Introduction to Marine Science (BIOL 1202)
An introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of marine environments.
Offered every winter term.
No prerequisites.
Movement Ecology (BIOL 3522)
Individuals move for many reasons throughout their life cycle, e.g. to search for a good place to live, to escape predation, to gain access to food, or to find a mate. This course will cover the patterns, causes, and consequences of different types of movement with an emphasis on dispersal and migration. We will consider questions such as: is selection for movement strategies different across different environments? What role will movement play in an increasingly fragmented and changing world? Reading and discussing primary literature will be a key component of this course.
Offered in alternate winter terms.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2585 and at least one university-level statistics course, or permission from instructor
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes (BIOL 3953)
A field‐based investigation into the diversity, ecology, and physiology of fishes living in coastal habitats of Atlantic Canada. The major theme is how habitat‐specific abiotic and biotic environmental factors shape the function and ecology of fishes. Using a hypothesis‐driven approach, emphasis will be placed on the fundamental tasks of acquiring and expending energy to survive and reproduce, as well as the profound influence of temperature on organismal performance. The course involves field and lab exercises, with supplementary lectures. Students will gain experience with techniques for sampling wild fishes, experimental approaches to study the functional ecology of fishes, and identification and quantification of fish assemblages in subtidal, intertidal, and estuarine habitats in the Bay of Fundy region.
Co-taught in alternate fall terms during the marine semester.
Evolution (BIOL 3022)
Traces the development of a body of theory explaining biological unity and diversity, from pre-Darwinian ideas to current issues in evolutionary biology. The course integrates theoretical, descriptive, and empirical studies to elucidate the patterns and processes of evolution (what evolution is, and how it occurs), and to explore the experimental and analytical methods biologists use to study evolution.
Taught in alternate winter terms.
Prerequisites: Completion of second year core-curriculum, including either BIOL 2015 or BIOL 2245, or permission of instructor.
An introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of marine environments.
Offered every winter term.
No prerequisites.
Movement Ecology (BIOL 3522)
Individuals move for many reasons throughout their life cycle, e.g. to search for a good place to live, to escape predation, to gain access to food, or to find a mate. This course will cover the patterns, causes, and consequences of different types of movement with an emphasis on dispersal and migration. We will consider questions such as: is selection for movement strategies different across different environments? What role will movement play in an increasingly fragmented and changing world? Reading and discussing primary literature will be a key component of this course.
Offered in alternate winter terms.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2585 and at least one university-level statistics course, or permission from instructor
Functional Ecology of Coastal Fishes (BIOL 3953)
A field‐based investigation into the diversity, ecology, and physiology of fishes living in coastal habitats of Atlantic Canada. The major theme is how habitat‐specific abiotic and biotic environmental factors shape the function and ecology of fishes. Using a hypothesis‐driven approach, emphasis will be placed on the fundamental tasks of acquiring and expending energy to survive and reproduce, as well as the profound influence of temperature on organismal performance. The course involves field and lab exercises, with supplementary lectures. Students will gain experience with techniques for sampling wild fishes, experimental approaches to study the functional ecology of fishes, and identification and quantification of fish assemblages in subtidal, intertidal, and estuarine habitats in the Bay of Fundy region.
Co-taught in alternate fall terms during the marine semester.
Evolution (BIOL 3022)
Traces the development of a body of theory explaining biological unity and diversity, from pre-Darwinian ideas to current issues in evolutionary biology. The course integrates theoretical, descriptive, and empirical studies to elucidate the patterns and processes of evolution (what evolution is, and how it occurs), and to explore the experimental and analytical methods biologists use to study evolution.
Taught in alternate winter terms.
Prerequisites: Completion of second year core-curriculum, including either BIOL 2015 or BIOL 2245, or permission of instructor.