm-6:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 9:40am-10:40am
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Upperclass priority 9 spots held for Frosh/soph who should register for ENTS 225 51
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ENTS 225.52 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Dan Maxbauer 🏫 👤
- Size:9
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 9:50am-11:00am
- TAnderson Hall 123 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 9:40am-10:40am
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Sophomore priority, 9 spots held for upperclass students who should register for ENTS 225 62
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ENTS 225.62 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Dan Maxbauer 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 9:50am-11:00am
- TAnderson Hall 123 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 9:40am-10:40am
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Upperclass sections 9 spots held for first year and sophomores who should register for ENTS 225 52
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ENTS 288 Abrupt Climate Change 6 credits
Abrupt climate change is very fast change related to “tipping points” and threshold crossings. Such change is evident in historical climate records going back millions of years. Includes interpretation of historical paleoclimate data and proxy measurement methods, evolving theories for abrupt change, the role of complex earth systems processes, and trends in global climate change today. Link to human concerns will be made by exploring several case studies on past human civilizations affected by abrupt climate change. Includes a final project on the emerging science of abrupt climate change.
- Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 or 126, or Chemistry 123 or 128 or any 100-level Geology, or Physics (two five-week courses or one ten week course from 131 through 165)
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ENTS 288.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Trish Ferrett 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 233 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 233 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GEOL 210 Geomorphology and Lab 6 credits
A lab and field-focused introduction to water resources–the processes driving the water cycle, the methods used to quantify and understand the flow of water, and the relationship between humans and water. Weekly field trips to nearby locations such as streams, wellfields, caves, and water infrastructure to develop skills including streamflow measurements, water quality monitoring, pump tests, and measuring soil properties. No previous outdoor experience required.
- Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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100 level Geology course
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GEOL 210.53 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Chloé Fandel 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 11:10am-12:20pm
- WAnderson Hall 123 2:00pm-6:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GEOL 210.52 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Chloé Fandel 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 11:10am-12:20pm
- TAnderson Hall 123 2:00pm-6:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GEOL 340 Hydrogeology: Groundwater 6 credits
The principles of groundwater flow through the subsurface, and the functioning of aquifers. Topics include the properties of porous media, hydraulic head gradients, contaminant transport, and fractured and karstified aquifers. Labs will include working with physical sandbox models and soil columns, as well as an outdoor pumping well test (weather permitting). We will simulate groundwater flow using simple numerical modeling, beginning with an introduction to Python coding, and develop an increasingly complex groundwater model over the course of the term. No previous programming experience required.
- Spring 2024
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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100-level Geology course required, Geology 210 recommended
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GEOL 340.54 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Chloé Fandel 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- M, WAnderson Hall 123 11:10am-12:20pm
- THAnderson Hall 123 8:00am-12:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 123 12:00pm-1:00pm