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The biology major provides a unified curricu­ 6 credits selected from BIO G 109-110, 101 5. Enrollees in those courses in the bio­ lum for undergraduates enrolled in either the and 103 plus 102 and 104, 105-106 or logical sciences in which animal use is College of Agriculture and Life Sciences or the 107-108 or from specified courses in chem­ a component may, at the professor’s College of Arts and Sciences. Courses in bio­ istry or physics,, discretion, be asked to sign copies of this statement (USE OF ANIMALS...) at logical sciences are integral to many Switching from one introductory biology the first meeting of the course.” disciplines and are basic requirements in sequence to another at midyear may not be many schools and colleges at Cornell. possible because of variation in presentation Graduate study in the biological sciences is of topics. Students must receive permission of administered by more than a dozen special­ the instructor to switch sequences. Taking ized fields within the Graduate School, as sequences in reverse order is strongly discour­ ADVANCED PLACEMENT described in the Announcement of the aged in BIO G 101-104. For information on credit for advanced place­ Graduate School. ment in Biological Sciences, please see / www.bio.cornell.edu/advising/ap.cfm. USE OF ANIMALS IN THE ORGANIZATION BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Many different departments participate in the THE MAJOR biology major. CURRICULUM: CORNELL UNIVERSITY The major of biological sciences is available to Students wishing to enroll in biology (“BIO”) Student services are provided by the Office of students enrolled in either the College of courses should know and understand the fol­ Undergraduate Biology (OUB), www.bio. Agriculture and Life Sciences or the College of lowing criteria relative to the use of animals in cornell.edu, which includes the Behrman Arts and Sciences. The undergraduate program the teaching program, as passed by the faculty Biology Advising Center. Co-located in is coordinated for students in both colleges by of the Division of Biological Sciences in 1988, Stimson Hall, the professional and student the Office of Undergraduate Biology. By com­ and reaffirmed in 1997: advisers provide academic and career advis­ pletion of the sophomore year, all students ing, as well as help undergraduates find 1. “Live animals will be used for teaching who intend to major in biological sciences research opportunities on campus. Advisers in in certain courses in the biological sci­ must declare the major and a program of the OUB also follow the progress of biology ences. Some animals will require study through the Office of Undergraduate majors and work closely with faculty advisers. humane euthanasia after they have Biology, in 216 Stimson Hall. Additional services and resources of the been used for teaching. Whenever possible, students should include Biology Center include tutoring, lecture tapes, 2. Courses bearing the “BIO” description the introductory biology, chemistry, and math­ examination files, and extensive information conform to the rules for the care of ematics sequences in their freshman schedule on summer research opportunities and gradu­ such animals as outlined in Guiding and complete the organic chemistry lecture ate programs. The center has comfortable Principles in the Care and Use of course in their sophomore year. Biology areas for studying and relaxing. Animals (as approved by the Council of majors should regularly monitor their progress The Shoals Marine Laboratory, a cooperative the American Physiological Society), in the major, and should assess as realistically venture with the University of New the Guide for the Care and Use of as possible the likelihood of achieving at a Hampshire, is located on Appledore Island in Laboratory Animals (DHEW publication level that is consistent with their academic the Gulf of Maine. Its base office in Stimson 86-23, revised 1996; see p. 16, C ourses and personal goals. Weak performance in core Hall provides academic and career advising o f Study), the Animal Welfare Act, and courses, particularly after the freshman year, for students interested in the marine sciences the New York State Public Health Law. may indicate a need to re-evaluate aptitude and administers the SEA Semester program for Within these regulations, and in keep­ and genuine interest in the major. Students Cornell students pursuing studies at Woods ing with the principle of Academic with questions, particularly with concerns Hole or aboard the schooner R obert C. Freedom of the Faculty, the use of ani­ about their ability to complete the major, are S eam an s or brigantine Corwith Cramer. mals to aid in teaching any biological encouraged to consult with their biology sciences discipline is at the discretion adviser, and to take advantage of the advising of the professor in charge. and counseling resources of the Office of Undergraduate Biology as well as those of the 3. Each course, as well as research proj­ university and their college. DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT ects, in which animals' are used The requirements for the biological sciences In the College of Agriculture and Life receives a formal review annually by the Cornell University Institutional major are listed below. Requirements 1-9 Sciences, the Physical and Life Sciences distri­ must be taken for a letter grade. Courses bution requirement is a minimum of 18 Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). taken for the program of study should be credits, including at least 6 credits of introduc­ taken for a letter grade unless the course is tory biology satisfied by Biological Sciences 4. Any concerns regarding the use of live offered for S-U only or if the student’s adviser 109-110, 105-106, or 101 and 103 plus 102 animals in teaching should be grants permission. and 104, or 107-108. addressed first to the faculty member 1) Introductory biology for majors For students in the College of Arts and responsible for that course. He or she is required to be in compliance with all (one year): BIO G 101 and 103 plus Sciences, all biology (“BIO”) courses can be 102 and 104, or 105-106. BIO G used toward fulfillment of the biological distri­ applicable regulations and guidelines. Alternatively, students may choose to 107-108, offered during the eight-week bution requirement except BIO G 2 0 0 (unless Cornell Summer Session for eight cred­ permission is obtained), BIO G 209, o r BIOSM address their concerns to the director of the Cornell Center for Research its, also satisfies the introductory 2 0 4 . The following courses are especially suit­ biology requirement for majors. able for the distribution requirement because Animal Resources, Dr. Michele Bailey, they have no prerequisites: BIO G 101-104, at 253-3520. The director may initiate 2) General chemistry (one year): 105-106, 107-108, 109-110, 170, 202; BIOAP discussion with the faculty member Chemistry 207-208,* or 206-208, or 212; BIOEE 154, 207, 275; BIOGD 184; BIOMI responsible for a particular course 215-216.* 192; BIONB 111; BIOPL 240, 241. without involving the student if he or she would prefer to remain anonymous. In the College of Human Ecology, the natural sciences distribution requirement is . for at least THE MAJOR 153

3) College mathematics (one year): one dent in consultation with his or her biology N ote: Biology majors in the College of semester of calculus (MATH 106, 111, adviser. Programs of Study for particular sub­ Agriculture and Life Sciences who select this 191 or their equivalent) plus one ject areas are designed by faculty specializing program of study are allowed to take up to 61 semester selected from the following: in the subject. Typically, the Program of Study credit hours in the endowed colleges due to a. a second semester of calculus consists of one or more courses that provide the high number of required endowed courses (MATH 112, 192, or their equiva­ foundation in the subject and a list of optional for this program of study. courses from that area or related areas, many lents). 3) Computational Biology: One course in of which are at an advanced level (300 or computer programming (COM S 100, b. a course in finite mathematics higher). Because biology is an experimental Introduction tp Computer Programming or (Biometry 101, 417, MATH 105, science, most Programs of Study require one BEE 151, Introduction to Computing); one 231). or more laboratory courses. The laboratory course in mathematics (MATH 221, Linear requirement in some Programs of Study can c. a course in statistics (Biometry 301, Algebra and Calculus; MATH 231, Linear be met by participation in the independent MATH 171, Applied Economics and Algebra; MATH 294, Engineering research course (BIO G 499). The possible Management 210, PSYCH 350, ILR Mathematics II; MATH 420, Differential 210). Programs of Study and their requirements are listed below: Equations and Dynamical Systems; BTRY 4) Organic chemistry: CHEM 257 and 408, Theory of Probability; or BTRY 421, 251, or 357-358 and 251, or 357-358 1) Animal Physiology: BIOAP 311 Matrix Computation); a bridging course, and 301, or 359-360 and 251, or Introductory Animal Physiology, BIOAP i.e., a course in mathematical modeling 359-360 and 301. 316 Cellular Physiology, plus a minimum applied to biology (BIOEE 362, Dynamic of 7 credit hours selected from the follow­ Models in Biology, BIOEE 460, 5) Physics: PHYS 101-102, 207-208,* or ing lecture and laboratory courses, of Theoretical Ecology; or COM S/BIOBM 112-213.* Those who take PHYS which at least 4 credit hours must be a 321, Numerical Methods in Computational 112-213 are advised to complete laboratory course. Molecular Biology); and one course from Physics 214 as well. a) Lecture courses: BEE 454 Physiological the following list of advanced courses: 6) Genetics: BIOGD 281. Engineering; AN SC 300 Animal BIOBM 631, Protein Structure and 7) Biochemistry: BIOBM 330, or 331 and Reproduction and Development; AN Function; BIOGD 481, Population 332, or 333. SC 410 Nutritional Physiology and Genetics; BIOGD 484, Molecular Metabolism; AN SC 427 Fundamentals Evolution; BIONB 330, Introduction to 8) Evolutionary Biology: BIOEE 278 or of Endocrinology; BIO G 305 Basic Computational Neuroscience; BIONB 422, BIOPL 448. Note: BIOPL 241, Botany, Immunology; BIOAP 214 Biological Modeling Behavioral Evolution; BIOPL is a prerequisite course to BIOPL 448. Basis of Sex Differences; BIOAP 458 440, Phylogenetic Systematics; AN SC 420, 9) A program of study selected from the Mammalian Physiology; BIOBM 407 Quantitative Animal Genetics; NTRES 305, outline below. Nature of Sensing and Response: Applied Population Ecology; NTRES 340, Signal Transduction in Biological Quantitative Population Analysis; NTRES 10) Foreign language: students registered Systems; BIOBM 437 Eukaryotic Cell 459, Wildlife Population Analysis: in the College of Agriculture and Life Proliferation; BIOGD 385 Techniques & Models; NTRES 670, Spatial Sciences must satisfy the foreign lan­ Developmental Biology; BIOGD 483 Statistics; BTRY 451, Mathematical guage requirement for the biology major Molecular Aspects of Development; Modeling of Populations; BTRY 662, by (a) presenting evidence of successful BIONB 322 Hormones and Behavior; Mathematical Ecology; BTRY 408, Theory completion of three or more years of BIONB 325 Neurodiseases-Molecular of Probability; BTRY 482/682, Statistical study of a foreign language in high Aspects; BIONB 326 The Visual Genomics; BTRY 652, Computationally school or (b) successfully completing at System; BIONB 492 Sensory Function; Intensive Statistical Inference; MATH 420, least six college credits in a foreign lan­ NS 331 Physiological and Biochemical Differential Equations and Dynamical guage. Students registered in the College Bases of Human Nutrition. Systems; COM S 211, Computers and of Arts and Sciences must satisfy the Programming; COM S 409, Data Structures language requirement as stated by that b) Laboratory courses: BEE 454 AN SC and Algorithms for Computational college. 301 Animal Reproduction and Development; BIO G 401 Introduction Science; OR&IE 360, Engineering ‘Since modern biology has an important phys­ to Scanning Microscopy; BIO G 403 Probability and Statistics II; OR&IE 361, ical and quantitative orientation, students are Transmission Electron Microscopy for Introductory Engineering Stochastic advised to undertake basic science courses Biologists; BIOAP 413 Histology: The Processes. that emphasize this approach. Asterisks in the Biology of the Tissues; BIOAP 319 N ote: MATH 112, calculus should be used to above list indicate the courses that provide Animal Physiology Laboratory; BIOAP fulfill the core requirement for a second term this orientation, but all courses listed are 416 Cellular Physiology and Genomics of math. acceptable. Laboratory; BIOBM 440 Laboratory in N ote: Bridging courses require linear , algebra Although not required for the biological sci­ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; (MATH 221, Linear Algebra and Calculus; or ences major, a course in statistics is BIONB 491 Principles of MATH 231, Linear Algebra; or MATH 294, recommended for students planning graduate Neurophysiology. Engineering Mathematics II; or BTRY 421, study or a research career. Students should 2) Biochemistry: CHEM 300, Quantitative Matrix Computation). For bridging course consult their faculty advisers when choosing Chemistry; six credits of organic chemistry BIOEE 460 Theoretical Ecology, MATH 420 appropriate courses in statistics. (CHEM 357-358 or 359-360); a minimum Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems Note: Core courses cannot count toward the of four credits of organic chemistry'labo­ will also serve as a prerequisite. Program of Study Requirements. ratory (CHEM 301-302 or 301 or 251-252); four credits of biochemistry lab­ N ote: BTRY 408 and MATH 420 can satisfy either the math requirement or a requirement Programs of Study and Requirements oratory courses (BIOBM 440, Laboratory in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology); for an additional course. As noted in the list of requirements above, and Physical Chemistry (CHEM 389-390 N ote: Students who use BTRY 408 to fulfill the students accepted into the biological sciences or 287-288 or 389-288). additional mathematics requirement should major must choose a Program of Study. not use OR&IE 360, Engineering Probability Whereas the core requirements of the biology N ote: CHEM 288 is designed for biologists. and Statistics II to fulfill the requirement for curriculum provide the common foundation Five hours of Biochemistry are recommended an additional course. deemed essential for all biology majors, the (331 and 332, or 330 and 334 or 333 and 334) role of the Program of Study is to provide and students are urged to take BIOBM 432, N ote: Biology majors in the College of either a concentration in a particular area of Cell Biology. Students interested in graduate Agriculture and Life Sciences who select this biology or, in the case of the General Biology work in biochemistry should take Physics program of study are allowed to take up to 6l Program of Study, a survey of biology that is 207-208 and consider taking a third semester credit hours in the endowed colleges due to broad but not superficial. The Program of of calculus in preparation for CHEM 389-390. the high number of required endowed courses Study requirement can be met by taking 13 to Be sure to complete CHEM 207-208 or for this program of study. 15 credit hours of courses chosen by the stu­ 215-216 during the freshman year. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2 3-2004

4) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology-. BIOEE cj And, a minimum of two upper-level ENTOM 370, Pesticides, Environment 261, Ecology and the Environment, and (300 and above) courses of two or and Human Health; ENTOM 394, 10 credits from the following lists, includ­ more credits each. Circadian Rhythms; ENTOM 400, Insect Development; ENTOM 443, ing at least one course from each group: 100-level courses are not acceptable Entomology and Pathology of Trees for meeting any of these requirements. (a) BIOEE 274, The Vertebrates: Structure, and Shrubs; ENTOM 444, Integrated BIO G 498 may not be used to fulfill Function, and Evolution; BIOEE 373, Pest Management; ENTOM 452, the requirements of this program of Biology of Marine Invertebrates, or Herbivores and Plants; ENTOM 453, study. BIO G 499 (minimum of two BIOSM 376, Marine Invertebrate Historical Biogeography; ENTOM 455, credits, but no more than three cred­ Zoology; BIOEE 471, Mammalogy; Insect Ecology; ENTOM 456, Stream its) may count as one of the upper- BIOEE 470 and 472, Herpetology Ecology; ENTOM 463, Invertebrate level courses, and may count as the Lectures and Laboratory; BIOEE 475, Pathology; ENTOM 470, Ecological laboratory course with approval of the Ornithology; BIOEE 476, Biology of Genetics; ENTOM 471, Freshwater adviser, but it cannot count as a Fishes; BIOMI 414, Bacterial Diversity; Invertebrate Biology and course representing a program of BIOPL 241, Introductory Botany; Biomonitoring; ENTOM 477, Biological study. BIOSM 449, Seaweeds, Plankton and Control; ENTOM 490, Insect Seagrasses; ENTOM 212, Insect N ote: It is possible to use a single course to Toxicology; ENTOM 644, Advanced Biology. fulfill more than one requirement. For exam­ IPM. ple, BIOAP 413, Histology, could count in all (b) BIOEE 263, Field Ecology; BIOEE 452, 8) M icrobiology: Students in the Microbio­ three areas: as a course in the Animal Herbivores and Plants: Chemical logy Program of Study must complete Physiology program of study, as an upper Ecology and Coevolution; BIOEE 455, BIOMI 290 and BIOMI 291. At least 8 level course, and as a course with a lab. Insect Ecology; BIOEE 456, Stream additional credits are required, which Ecology; BIOEE 457 and 459 6) Genetics and Development: A minimum of must include at least one of the following Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, Lectures 13 credits, usually chosen from the fol­ courses: BIOMI 414, BIOMI 416, BIOMI and Laboratory; BIOEE 460, lowing courses: BIOGD 385, 418, or BIOMI 485. Additional approved Theoretical Ecology; BIOEE 462, Developmental Biology; BIOGD 389, courses are included in the lists below. Marine Ecology; BIOEE 463 and 465, Embryology; BIOGD 450, Vertebrate Students are invited to complete their Plant Ecology and Population Biology, Development; BIOGD 480, Seminar in requirements in one of three areas of Lectures and Laboratory; BIOEE 464, Developmental Biology; BIOGD 481, interest: i) Prokaryotic Biology, ii) Macroevolution; BIOEE 466 and 468, Population Genetics; BIOGD 482, Human Molecular Microbiology and Physiological Plant Ecology, Lectures Genetics and Society; BIOGD 483, Biotechnology, and iii) Pathogenic and Laboratory; BIOEE 473, Ecology Advanced Developmental Biology; Microbiology. of Agricultural Systems; BIOEE 478, BIOGD 484, Molecular Evolution; BIOGD Prokaryotic Biology: BIOMI 391 Ecosystem Biology; BIOEE 479 (EAS 486, Advanced Eukaryotic Genetics; (Advanced Microbiology Laboratory), 479), Paleobiology; BIOGD 481, BIOGD 487, Human Genomics; BIOGD BIOMI 414 (Bacterial Diversity), BIOMI Population Genetics; BIOGD 484, 600, Development of Sensory Systems; 416 (Bacterial Physiology), and BIOMI Molecular Evolution; BIOPL 447, BIOGD 682, Fertilization and the Early 418 (Microbial Ecology). Molecular Systematics; BIOPL 448, Embryo; BIOGD 684, Advanced Topics in Plant Evolution and the Fossil Record; Population Genetics; BIOGD 687, M olecular M icrobiology and BIOSM 413, Research in Marine Developmental Genetics; BIOGD 689, Biotechnology: BIOMI 391 (Advanced Ecology. Cellular Basis of Development; BIOMI Microbiology Laboratory), BIOMI 416 N ote: Students are encouraged to gain experi­ 420, Microbial Genomics; BIOMI 485, (Bacterial Physiology), BIOMI 420 ence in some aspect of field biology through Bacterial Genetics; ENTOM 400, Insect (Microbial Genomics), BIOMI 485 course work at a biological field station. Development; BIOAP 475, Mechanisms (Bacterial Genetics), and BIOMI 394 Underlying Mammalian Developmental (Applied and Food Microbiology). N ote: Students may apply up to 6 credits of Defects; BIONB 493, Developmental courses taken at the Shoals Marine Laboratory Pathogenic M icrobiology: BIOMI 404 Neurobiology; BIOBM 437, Eukaryotic (including the courses listed above, and/or 4 (Pathogenic Bacteriology and Mycology), Cell Proliferation; BIOBM 439, Molecular credits of BIOSM 364) toward the 10 credits. BIOMI 408 (Viruses and Disease I), Basis of Human Disease; NS 608, The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology BIOMI 409 (Viruses and Disease II), and Epigenetics; BIOBM 633, Biosynthesis of Program of study offers a specialization in BIOMI 417 (Medical Parasitology). Macromolecules; BIOBM 639, The Marine Biology and Oceanography (for a Nucleus; PL BR 606, Advanced Plant 9) M olecu la r a n d C ell B iolog y : Chemistry description, see section entitled COURSES IN Genetics; BIOPL 343, Molecular Biology 357-358 or 359-360; BIOBM 432, Survey MARINE SCIENCE). and Genetic Engineering of Plants; BIOPL of Cell Biology; BIOBM 440, Laboratory in N ote: Alternatively, the Organization for 641, Laboratory in Plant Molecular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and Tropical Studies (OTS) offers an Biology; BIOPL 644, Regulatory Factors in at least 7 additional credits of courses that Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program, fea­ Plant Growth and Development; BIOPL have a cell biological or molecular biolog­ turing two courses in biology (Fundamentals 652, Plant Molecular Biology II; BIOPL ical orientation. The 7 additional hours of Tropical Biology and Field Research in 653, Plant Molecular Biology I. should include at least two courses from Tropical Biology). Students may substitute the following list: BIOAP 416, Cellular Up to 3 credits for this Program of Study Physiology and Genomics Laboratory; credit earned for these two courses for two 3- may be chosen from other Biological credit courses at the 400 level from list b. BIOBM 433, Laboratory in Cell Biology; Sciences courses, including BioG 499, Information about the OTS Program is avail­ BIOBM 434, Applications of Molecular Undergraduate Research in Biology, with able at Cornell Abroad, 474 Uris Hall. Biology; BIOBM 437, Eukaryotic Cell approval from the faculty adviser. Proliferation; BIOBM 439, Molecular Basis 5) General Biology: The Program of Study in 7) Insect Biology: ENTOM 212, Insect of Human Disease; BIO G 305, General Biology requires a minimum of Biology, plus a minimum of three addi­ Immunology; BIOGD 385, Developmental 13 credit hours in addition to courses tional courses totaling at least nine credits Biology; BIOGD 483, Advanced counted toward requirements 1-8 on selected from the following two groups. Developmental Biology; BIOGD 484, page 153. These 13 credits must include: At least one of the three additional cours­ Molecular Evolution; BIOGD 486, a) One course from each of three differ­ es must be selected from group (a). Advanced Eukaryotic Genetics; BIOMI ent programs of study in biology. 290, General Microbiology, Lectures; (a) ENTOM 322, Insect Morphology; Only those courses specifically listed BIOMI 408, Viruses and Disease I; BIOMI ENTOM 331, Introductory Insect as fulfilling a program of study 409, Viruses and Disease II; BIOMI 420, Systematics; ENTOM 483, Insect requirement are acceptable without Microbial Genomics; BIOMI 485, Bacterial Physiology. permission of adviser. Genetics; BIONB 222, Neurobiology and (b) ENTOM 215, Spider Biology; ENTOM Behavior II: Introduction to Neurobiology; b) A course with a laboratory. 325, Insect Behavior; ENTOM 333, BIONB 325, Neurodiseases: Molecular Larval Insect Biology; ENTOM 352, Aspects; BIONB 425, Molecular Medical and Veterinary Entomology; Neurophysiology; BIONB 495, Molecular THE MAJOR 155

and Genetic Approaches to 12) Plant Biology: Students choose one area of Vascular Plants; BIOPL 343, The Neurosciences; BIOPL 343, Molecular of study from the following two options: Healing Forest; BIOPL 359, Biology of Biology and Genetic Engineering of Option (a) Botany: Students are required Grasses; BIOPL 645, Families of Plants; BIOPL 347, Laboratory in Tropical Flowering Plants, Lectures; Molecular Biology and Genetic to take Introductory Botany (BIOPL 241). Students should then choose, with the aid ‘BIOPL 646, Families of Tropical Engineering of Plants; BIOPL 444, Plant Flowering Plants; ‘ENTOM 212, Insect Cell Biology. Graduate-level courses such of their faculty adviser, a minimum of three of the following courses, for a total Biology; ENTOM 215, Spider Biology: as BIOBM 631, Protein Structure and Life on a Silken Thread; ‘ENTOM 322, Function; BIOBM 633, Biosynthesis of of at least 10 additional credits, to round out their botanical training: BIOPL 242 Insect Morphology; ‘ENTOM 331, Macromolecules; BIOBM 636, Cell Introductory Insect Systematics; Biology; and BIOBM 639, The Nucleus and 244, Plant Function and Growth, Lectures and Laboratory; BIOPL 243, ‘ENTOM 471, Freshwater Invertebrate are also acceptable with permission of Biology; ‘ENTOM 631, Systematics of adviser. Five hours of biochemistry are Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants; BIOPL 247, Ethnobiology; BIOPL 248, Taxonomy the Coleoptera; PL PA 309, recommended (BIOBM 331 and 332, or of Vascular Plants; BIOPL 342 and 344, Introductory Mycology; *PL PA 319, •330 and 334, or 333 and 334). CHEM Plant Physiology, Lectures, and Laboratory; Field Mycology. 207-208 or 215-216 should be completed BIOPL 343 and 347, Molecular Biology within the freshman year. (b) BIOEE 464, Macroevolution; BIOEE and Genetic Engineering of Plants, ' 479, Paleobiology; ‘BIOPL 440, 10) Neurobiology and Behavior. The two- Lectures and Laboratory; BIOPL 345, Plant Phylogenetic Systematics; BIOPL 447, semester introductory course sequence, Anatomy; BIOPL 348, The Healing Forest; Molecular Systematics; ‘BIOPL 448, Neurobiology and Behavior I and II BIOPL 359, Biology of Grasses; BIOPL Plant Evolution and the Fossil Record; (BIONB 221 and 222) with discussion sec­ 404, Crop Evolution, Domestication, and ‘BIOPL 453, Historical Biogeography; tion (four-credits per term), and seven Diversity; BIOPL 422, Plant Development; BIOPL 442, Current Topics in additional credits. The seven additional BIOPL 444, Plant Cell Biology; BIOPL 445, Ethnobiology. credits must include at least one Photosynthesis; BIOPL 447, Molecular 14) Independent Option: Students who want ADVANCED course from the BIONB offer­ Systematics; BIOPL 448, Plant Evolution to undertake a course of study not cov­ ings. “Topics” courses (BIONB 420s and and the Fossil Record; BIOPL 452/454, ered by the existing programs of study 720s) and independent study (BIO G 499) Systematics of Tropical Plants and Field may petition the Biological Sciences may be used as supplemental credits but Lab; BIOPL 462, Plant Biochemistry; Curriculum Committee. Information on do not qualify as ADVANCED courses. BIOEE 463 and 465, Plant Ecology and independent option and Curriculum Population Biology, Lectures and N ote: Students who declare the Program of Committee petition forms are available in Laboratory; or BIOEE 466 and 468, Study in Neurobiology and Behavior after tak­ the Office of Undergraduate Biology, 216 Physiological Plant Ecology, Lectures and ing BIONB 221 or 222 for only three credits Stimson Hall. must still take the 1 credit discussion section Laboratory. in BIONB 221 and 222. To arrange this, the Option (b) Plant Biotechnology: Students Independent Research and Honors student should consult the professors in are required to take BIOPL 343 and 347, Program charge of the two courses. Molecular Biology and Genetic Biology majors are encouraged to consider 11) N utrition: NS 331, Physiological and Engineering of Plants, Lectures and Laboratory. Students choose, in consulta­ participating in individual research under the Biochemical Bases of Human Nutrition (4 direction of a Cornell faculty member. credits) and at least nine credits of addi­ tion with their faculty adviser, a minimum of 10 additional credits from the following Students interested in participating in research tional coursework in the biological should contact faculty members with compati­ aspects of nutrition, such as: NS 222, list: BIOPL 241, Introductory Botany; BIOPL 242 and 244, Plant Function and ble research interests. Faculty members may Maternal and Child Nutrition; NS 315, consider the students’ previous academic Obesity and the Regulation of Body Growth, Lectures and Laboratory; BIOPL 342 and 344, Plant Physiology, Lectures accomplishments, interests and goals, and the Weight; NS 332, Methods in Nutritional availability of space and' equipment when Sciences; NS 347, Human Growth and and Laboratory; BIOPL 422, Plant Development; BIOPL 444, Plant Cell agreeing to supervise a student in his or her Development; NS 421, Nutrition and laboratory. Students conducting research may Exercise; NS 431, Mineral Nutrition and Biology; BIOPL 462, Plant Biochemistry; PL BR 401, Plant Cell and Tissue Culture; enroll for credit in Biological Sciences BIO G Chronic Disease; NS 441, Nutrition and 499, Undergraduate Research in Biology. Disease; NS 452, Molecular Epidemiology or PL BR 402, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory. Registration for this course is done in 216 and Dietary Markers of Chronic Diseases; Stimson Hall. The student’s research project NS 455, Nobel Prizes in Biomedical 13) Systematics and Biotic Diversity: A mini­ must have significant biological content in Research; NS 475, Mechanisms Underlying mum of 13 credits from the following two order to be considered for BIO G 499 credit. Mammalian Developmental Defects; NS groups, including at least seven credits Students may not earn credit for research con­ 601, Proteins and Amino Acids; NS 602, from group (a), and three from group (b), ducted outside of Cornell. Up to three credits Lipids; NS 603, Mineral Nutrition: and at least two laboratory courses of research may be use.d to complete the pro­ Metabolic, Health, and Environmental (marked with *). BIO G 499, Undergra­ gram of studies in general biology, genetics Aspects; NS 604, The Vitamins; and NS duate Research in Biology, with approval and development, systematics and biotic 614, Topics in Maternal and Child of the adviser, can be used in fulfillment ' diversity, as well as four credits of research in Nutrition. Some courses require NS 115, of up to four credits in group (a), and can neurobiology and behavior. Information about Nutrition Health and Society, which may count as one laboratory course if it has a faculty research interests and undergraduate be used as part of the additional nine laboratory component of two or more research opportunities is available in the credits. credits. Office of Undergraduate Biology, 216 Stimson N ote: For students in the College of (a) ‘BIOEE 274, The Vertebrates: Hall and at www.bio.cornell.edu. Agriculture and Life Sciences, credits in NS Structure, Function, and Evolution; The honors program in biological sciences is courses count towards the required 55 CALS ‘BIOEE 371, Human Paleontology; designed to offer advanced training in labora­ credits. For students in the College of Arts and ‘BIOEE 373, The Invertebrates: Form, tory or field research through the performance Sciences, NS credits will count toward the 100 Function, and Evolution; ‘BIOEE 471, of an original research project under the direct hours required in A&S if those credits fulfill Mammalogy; ‘BIOEE 472, guidance of a member of the Cornell faculty. major requirements. Herpetology; ‘BIOEE 475, Applications for the honors program are avail­ Ornithology; ‘BIOEE 476, Biology of able in the Office of Undergraduate Biology, Fishes; BIOMI 290, General 216 Stimson Hall, and must be submitted in Microbiology, Lectures; ‘BIOMI 291, October of the senior year to the Honors General Microbiology, Laboratory; Program Committee by the announced dead­ BIOMI 415, Bacterial Diversity, line. To qualify for the program, students must Lectures; ‘BIOPL 241, Introductory have been accepted into the biological sci­ Botany; ‘BIOPL 243, Taxonomy of ences major, have completed at least 30 Cultivated Plants; BIOPL 247, credits at Cornell, and have a cumulative Ethnobiology; ‘BIOPL 248, Taxonomy grade-point average of at least 3.0. In addi- 156 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2

tion, students must have at least a 3.0 cumula­ INDEX OF COURSES C ou rse P ag e C ou rse P ag e tive grade-point average in all biology, The following course identifiers are used to 761 163 899 167 chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses. denote biological sciences courses in specific (Grades earned in courses in other depart­ 830 163 999 167 areas: General Courses, BIO G; Animal ments that are used to fulfill biology major 831 163 BIOGD Physiology, BIOAP; Biochemistry, Molecular requirements are included in this computa­ and Cell Biology, BIOBM; Ecology and 832 163 132 168 tion.) In addition, candidates must find a Evolutionary Biology, BIOEE; Genetics and Cornell faculty member to supervise their 833 163 281 168 Development, BIOGD; Microbiology, BIOMI; research. An honors candidate usually enrolls 836 163 282 168 Neurobiology and Behavior, BIONB; Plant for credit in BIO G 499, Undergraduate 838 163 385 168 Research in Biology, under the direction of Biology, BIOPL; Shoals Marine Laboratory, the faculty member acting as honors supervi­ BIOSM. BIOEE 389 168 sor, although the honors program does not Note: Biological sciences (“BIO”) courses 154 163 394 168 require enrollment for credit. Students accept­ count as agriculture and life sciences credits 155 163 439 168 ed into the honors program are required to for students in the College of Agriculture and 168 participate in honors research seminars during Life Sciences and as arts and sciences credits 207 163 450 both semesters of their senior year; submit an for students in the College of Arts and 261 163 480 168 acceptable honors thesis; complete all major Sciences. 263 163 481 168 requirements; and maintain a 3 00 Cornell 164 482 169 cumulative and science grade-point average Course Index C ou rse P ag e 264 through graduation. Recommendation to the 164 483 169 160 267 faculty that a candidate graduate with honors C ou rse P ag e 711 274 164 484 169 and at what level of honors is the responsibil­ BIO G 714 160 275 164 485 169 ity of the Honors Program Committee. The 101 157 715 160 student’s final grade point average is a factor 278 164 486 169 in determining the level of honors recom­ 102 157 719 160 362 164 487 169 mended. 103 157 720 160 371 164 600 169 Students interested in the honors program are 104 157 757 160 164 638 169 strongly encouraged to begin their research 105 157 ■ 811 160 373 projects in their junior year and to consider 164 682 169 106 812 161 405 spending the following summer here at 157 452 164 684 169 Cornell engaged in full time research on their 107 157 BIOBM 164 685 169 honors project. Students interested in staying 108 157 132 16-1 453 for the summer also are encouraged to apply 455 165 687 169 to the Cornell Hughes Scholars Program. 109 158 232 161 456 165 689 170 110 158 233 161 Biology majors who are considering study 457 165 780 170 abroad and graduating with honors are 170 158 321 161 i65 781 170 encouraged to meet with their academic and 200 158 330 161 459 research adviser during their sophomore year 782 170 161 460 165 to carefully plan their academic schedule to 201 158 331 462 165 783 170 meet the requirements of the honors program. 202 158 332 161 463 165 786 170 Application forms, requirements, deadline 209 158 333 161 464 165 787 170 dates for the honors program and the Hughes 305 158 334 161 Scholars Program, and information pertaining 165 BIOMI 400 158 432 161 465 to faculty research may be obtained at the 466 165 290 170 Office of Undergraduate Biology, 216 Stimson 401 158 433 161 467 165 291 170 Hall. 403 158 434 161 468 165 292 170 408 158 435 162 165 331 170 410 158 436 162 469 470 166 391 170 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE 431 159 437 162 471 166 394 170 Many decisions pertaining to the curriculum 450 159 439 162 472 166 397 170 and to the programs of study are made by the 498 159 440 162 Biology Curriculum Committee. The commit­ 166 404 170 162 473 tee consists of faculty and elected student 499 159 631 474 166 408 170 members and welcomes advice and sugges­ 663 159 632 162 475 166 409 171 tions from all interested parties. 705 159 633 162 476 166 414 171 706 159 636 162 477 166 416 171 BIOAP 638 162 478 166 417 171 ADVISING 212 159 639 162 479 166 418 171 Students in need of academic advice are 214 159 641 162 encouraged to consult their advisers or come 490 166 420 171 311 159 652 162 to the Office of Undergraduate Biology, 216 660 166 485 171 Stimson Hall. 312 159 653 162 661 167 610 171 Students interested in marine biology should 316 159 730 163 665 167 .652 171 visit the Shoals Marine Laboratory Office, G14 319 159 732 163 668 167 690 171 Stimson Hall. 413 160 733 163 669 167 791 171 Students interested in the multidisciplinary 416 160 734 163 171 program of Biology and Society should see 160 670 167 795 “Special Programs and Interdisciplinary 427 735 163 673 167 796 171 Studies,” in the College of Arts and Sciences 458 160 736 163 754-760 167 797 171 section of this catalog. 475 160 737 163 763 167 798 171 619 160 738 163 767 167 799 172 710 160 751 163 GENERAL COURSES 157

C ourse P ag e C ou rse P ag e GENERAL COURSES (BIO G) First-semester topics include biochemistry, physiology, plant biology, and behavior. In the BIONB 440 176 Three introductory biology course sequences second semester, laboratory experience is pro­ 111 172 442 are taught during the academic year: BIO G 176 vided in the areas of genetics, biotechnology, 101-104, BIO G 105-106, and BIO G 109-110; 221 172 443 176 invertebrate diversity, plant and animal devel­ and one during the eight-week summer ses­ opment, and ecology. During the first 222 172 444 176 sion: BIO G 107-108. BIO G 101-104, semester, dissection of a doubly-pithed frog is 322 172 447 176 105-106, and 107-108 are intended for biolog­ included. Pithing is done by the instructor. ical sciences majors and other students 323 172 448 176 Dissection of several invertebrates occurs dur­ needing eight credits from an introductory ing the second semester. For those students 324 172 ' 449 176 sequence for majors (for example, students in who object to animal dissection, alternative a premedical curriculum). Any of these 325 172 452 176 materials are available for study. However, sequences meet the prerequisite for upper- 326 172 453 176 testing will involve identification of important level courses listing “one year of introductory structures in real organisms. 327 172 454 176 biology for majors” as a prerequisite. BIO G 328 172 456 177 109-110 is a course sequence intended for BIO G 105-106 Introductory Biology nonmajors, and meets the prerequisite for 105, fall; 106, spring. 4 credits each term 329 173 462 177 many, but not all, upper-level courses listing (or 2 credits, with permission of instruc­ 330 173 641 177 “one year of introductory biology” as a pre­ tor). Enrollment limited to 200 students. 392 173 642 177 requisite. Students can earn a maximum of Taking 105-106 in sequence is preferred, eight credits in introductory biology (includ­ but not required. May not be taken for 394 647 173 177 ing advanced placement credits). credit after BIO G 101-104 or 109-110. No 396 173 649 177 BIO G 101-102 Biological Sciences, admittance after first week of classes. S-U 420 173 651 177 Lectures grades optional, with permission of instruc­ tor. Lec, T 9:05 (first lec of fall term, R 421 101, fall; 102, spring. 2 credits each term. 173 652 177 8/28, 9:05); additional study and lab. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in BIO 422 173 653 177 T. Sacco. G 103 (fall) or 104 (spring). Passing grade Designed primarily for biology majors, prepro­ 424 173 654 178 (D or better) in 101 is prerequisite to 102 fessionals, and other students who desire a unless permission is obtained from instruc­ 425 173 656 178 challenging, broad introduction to fundamen­ tor. May not be taken for credit after BIO 426 173 740 178 tal concepts of biology. Cell biology, G 105-106 or 109-110. S-U grades option­ physiology, anatomy (accompanied by pre­ 427 173 741 178 al, with permission of instructor. Lees, M served vertebrate dissection), and biochemistry W F 9:05 or 10:10. 2 lees each week; to 429 173 742 178 are strongly emphasized in the fall semester. accommodate these, students must reserve 430 Subjects in the spring semester are genetics, 173 743 178 all 3 days. Evening prelims: fall, Sept. 25 development, ecology, evolution, behavior, 440 ’ 174 744 178 and Nov. 4; spring, Feb. 26 and Apr. 8. and the diversity of organisms (accompanied C. Walcott. 441 174 745 178 by preserved and anesthetized invertebrate Designed both for students who intend to 470 dissection). Students who plan to concentrate 174 746 178 specialize in biological sciences and for those in anatomy and physiology should consider 491 174 749 178 who want to obtain a thorough knowledge of taking this course because of the strong biology as part of their general education. 492 174 BIOSM emphasis on organismal biology. Because The fall semester covers the chemical and cel­ some testing involves the use of predissected 493 174 160 179 lular basis of life, energy transformations, specimens, students who object to dissections 494 174 161 physiology, neurobiology, and behavior. The 179 should take BIO G 101-104. The course uses spring semester covers genetics, development, 495 174 162 179 an autotutorial format and offers considerable evolution, and ecology. Each topic is consid­ flexibility in scheduling. Completion of the 496 174 204 179 ered in terms of modern evolutionary theory, course requires mastery of a group of core and discussions of plant and animal systems 531 174 303 180 units. Testing on these units is primarily by are integrated. For those students who object 600 174 308 180 oral examination. Students who elect to take to animal dissection, alternative materials are the course must be able to meet deadlines. 623 174 309 180 available for study. However, testing will Four formal laboratory sessions are offered involve identification of important structures 720 174 329 180 each, semester; additional laboratory work is in real organisms. 721 174 364 180 included in the core units. Evaluation is based BIOPL 365 180 BIO G 103-104 Biological Sciences, on written reports on experimental work, Laboratory practical exams, and a comprehensive final 240 175 366 182 103, fall; 104, spring. 2 credits each term. exam. 241 367 175 182 Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in BIO G 107-108 General Biology BIO G 101 (fall) or 102 (spring). 103 is 242 175 368 182 Summer (8-week session; 107, weeks 1-4; prerequisite to 104 unless permission is 108, weeks 5-8). 4 credits each. 243 175 369 182 obtained from instructor. No admittance Prerequisite: one year of college or permis­ 244 175 370 182 after second week of classes. S-U grades optional, with permission of instructor. sion of instructor; BIO G 101, 103, 105, or 245 175 372 182- 107 is a prerequisite for 108. Fee, $25 for Lab, M T W or R 1:25-4:25, M or W weeks 1-4; $15 for weeks 5-8. Lees, M-R 247 175 374 180 7:30-10:30 P.M., or T R or S 8-11. One 9-12; labs, M T R 1:30-4:30, F 9-12. Staff. 248 175 375 180 3-hour lab each week and a weekly lec Designed for students who plan further study for discs, special lees, etc. J. C. Glase, 340 175 376 180 in biology and for students who want a broad P. R. Ecklund, and staff. 342 175 402 180 BIO G 103-104 is designed to provide labora­ course in biology as part of their general edu­ cation. BIO G 107 covers biological, tory experience with major biological 343 175 413 181 metabolism, first at the molecular level and phenomena in order to support an under­ 344 175 418 181 standing of the important concepts, principles, then progressively to the organ system level. The laboratory work involves an introduction 345 176 449 181 and theories of modern biology. A second to some major techniques, vertebrate dissec­ 347 176 475 181 objective of the laboratory course is to help students gain expertise in the methods used tion, and a survey of plant organization. BIO 348 176 477 181 by biologists to construct new knowledge. G 108 seeks to integrate the topics of genetics, developmental biology, population biology, 359 176 495 181 Students are exposed to basic concepts, and ecology in a general consideration of bio­ 404 176 499 181 research methods, including laboratory and data transformation techniques, and instru­ logical evolution. The laboratory work is a 422 176 650 181 mentation in the major areas of biology. continuation of the material covered in BIO G 107 and involves more techniques, a survey of 158 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2

animal organization, and the design and per­ BIO G 200 Special Studies in Biology BIO G 400 Undergraduate Seminar in formance of a field study. BIO G 107-108 Fall, spring, or summer. 1-3 credits. Biology fulfills the introductory biology requirement Prerequisites: written permission from the Fall or spring. Variable credit (1-3 credits for majors and forms a suitable introductory Office of Undergraduate Biology. Students assigned for individual seminar offerings). biology course sequence for students intend­ must register in 216 Stimson Hall. S-U May be repeated for credit. S-U grades ing to go to medical school. For those grades optional, with permission of optional. Staff. students who object to animal dissection, instructor. Hours TBA. Staff. Specialized seminars on topics of interest to alternative materials are available for study. A registration device for students who want to undergraduates presented by biology faculty However, testing will involve identification of take only a portion of a regular biological sci­ including visiting faculty. important structures in real organisms. ences course—for example, only the lectures [BIO G 401 Introduction to Scanning or only the laboratory in a course that Electron Microscopy BIO G 109-110 Biological Principles includes both. Only students who have Spring, weeks 1-8. 1 credit. Limited to 8 109, fall; 110, spring. 3 credits each term. already had training equivalent to the portion students. S-U grades optional. Fee may be Limited to 600 students. Both BIO G 109 of the regular course that is to be omitted may charged. Lee, M 10:10; lab, T or R and 110, taken in either order, are required register in this manner. This course may not 9:05-12:15 or T W or R 1:25-4:25. Not to fulfill the distribution requirement in the be substituted for 100-level courses and may offered 2003-2004. M. V. Parthasarathy. ■ colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences not be used in fulfillment of college distribu­ An introductory course that includes the prin­ and Human Ecology. Either course fulfills tion requirements except by permission from ciple and use of the scanning electron the College of Arts and Sciences distribu­ the Office of Undergraduate Biology tion requirement; however, both are microscope. Students use biological material recommended since they constitute a sur­ BIO G 201 Sophomore Seminar: Your to explore and understand some of the fine vey. Students with transfer credit must Future in Biology at Cornell and biological architecture. In addition to prepar­ consult with the course instructors for Beyond ing the specimens, students use the scanning appropriate course placement. Due to Fall. 1 credit. Limited to 40 students. electron microscope to study and obtain overlap in content, BIO G 109 may not be Prerequisite: one year of introductory biol­ micrographs of features that interest them.] taken after BIO G 102, or BIO G 106, or ogy. Sophomores and new junior transfer BIO G 403 Transmission Electron equivalent, and BIO G 110 may not be students only. S-U grades only. Lee 2 Microscopy for Biologists hours each week. J. Doyle and B. Cornelia. taken after BIO G 101, BIO G 105, or Fall. 1, 3, or 4 credits (4 credits if student A seminar course focusing on the academic equivalent. takes both sections). Limited to 8 students. and career interests of sophomore biology BIO G 109-110 may not be used as an Minimum of 4 students. Prerequisites: introductory course for the major in bio­ majors and new junior transfer students. Biology faculty, Office of Undergraduate BIOAP 313, BIOPL 345 or 443. S-U grades logical sciences or as introductory biology optional. Two sections: Sec 01, 1 credit, Biology staff, biology alumni, and upperclass for premedical requirements. Note that this weeks 1-4; sec 02, 3 credits, weeks 5-12. students will lead weekly sessions on diverse course satisfies the prerequisite fo r many Students may register for one or both sec­ topics that may include the biology curricu­ but not all second- and third-level courses tions. Fee may be charged. Lee, T 11:15; lum, bioethics, burgeoning fields and careers in biology. Letter grade only. Students do labs, MWorTR 1:25-4:25. in biology, faculty and undergraduate not choose lab sections during-course M. V. Parthasarathy. research, biology in the post-9/11 era, and enrollment; lab assignments are made dur­ Section 01, 1 credit, weeks 1-4, covers the women in science. ing the first day of classes. Evening principles and use of the transmission electron prelims: fall, Sept. 25 and Nov. 4; spring, [BIO G 202 The Diversity of Life microscope (TEM), with emphasis on proper Feb. 26 and Apr. 8. Lees, fall: T R 11:40, Fall. 3 credits. S-U grades optional. Lees, M operation of the instrument and interpretation spring: M W F 9:05; lab meets alternate M W F 2:30. Not offered 2003-2004. of images obtained. Negatively stained materi­ TWRorF 2—4:25, or F 10:10-12:35 (fall), J. I. Davis, J. J. Doyle. als are used for viewing with the transmission or T 10:10—12:35 (spring), or W 7:30-10 The main focus of this course is on the diver­ electron microscope. Section 02, 3 credits, P.M. sity of living and extinct species. This diversity weeks 5-12, covers the principles and tech­ H. Greene, D. Winkler, R Davies, is examined from an evolutionary perspective, niques of preparing biological material for C. Eberhard and staff. with attention to the principles employed in transmission electron microscopy. Using ani­ Students who do not plan to major in biology the discovery of species and in the analysis of mal, plant, and microbe materials this section may take this broad introductory course. The relationships among them. Interactions studies chemical fixtures, cryofixations, ultra- content is designed to appeal to anyone who between humans and other species are exam­ thin sectioning, immunogold localization, seeks a comprehensive knowledge of biology ined during the latter portion of the semester.] quantitative microscopy, and metal shadowing as part of a general education. Broad goals of techniques. Students have two additional the course encompass an understanding of the BIO G 209 Introduction to Natural weeks to complete laboratory assignments at potential benefits and limitations of science, Science Illustration the end of each section. the complexity and workings of the natural Summer (6-week session). 2 credits. world, and the internal machinery of l if e - Limited to 12 students. Prerequisite: free­ BIO G 408 Presentation Skills for how our bodies and those of other animals hand drawing or permission of instructor. Biologists and plants work. Fall semester covers biologi­ S-U grades optional. Lees and labs, T R Spring. 1 credit. S-U only. Prerequisites: cal diversity, genetics, evolution, ecology, 6:30-9:30 P.M. B. S. King. previous research experience. Preference behavior, and conservation biology; spring An introduction to the art of natural science given to students accepted into the semester covers human physiology, plant devel­ illustration for publication, and to the tech­ Biology Honors Program. L. Southard and opment, genetic engineering, infectious niques of various media including pencil, pen G. Hess. diseases, and human health. Laboratory sections and ink, watercolor, colored pencil, scratch- This course covers oral and written communi­ enable small groups of students to meet with board, and carbon dust. Potentials and cation skills ,used in presenting research to course staff and are used for problem-solving limitations of line and half-tone reproduction, other scientists. Topics covered include organ­ experiments, demonstrations, and discussions. copyright, and portfolio presentation are dis­ ization and writing of scientific papers, . There are dissections of preserved vertebrate, cussed. presentation tips for research seminars, and invertebrate, and plant materials; for those stu­ preparation of visual aids using Microsoft BIO G 305 Basic Immunology Lectures Power Point". All students present a 10-minute dents who object to dissection, alternative (also VETMI 315) materials are available for study and there is no seminar on their research and evaluate other grade penalty for omitting dissection or obser­ Fall. 3 credits. Strongly recommended: presentations. basic courses in microbiology, biochem­ vation of animals. Testing, for students choosing BIO G 410 Teaching Contemporary to be tested, will involve identification of impor­ istry, and genetics. S-U grades optional, with permission of instructor. Lees, T R Biology tant structures in real organisms. 8:30-9:55. J. A. Marsh. Fall. 3 credits. S-U grades optional. BIO G 170 Evolution of the Earth and A survey of immunology, with emphasis on Prerequisite: one year introductory biology; Life (also EAS 102) the biological functions of the immune permission of instructor. L. Southard and Spring. 3 credits. S-U grades optional. Lees, response. S. Merkel. T R 9:05; lab, T W or R 2:00-4:25; field This course provides students with the oppor­ trips during lab. J. L. Cisne. tunity to experience teaching high school For course description, see EAS 102. science. Students select an important biologi- ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 159 cal concept, then develop inquiry-based independent study statement describing BIOAP 214 Biological Basis of Sex teaching plans appropriate for high school the proposed research project during Differences (also B&SOC 214 and students. The first part of the course consists course registration. Projects must be FGSS 214) of lectures, discussion, and laboratory experi­ research in biology. Applications are avail­ Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: one year of ments, which familiarize the students with the able in 216 Stimson Hall and at introductory biology. S-U grades optional. scientific content of the course. Students then www.bio.comell.edu. Supervisors outside Lees, T R 1:25-2:40. Offered alternate work in teams with high school teachers to of Cornell are not acceptable. S-U grades years. Offered in 2004. J. E. Fortune. develop their presentations. The final part of optional. Staff. The structural and functional differences the course includes practice presentations and Practice in planning, conducting, and report­ between the sexes are examined. Emphasis is teaching at regional high schools. ing independent laboratory and library placed on mechanisms of mammalian repro­ research programs. Up to three credits of duction; where possible, special attention is BIO G 431 Frontiers in Biophysics research may be used to complete the given to studies of humans. Current evidence Fall. 1/2 credit. S-U grades only. Lee TBA. Programs of Study in general biology, genetics on the effects of gender on nonreproductive G. Feigenson and staff. and development, and systematics and biotic aspects of life (behavior, mental, and physical A day of lectures on Saturday, Sept. 13, diversity, and four credits of research in neu­ capabilities) is discussed. The course is 9:00-4:00, Racker Room, Biotechnology Bldg, robiology and behavior. intended to provide students with a basic giving an overview of current research in bio­ knowledge of reproductive endocrinology and physics at Cornell by faculty from different BIO G 663 Nanobiotechnology (also with a basis for objective evaluation of sex departments across the university. Designed A&EP 663) differences in relation to contemporary life. for undergraduates who are considering a Spring. 3 credits. Letter grade only. C. Batt career in biophysics and for graduate students and H. Craighead. BIOAP 311 Introductory Animal who are interested in biophysics research For course description see A&EP 663. Physiology, Lectures (also VETPH opportunities at Cornell. 346) BIO G 705 Advanced Immunology Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of BIO G 450 Light and Video Microscopy Lectures (also VETMI 70S) college biology, chemistry, and mathemat­ for Biologists Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: basic ics. Recommended: previous or concurrent Spring. 3 credits. Limited to 12 students. immunology or equivalent or permission course in physics. S-U grades optional, Prerequisites: one year of introductory of instructor. Offered alternate years. Lees, with permission of instructor. Evening pre­ biology and permission of instructor. Lees, TRIO: 10-11:35. Coordinator: J. A. Marsh. lims. Lees, M W F 11:15. E. R. Loew. T R 1:25-2:30; lab, R 2:30-4:30. Coverage of molecular and cellular immunolo­ A general course in animal physiology empha­ R. O. Wayne. gy at an advanced level. sizing principles of operation, regulation, and Theoretical and practical aspects of light [BIO G 706 Immunology of Infectious integration common to a broad range of living microscopy, including brightfield, darkfield, Diseases (also VETMI 719) systems from the cellular to the organismal phase-contrast, polarization, Hoffman-modula- level. Structure/function relationships are tion contrast, interference, Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIO G 305 .or permission of instructor. S-U grades stressed along with underlying physico-chemi­ differential-interference contrast, and fluores­ optional, with permission of instructor. cal mechanisms. cence microscopy, as well as video- and computer-based digital image enhancement, Lee, R 10:10-12:05. Offered odd alternate BIOAP 312 Farm Animal Behavior (also are studied. Students learn both qualitative and years. Coordinator: E. Denkers. AN SC 305) This graduate-level course focuses on molecu­ quantitative techniques to probe noninvasively Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: one year of lar and cellular mechanisms underlying the structure and function of living cells. introductory biology, and introductory ani­ immunity to infectious diseases caused by viral, mal physiology (ANSC 100 and 150 or BIO G 498 Teaching Experience bacterial, protozoan, and helminth pathogens. equivalent is sufficient or BIOAP 311); at Fall or spring, 1 -4 credits. Enrollment limit­ Topics include immune response initiation; least 1 animal production course or equiv­ ed. Prerequisites: previous enrollment in antigen presentation pathways; Thl and Th2 alent experience is recommended. S-U the course to be taught or equivalent. Arts cytokines in protection and pathology; mecha­ grades optional. Lees, T R 11:15. P. Perry, students may not count this course toward nisms of cytolysis; immune evasion strategies; K. A. Houpt. graduation. They may, however, upon peti­ vaccines. Lectures are based upon recent The behavior of production species (avian tion one time only to their class dean, carry advances in the field and are accompanied by and mammalian) influences the success of any few er than 12 other credits and remain in relevant readings from the current literature.] management program. Students study behav­ good standing. This would affect D ean’s iors relating to communication, learning, List eligibility, but not eligibility fo r gradu­ social interactions, reproduction, and feeding ating with distinction. S-U grades optional, of domestic animals, and their physiological with permission of instructor. Staff. ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (BIOAP) basis. Management systems for commercial Designed to give qualified undergraduate stu­ livestock production and their implications for dents teaching experience through actual BIOAP 212 Human Physiology for animal behavior and welfare are stressed. involvement in planning and assisting in biol­ Non-Biology Majors ogy courses. This experience may include Spring. 3 credits. May not be taken for BIOAP 316 Cellular Physiology supervised participation in a discussion group, credit after BIOAP 311. Limited to 130 stu­ Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: concurrent assisting in a biology laboratory, assisting in dents. This course may be used toward the or previous enrollment in BIOBM 330 or field biology, or tutoring. Biological sciences science distribution requirement of the 331 and 332 or 333. Evening prelims. Lees, courses currently offering such experience College of Arts and Sciences and the M W F 11:15-12:05. A. Quaroni. include BIO G 105-106; BIOAP 311, 313, 319; Group B distribution requirement of the A comprehensive course covering the general BIOBM 330, 331; BIOEE 274, 475; BIOGD College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. characteristics of eukaryotic cells; the struc­ 281; and BIOMI 291, 292. This course may not be used to fulfill the ture, composition, and function of subcellular requirements of any program of study in organelles; and the major signal transduction BIO G 499 Undergraduate Research in the biological sciences major. Lees, M W F pathways regulating a variety of physiological Biology 1:25; disc, M W or F 2:15. M. D. Baustian. cell activities. Among the main subjects cov­ Fall or spring. Variable credit. Students in Introduction to the principles of physiology ered are absorption and transport processes, the College o f Arts and Sciences may not governing the function of the human body. mechanism of action of signaling molecules register fo r more than 6 credits per term Emphasis is placed on reproduction, pregnan­ (hormones), the cell cycle and regulation of with one supervisor or 8 credits per term cy and development, and immunology and cell proliferation, cell-cell communication, with more than one supervisor. Students in the defense of the organism against disease. extracellular matrix, the immune system, and the College o f Agriculture and Life Sciences Major organ systems are surveyed to illustrate carcinogenesis. may use up to 15 credits o f independent how physiologists study the function of living study (BIO G 499) towards graduation. systems, and how this knowledge has shaped BIOAP 319 Animal Physiology Experimentation Prerequisite: written permission of faculty the management of health and disease. The member who supervises the research and contribution of information-based sciences of Fall. 4 credits. Designed for upper-level assigns the grade. Students must register in genetics, molecular biology, and the emerging undergraduate and graduate students the Office of Undergraduate Biology in 216 biotechnologies to the study of human physi­ studying in physiology, and other students Stimson Hall. Each student must submit an ology is covered. interested in biomedically related profes­ sions. Graduate students in the field of 160 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2

Physiology and related fields without port systems (channels, carriers, pumps) with BIOAP 714 Cardiac Electrophysiology equivalent background are strongly the methods of patch clamp, two-electrode Fall. 1 credit. S-U grades only. Offered encouraged to enroll. Each of 2 afternoon voltage clamp, and Ussing short-circuit current alternate years. R. Gilmour. laboratory sections is limited to 40 stu­ measurements. Survey of cardiac potentials, passive mem­ dents. Prerequisite: concurrent or previous brane properties, ion channels, and cardiac BIOAP 427 Fundamentals of arrhythmias. Emphasis is on nonlinear dynam­ enrollment in BIOAP 311 or permission of Endocrinology (also AN SC 427) instructor. Lee, R 12:20; lab, M or W ic aspects of cardiac electrophysiology and Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: animal or 12:20-5:00. E. R. Loew, N. A. Lorr and cardiac arrhythmias. human physiology or permission of staff. instructor. Lees, M W F 9:05. P. A. Johnson. BIOAP 715 Stress Physiology: To Be A series of student-conducted in v itro and in For description, see AN SC 427. Discussed as Part of Animal Welfare vivo experiments designed to illustrate basic Fall. 1 credit. Prerequisite: BIOAP 311 or physiological processes in animals, with BIOAP 458 Mammalian Physiology equivalent required. Offered alternate emphasis on relevance to humans, and to Spring. 3 credits. Enrollment limited. years. K. A. Houpt. introduce students to physiology research Graduate student auditors allowed. The emphasis is on physiological assessment techniques, instrumentation, experimental Prerequisite: BIOAP 311 or equivalent. of stress. ■ design, and interpretation of results. Students not meeting this prerequisite must Techniques include anesthesia, surgical proce­ obtain written permission of instructor in BIOAP 719 Graduate Research in Animal dures, dissection under anesthesia, and T8 014 Vet Research Tower before the first Physiology (also VETPH 628) real-time computer recording and analysis of class. Evening prelims. Lees, M W F 10:10. Fall or spring. Variable credit. data. Experiments with living tissues and live K. W. Beyenbach. Prerequisites: written permission of the animals examine properties of membranes, The course offers an in-depth treatment of section chair and of the staff member who blood, muscle, and nerves; cardiovascular, res­ selected topics in mammalian and human supervises the work and assigns the grade. piratory, and renal function and their control; physiology. Emphasis is on concepts and a S-U grades optional. Hours TBA. Staff. and endocrine regulation of renal, cardiovas­ working knowledge of physiology. Selected Similar to BIO G 499 but intended for gradu­ cular, and reproductive tissue activity. topics include: basic functional elements of ate students who are working with faculty Experimental resources include frogs, rats, biological systems; recurrent themes in physi­ members on an individual basis. rabbits, and sheep, which are not always ology; design of multicellular animals; BIOAP 720 Animal Physiology and euthanized after the laboratory exercises. mammalian fluid compartments; homeostasis; Written reports of laboratory activities are Anatomy Seminar membrane and epithelial transport; electro­ Spring and fall. 1 credit each semester. required. Grading is based on evaluation of physiology; cardiovascular physiology; Prerequisite: admission to the graduate these reports, laboratory performance, weekly gastrointestinal physiology; renal physiology; quizzes, and a mid-term and a final exam. Field of Physiology. and acid/base physiology. The lectures incor­ This seminar course is designed to provide BIOAP 413 Histology: The Biology of the porate clinical correlations whenever graduate students in the Field of Physiology Tissues appropriate. Occasional guest lecturers talk with training to become professional scientists. Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisite: one year of about work and careers in basic research Students who participate are required to give introductory biology. Recommended: and/or clinical medicine. Recommended for a seminar on their research. Advice and feed­ BIOBM 330 or 331, or their equivalents. biological sciences majors, pre-med and pre- back are provided. Throughout the semester S-U grades optional, with permission of vet students, and beginning graduate students and in one special session devoted to a partic­ in physiology, nutrition, and animal science. instructor. Lees, M W 1:25; labs, M W ular topic, advice is provided on subjects such 2:30-4:25. S. Suarez, L. Mizer. BIOAP 475 Mechanisms Underlying as preparation of manuscripts, seminars, and Provides students with a basis for understand­ Mammalian Developmental Defects grant proposals. ing the microscopic, fine-structural, and (also NS 475) functional organization of vertebrates (primari­ BIOAP 757 Current Concepts in Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOBM Reproductive Biology ly mammals), as well as methods of analytic 330, 331-332, or 333 (may be taken con­ Fall. 3 credits. Limited to 20 students. morphology at the cell and tissue levels. currently). M W 9:05; lab, R 2:00. Offered Prerequisites: undergraduate degree in Dynamic interrelations of structure, composi­ alternate years. Next offered in spring biology and a strong interest in reproduc­ tion, and function in cells and tissues are 2004. D. Noden and P. Stover. tive biology. S-U grades optional. Lec/disc, emphasized. For description, see NS 475. T R 10:10-12:05. Offered alternate years. BIOAP 416 Cell Physiology and BIOAP 619 Lipids (also NS 602) J. E. Fortune, W. R. Butler, and staff. Genomics Laboratory Fall. 2 credits. Lees, T R 11:15. A team-taught survey course in reproductive Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 24 students. A. Bensadoun. physiology/endocrinology. Lectures by a num­ Designed for graduate and upper-level Advanced course on biochemical, metabolic, ber of reproductive biologists on various undergraduate students with preference for and nutritional aspects of lipids. Emphasis is aspects of male reproductive function Biology majors with a Physiology concen­ placed on critical analysis of current topics in (endocrine regulation, testis function, sper­ tration. Prerequisite: concurrent or lipid methodology; lipid absorption; lipopro­ matogenesis, and sperm physiology/function); previous enrollment in BIOAP 316, Cell tein secretion, molecular structure, and female reproductive function (endocrinology, Physiology, or BIOBM 432, Survey of Cell catabolism; molecular biology, function, and ovarian development and functions, oocyte Biology, or permission of instructor. Lee, M regulation of lipoprotein receptors; mechanism physiology/function); fertilization and early W 12:20-1:10; labs, M W 1:25-4:25. of hormonal regulation of lipolysis and fatty embryo development; pregnancy; parturition; A. Quaroni, N. A. Lorr, and staff. acid synthesis; and cholesterol metabolism puberty; and reproductive technology. Student A laboratory course to introduce students to and atherosclerosis. participation in the form of discussions and/or modern methods and instrumentation in cell presentations. physiology and genomics. Laboratory exercis­ BIOAP 710-718 Special Topics in es will teach the following experimental Physiology BIOAP 811 Advanced Physiological Methods I methods: 1) primary cell culture, cell cloning, Fall or spring. 1 or 2 credits for each topic. subculturing, and cell counting; 2) cell and May be repeated for credit. Enrollment in Fall. 2 credits. Enrollment limited. macromolecule imaging using fluorescence each topic may be limited. S-U grades Prerequisites: graduate student status or and electron microscopy; 3) karyotyping optional, with permission of instructor. permission of course coordinator. S-U including chromosome spreading, banding, Lectures, laboratories, discussions, and grades only. Lab TBA. Coordinator: TBA. and fluorescent in situ hybridization; 4) flow seminars on specialized topics. This is a course for graduate students in phys­ cytometry and DNA electrophoresis for the iology and related disciplines. Experiments are BIOAP 711 Readings in Applied Animal carried out in the laboratories of faculty mem­ assay of apoptosis and cell proliferation; 5) Behavior l protein electrophoresis and Western blotting; bers in the Field of Physiology to acquaint Fall. 1 credit. Prerequisite: BIOAP 311 or graduate students with the latest 6) recombinant DNA technology including equivalent. Offered alternate years. Next restriction analysis, cloning, transformation of techniques/methods in biomedical/physiologi- offered in 2003. Lee, 1 hour each week cal/genomic research. Three modules are competent cells, plasmid isolation, and trans­ TBA. K. A. Houpt. fection; 7) analysis of gene expression by use offered each semester by arrangement with of RT-PCR, real time-PCR and microarray the course coordinator. analysis; and 8) analysis of electrogenic trans­ BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY 161

BIOAP 812 Advanced Physiological [BIOBM 233 Introduction to Biomolecular A comprehensive course in molecular biology Methods II Structure (also CHEM 233) that covers the structure and properties of Spring. 2 credits. Enrollment limited. Fall. 2 credits. Limited to 30 students. DNA, DNA replication and repair, synthesis Prerequisites: graduate student status or Prerequisites: CHEM 207-208 or equiva­ and processing of RNA and proteins, the regu­ permission of course coordinator. S-U lents. Lees, T R 2:30-3:20. S. E. Ealick. lation of gene expression, and the principles grades only. Lab TBA. Coordinator: TBA. This course is intended for students with a and uses of recombinant DNA technologies. This is a course for graduate students in phys­ basic understanding of chemistry who are iology and related disciplines. Experiments are considering a program of study in biochem­ BIOBM 333 Principles of Biochemistry: carried out in the laboratories of faculty mem­ istry. The interrelationship between the Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology bers in the Field of Physiology to acquaint structure and function of biologically impor­ graduate students with the latest tant molecules is explored.] Summer (6-week session). 4 credits. techniques/methods in biomedical/physiologi- Prerequisites: one year of introductory BIOBM 321 Numerical Methods in cal/genomic research. Three modules are biology for majors, one year general chem­ Computational Molecular Biology istry, and CHEM 257, or 357-358, or offered each semester by arrangement with (see COM S 321) the course coordinator. equivalents, or permission of the instruc­ Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: at least 1 tor. May not be taken for credit after course in-calculus, such as MATH 106, 111, BIOBM 330, 331, or 332. S. Ely or Related Courses in Other Departments or 191 and a course in linear algebra, such H. T. Nivison. Adaptations of Marine Organisms (Biological as MATH 221 or 294 or BTRY 417. No par­ Topics include the structure and function of Sciences [BIOSM] 413) ticular course in programming is required, proteins, enzyme catalysis, metabolism, and Advanced Work in Animal Parasitology (Veterinary but the student should have some familiar­ the replication and expression of genes. Microbiology 737) ity with iteration, arrays, and procedures. For course description see COM S 321. BIOBM 334 Computer Graphics and Animal Development (Veterinary Anatomy 507) Molecular Biology Animal Reproduction and Development (Animal BIOBM 330-332 Principles of Fall or spring. 1 credit. Prerequisite: con­ Science 300) Biochemistry current registration in BIOBM 330. Introductory biochemistry is offered in three Students who have completed BIOBM 333 Developmental Biology (Biological Sciences formats: individualized instruction (330) and or 331/332 (BIOBM 332 may be taken [BIOGD] 385) lectures (331 and 332) during the academic concurrently) will be permitted to register. Embryology (Biological Sciences [BIOGD] 389) year, and lectures (333) during the summer. J. E. Blankenship, P. C. Hinkle, and staff. Fundamentals of Endocrinology (Animal Science Individualized instruction is offered to a max­ Visualization of complex biomolecules using 427) imum o f250 students each semester. Lectures Silicon Graphics computers. Group presenta­ are given fall semester (33V, spring semester tions on current topics in molecular biology. Insect Morphology (Entomology 322) (332), and summer (333) BIOBM 432 Survey of Cell Biology Integration and Coordination of Energy Metabolism BIOBM 330 Principles of Biochemistry, Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOBM 330, (Biological Sciences [BIOBM] 637 and Individualized Instruction Nutritional Sciences 636) 333, or 331, and previous or concurrent Fall or spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: one registration in 332, or equivalent. Neuroanatomy (Veterinary Anatomy 504) year of introductory biology for majors and Recommended: BIOGD 281. S-U grades Sensory Function (Biological Sciences [BIONB] one year of general chemistry and CHEM optional for graduate students only. Lees, 492) 257 or 357-358 (CHEM 358 may be taken M W 8:40-9:55. W. J. Brown, V. M. Vogt. concurrently) or equivalent, or permission A survey of a wide array of topics focusing on Teaching Experience (Biological Sciences [BIO G] of instructor. Concurrent registration in 498) the general properties of eukaryotic cells. The BIOBM 334 is encouraged. May not be topics include methods used for studying cells, Undergraduate Research in Biology (Biological taken for credit after BIOBM 331, 332, or the structure and function of the major cellular Sciences [BIO G] 499) 333- S-U grade optional with permission of organelles, and analyses of cellular processes instructor. Evening prelims: fall, Oct. 2 and such as mitosis, endocytosis, cell motility, secre­ Nov. 4; spring, Feb. 26 and Apr. 6. tion, cell-to-cell communication, gene J. E. Blankenship, P. C. Hinkle, and staff. expression, and oncogenesis. Some of the mate­ BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR AND Fourteen units that cover protein structure and rial is covered in greater depth in BIOBM 437; function, enzymes, basic metabolic pathways, BIOGD 483; and BIOBM 632, 636, and 639. CELL BIOLOGY (BIOBM) DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, and an introduc­ BIOBM 433 Laboratory in Cell Biology BIOBM 132 Orientation Lectures in tion to gene cloning. No formal lectures, Molecular Biology and Genetics (also autotutorial format. Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in, or completion of, BIOBM BIOGD 132) BIOBM 331 Principles of Biochemistry: Spring, weeks 1-3. No credit. Primarily for 432, or equivalent. Two labs per week for Proteins and Metabolism the first seven weeks of the semester; T R freshmen, sophomores, and transfer stu­ Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of dents. S-U grades only. Lee, S 11:15, for 1:30—4:30 p.m . W. Brown. introductory biology for majors, one year of A laboratory course to introduce students to first three S of semester (Jan. 31, Feb. 7, general chemistry, and CHEM 257 or 357-358 Feb. 14 in room 180 Biotechnology classic and modem methods in cell biology. (CHEM 257 or 357 should not be taken con­ The focus is on material not presented in the Building). Staff. currently) or equivalent, or permission of Discussions by six professors about their BIOBM 440 laboratory courses. Exercises iastructor. May not be taken for credit after include analysis of membrane protein and research and promising new areas for research BIOBM 330 or 333- S-U grades with permis­ in the future. lipid composition, use of light, fluorescence, sion of instructor. Evening prelim: Oct. 23- and electron microscopy, transfection of mam­ BIOBM 232 Milestones In Molecular Lees, M W F 10:10. G. W. Feigenson. malian cells with cDNA expression vectors, Biology and Genetics The chemical reactions important to biology, live cell imaging of fluorescently labeled pro­ Spring. 3 credits. Limited to freshmen and and the enzymes that catalyze these reactions, teins using confocal microscopy, subcellular sophomores. Prerequisites: advanced are discussed in an integrated format. Topics fractionation of organelles, and in vitro recon­ placement biology or college-level intro­ include protein folding, enzyme catalysis, stitution of organelle assembly. Space is ductory biology. Letter grade. Lees, M W bioenergetics, and key reactions of synthesis limited to 12 students. Preference given to 9:05; disc, F 9:05. J. M. Lopez. and catabolism. biology majors concentrating in Molecular and Lectures cover seminal genetic, biochemical, BIOBM 332 Principles of Biochemistry: Cell biology. and cell and molecular biological experiments Molecular Biology that were recognized by Nobel prizes. BIOBM 434 Applications of Molecular Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: one year of Biology to Medicine, Agriculture, and Discussion focuses on current scientific conse­ introductory biology for majors and previ­ Industry quences of these seminal findings, together ous or concurrent registration in organic Fall. 3 credits. Enrollment limited to 50 stu­ with their societal and/or economic ramifica­ chemistry, or permission of instructor. May tions. dents. Prerequisites: BIOBM 330 or 333 or not be taken for credit after BIOBM 330 or 331/332. Recommended: BIOGD 281. S-U 333- S-U grades optional, with permission grades optional. Lees, M W F 11:15-12:05. of instructor. Lees, T R 12:20. B. K. Tye. J. M. Calvo, S. Ely. 162 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2

Lecture topics include large-scale sequencing presented in other courses. In addition, the BIOBM 638 Macromolecular Interactions of genomes, drug discovery based upon methods used to identify the underlying bio­ and Cell Function genomics, combinational approaches to chem­ chemical and genetic basis of the diseases, as Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIOBM 330 ical libraries, pharmacogenetics, antibiotics well as possible pharmaceutical and genetic or 333 or 331-332. Recommended: BIOBM derived from innate immune system, DNA and therapies for treating the diseases, are present­ 631 or 633- S-U grades optional. Lees, T R edible vaccines, transgenic animals, engineer­ ed. A portion of each class period will be 11:15-12:05. J. Fu. ing plants resistant to insects, and gene devoted to discussion and practice questions. These lectures focus on the principles of pro­ therapy. About one-quarter of the course is tein-protein and protein-nucleic acid devoted to exploring factors that are required BIOBM 440 Laboratory in Biochemistry interactions that underlie cellular processes and Molecular Biology for commercializing ideas and to some social such as signal transduction, intracellular traffic, ramifications of biotechnology. Fall, spring, or summer (3-week session). 4 gene regulation, and cell development. The credits. Enrollment limited. Preference is emphasis throughout is on the structural basis BIOBM 435-436 Undergraduate given to undergraduate biology majors Biochemistry Seminar of these processes as related to cell function. having Biochemistry or Molecular and Cell Some specific topics covered are signal ampli­ 435, fall; 436, spring. First meeting will be Biology Programs of Study and to graduate fication, nuclear import and export, at 4 p.m . on Tuesday, January 27, 471 students with a minor in the Field of transcription by RNA polymerase II, RNA pro­ Biotech Building. 1 credit each term. May Biochemistry. Prerequisites: BIOBM 330 or cessing and export, and translation of mRNAs. be repeated for credit. Limited to upper- 333 or 331-332 (331 or 332 may be taken class students. Prerequistites: BIOBM 330„ concurrently). Labs, M W 12:20-4:25 (disc, BIOBM 639 The Nucleus 333, or 331-332, or written permission of F 1:25) or T R 12:20-4:25 (disc, M 3:35). Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIOBM 330 instructor. S-U grades only. Seminar time Summer (3-week session): M-F 10-5:30. or 333 or 331-332, or their equivalent. TBA. Organizational meeting first W of S. Ely, H. Nivison. Recommended: BIOGD 281. Lee, T R each semester. Experiments related to molecular biology 10:10. J. T. Lis. Selected papers from the literature on a given (includes PCR, DNA cloning, restriction map­ Lectures on topics of eukaryotic genome topic are evaluated critically during six or ping, and DNA sequence analysis), protein organization, chromatin structure, regulation seven two-hour meetings. purification and analysis (salt fractionation, ion of gene expression, RNA processing, the struc­ [BIOBM 437 Eukaryotic Cell Proliferation exchange chromatography, affinity chromatog­ ture and movement of chromosomes, and (also TOX 437) raphy, SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting), and nuclear export and import. This course covers determination of enzyme kinetic parameters. the structure and function of the nucleus at Fall. Variable credits. Students may take the molecular and cell biological levels, and lectures for 2 credits, or take both lectures [BIOBM 631 Protein Structure and together with BIOBM 437, 632 and 636, pro­ and discussions for 3 credits. Enrollment Function vides broad coverage of the cell biology for discussion section is limited to 20 stu­ Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOBM 330 or subject area. dents, with preference given to graduate 333 or 331-332 arid organic chemistry. students. Prerequisite: BIOG 101-102 or Recommended: physical chemistry. S-U BIOBM 641 Laboratory in Plant BIOG 105-106 and BIOBM 330 or BIOBM grades optional. Lees, M W F 9:05. Not Molecular Biology (also BIOPL 641) 331/332. Recommended: BIOGD 281 and offered 2003-2004. L. Nicholson. Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 or BIOGM 432. S-U grades optional. Lees, T R Presentations on the principles of protein equivalent, BIOBM 330 or 331 or equiva­ 12:20-1:10. Disc, TBA. Not offered structure and the nature of enzymatic cataly­ lent, and permission of instructor. S-U 2003-2004. R.-H. Chen sis. Specific topics include protein folding, grades with permission of instructor. Lab, The course covers a wide spectrum of issues stability, dynamics and evolution, folded con­ T 9:05-4:30. J. B. Nasrallah, M. R. Hanson. related to cell proliferation in eukaryotes. formations and structure prediction, ligand Selected experiments on gene expression, Lectures include various aspects of the regula­ binding energetics, and the structural basis of gene transfer, and assay of reporter genes in tion of cell division cycle and signal catalysis.) plants. The course emphasizes the application transduction pathways, with additional topics of molecular biology methodology to plant on oncogenesis, cell aging, and cell death. BIOBM 632 Membranes and Bioenergetics systems. Additional lab time is required to The facts as well as concepts and logics complete assignments. behind findings are presented in the lectures. Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIOBM 330 Research articles are analyzed and discussed or 333 or 331-332 or equivalent. Lees, T R BIOBM 652 (Section 05) Molecular in depth during discussion section.] 11:15. Offered alternate years. P. C. Hinkle. Biology of Plant Organelles (also Structure and dynamics of biological mem­ BIOPL 652.5) BIOBM 439 Molecular Basis of Human branes, physical methods, model membranes, 1 credit. Lees, M W F 10:10 (12 lees) Feb. Disease (also BIOGD 439) ionophores, ion-transport ATPases, mitochon­ 17-Mar. 14. M. R. Hanson, D. B. Stem. Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: biochemistry drial and chloroplast electron transfer chains, An in-depth examination of the molecular and molecular biology (e.g., BIOBM 330, and examples of transport from plants, ani­ biology of plant mitochondria and plastids. BIOBM 331-332, or BIOBM 333) and mals, and bacteria. Emphasis given to Topics include the organization, evolution, genetics (e.g., BIOGD 281) or permission structure of membrane proteins. and expression of organelle genomes, RNA from instructor. Recommended: cell biolo­ editing, and the expression of nuclear genes gy (e.g., BIOBM 432 or BIOAP 316) and BIOBM 633 Biosynthesis of encoding structural or regulatory organelle Macromolecules physiology (e.g., BIOAP 311 or BIOAP proteins. Special topics include mitochondrial- 458). S-U grades optional. Lees, T R Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisite: BIOBM 330 or ly encoded cytoplasmic male sterility, 10:10-11:25. W. L. Kraus. 333 or 331-332. Recommended: BIOGD transformation and expression of foreign This course examines how changes in the 281. Lees, T R 9:05. J. W. Roberts, genes in chloroplasts, and the use of genetics normal expression, structure, and activity of D. B. Wilson. to investigate nucleus-organellar interactions. gene products caused by genetic mutations, Synthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins, and reg­ epigenetic phenomena and environmental ulation of gene expression. BIOBM 653 (Section 04) Molecular Aspects of Plant Development I (also agents lead to human diseases. The material BIOBM 636 Advanced Cell Biology BIOPL 653.4) focuses on how these changes lead to alter­ Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOBM 330 ations in normal cellular processes, as well as 1 credit. Lees, M W F 10:10 (12 lees) Nov. or 333 or 331-332, and 432, or their equiv­ 1-Dec. 2. J. B. Nasrallah. the resulting physiological consequences. alents. Lee, T R 9:05-9:55. A. P. Bretscher. This module focuses on the molecular genet­ Topics are selected from hormone insensitivity This course aims to provide an integrated syndromes, inborn errors of metabolism, gene ics of plant development. Current approaches view of eukaryotic cell organization as eluci­ to the elucidation of the molecular signals and fusions resulting in hybrid proteins, gene dated using biochemical molecular, genetic, amplification, gene inactivation, disruption of pathways that lead to the establishment of the and cell biological approaches. Major topics differentiated state of floral cells and organs signaling pathways, disruption of metabolic include the cytoskeleton, membrane traffic, pathways, and the molecular actions of infec­ are discussed. Topics include cell-cell sig­ and cell polarity. Together with BIOBM 437, nalling in the establishment of pattern and tious agents and environmental toxins. 632, and 639 this course provides broad cov­ Examples of diseases are selected to empha­ differentiation of specialized cell types, and erage of the cell biology subject area. the control of developmental pathways by size various aspects of genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, immunolo­ endogenous and external cues. The module is gy, and endocrinology that have been a companion to BIOPL 652, Sec 02 (Molecular Aspects of Plant Development II). ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 163

[BIOBM 730 Protein NMR Spectroscopy The first half of this course comprises an ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY (also VETPR 730) intensive laboratory covering fundamental Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: CHEM 389 aspects of modern molecular biology and cell BIOLOGY (BIOEE) and 390, or CHEM 287 and 288, or permis­ biology. The second half of the course com­ BIOEE 154 The Sea: An Introduction to sion of instructor. S-U grades optional. prises research in the laboratory of a professor Oceanography, Lectures (also Offered alternate years. Next offered chosen by the student (See BIOBM 832). EAS 154) spring 2005. Lee TBA. L. K. Nicholson, Students must enroll separately for each half. Spring. 3 credits. The optional one-credit lab­ R. E. Oswald. BIOBM 832 Advanced Biochemical oratory for this course is offered as The student acquires the tools necessary for BIOEE/EAS 155. S-U grades optional. Lees, T in-depth understanding of multidimensional, Methods II Spring. 6 credits. Required of, and limited R 11:40-12:55. C. H. Greene, W. M. White. multinuclear NMR experiments. Schemes for See EAS 154 for full course description. magnetization transfer, selective excitation, to, first-year graduate students in the Field water suppression, decoupling, and others are of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell BIOEE 155 The Sea: An Introduction to presented. The application of these techniques Biology. S-U grades only. Lab TBA. Oceanography, Laboratory (also EAS to proteins for resonance assignment, structure T. C. Huffaker. 155) determination, and dynamics’ characterization Research in the laboratories of two different Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisite: concurrent is studied.] professors chosen by the student. enrollment in BIOEE/EAS 154. S-U grades Arrangements are made jointly between the optional. Lab, M 2:00-4:25 or 7:30-9:55 P.M., BIOBM 732-737 Current Topics in Director of Graduate Studies and the research or W 7:30-9:55 p.m . C. H. Greene. Biochemistry adviser. See EAS 155 for full course description. Fall or spring. 1/2 or 1 credit for each topic. May be repeated for credit. BIOBM 833 Research Seminar in BIOEE 207 Evolution (also HIST 287 Prerequisite: BIOBM 330 or 333 or 331-332 Biochemistry and S&TS 287) or equivalent. S-U grades only. Hours TBA. Fall or spring. 1 credit each term. May be Fall Qr summer. 3 credits. Intended for stu­ Lectures and seminars on specialized topics. repeated for credit. Required of, and limit­ dents with no background in college Topics for fall and spring to be announced in ed to, second-, third-, and fourth-year biology. May not be taken for credit after the division’s course supplement published at graduate students majoring in the Field of BIOEE 278. Does not meet the evolution­ the beginning of each semester. Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology. ary biology requirement for the biological S-U grades only. Sem, M 12:20-1:30. sciences major. S-U grades optional. Fall: BIOBM 738 Macromolecular W. L. Kraus, A. P. Bretscher. Lees, T R 10:10; disc, 1 hour each week Crystallography (also CHEM 788) Each student presents one seminar per year TBA. Summer (6-week session): Lees and Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission on his or her thesis research and then meets discs, M W 6:00-9:00 p.m. W. B. Provine. of instructor. Lees, T R 10:10. Offered alter­ with instructors and thesis committee mem­ Evolution is the central concept in biology. nate years. S. E. Ealick. bers for evaluation. This course examines evolution in historical and Lectures briefly cover the fundamentals of cultural contexts. This course aims to under­ crystallography and focus on methods for BIOBM 836 Methods and Logic in Biochemistryi Molecular and Cell stand the major issues in the history and current determining the three-dimensional structures status of evolutionary biology, and explore the of macromolecules. Biology, Part I Spring. 1 credit. Limited to first-year gradu­ implications of evolution for culture. Issues BIOBM 751 Ethical Issues and ate students majoring in the Field of range from controversies over mechanisms of Professional Responsibilities Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology. evolution in natural populations to the conflict Spring. 1 credit. Limited to graduate stu­ S-U grades only. Sem and disc TBA. between creationists and evolutionists. dents beyond first year. S-U grades only. G. P. Hess. BIOEE 261 Ecology and the Environment Organizational meeting will be held on the A seminar course with critical discussion by Fall or summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: one first W of the semester. Sem, W 3:35-4:25. students of original research papers. A variety year of introductory biology. S-U grades Additional sections may be offered. of topics in biochemistry, molecular and cell optional. Lees, M W F 11:15; disc, W or R P. Hinkle. biology are covered. 1:25, 2:30, or 3:35. B. F. Chabot, Ethical issues in research and the professional BIOBM 838 Methods and Logic in A. A. Dhondt, N. G. Hairston, Jr. responsibilities of scientists are discussed in a We explore the interactions between the envi­ case-study format. Topics discussed include: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Part II ronment and organisms as individuals, regulations; data selection, manipulation, and Spring. 2 credits. Limited to second-year populations, communities, and ecosystems. representation; fraud, misconduct, and whistle- The emphasis is on basic ecological principles blowing; conflicts of interest and commitment; graduate students majoring in the Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology. and processes that are generally useful in authorship, ownership, and intellectual proper­ understanding the world around us and in ties; peer review and confidentiality; scientific S-U grades only. Monday, 9-11. D. Shalloway. more advanced studies in the environmental response to external pressure; legal liabilities; sciences, including management-oriented dis­ and professional codes of ethics. An interactive seminar to develop general skills needed to support a career in scientific ciplines. Major topics include adaptive BIOBM 761 Topics in Cancer Cell Biology research: experimental design, writing scientif­ strategies of organisms, population dynamics, (also VETMM 761) ic papers and grants, oral presentation, basic species interactions, community structure and Spring. Series of 1 credit graduate sections statistical and computational methods, manag­ function, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, and that reflect the cancer expertise of the Cornell ing a research laboratory, etc. Student projects productivity. Human influences on ecosys­ faculty. (Course Director: Dr. B. U. Pauli). include preparation and presentation of a tems, human-created ecosystems (agricultural For description, see VETMM 761. mock research grant proposal. and urban ecosystems), and sustainable prac­ tices are covered. BIOBM 830 Biochemistry Seminar Related Courses in Other Departments Fall or spring. No credit. Sem, F 4:00. Staff. BIOEE 263 Field Ecology Lectures on current research in biochemistry, Lipids (Biological Sciences [BIOAP] 619 and Fall. 3 credits. Limited to 25 students. Nutritional Sciences 602) presented by distinguished visitors and staff Prerequisite: concurrent or previous enroll­ members. Lectures are open to everyone, but Molecular Aspects of Development (Biological ment in BIOEE 261. Lee, R 1:25; lab, F registration is limited to graduate students in Sciences [BIOGD] 483) 12:20-4:25; 1 weekend field trip to the Hudson Valley. P. L. Marks. Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology. Molecular Biology Techniques for Animal Biologists Field exercises designed to give students (Animal Science 650) BIOBM 831 Advanced Biochemical direct experience with field work, with Methods I Molecular Mechanisms of Hormone Action emphasis on developing observational skills, Fall. 6 credits. Required of, and limited to, (Biological Sciences [BIOAP] 658 and journal keeping, and a landscape perspective. first-year graduate students in the Field of Veterinary Medicine 758) Topics include plant succession, niche rela­ Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology. Teaching Experience (Biological Sciences [BIO G] tionships of insects, influence of herbivores S-U grades only. Labs and discussions 12 498) and competition on plant performance, hours each week TBA. Organizational decomposition of soil litter, foraging behavior, Undergraduate Research in Biology (Biological meeting first R of semester 10:10. census methods, and use of scientific collec­ Sciences [BIO G] 499) T. C. Huffaker. tions. 164 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2

BIOEE 264 Tropical Field Ornithology examined as the product of long-term evolu­ BIOEE 373 Biology of the Marine Winter, January 5-19, 2004. 3 credits. tionary forces and short-term adaptive Invertebrates Limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: per­ responses. Topics such as creationism, the Fall (but course must be taken in the pre­ mission of instructor required. S-U grades Piltdown fraud, the sociobiology debate, vious summer at the Shoals Marine optional. Two week, full-time course. genetic engineering, race and IQ, and racism Laboratory [SML]). 5 credits. Limited to 24 Daily field work, discussions, reading, and are presented as examples of current issues in students. Prerequisite: one year of intro­ an individual project. The cost of tuition human biology.] ductory biology for majors. Permission of and airfare are the student’s responsibility. faculty required because it is off campus. Students are responsible for making their BIOEE 278 Evolutionary Biology Students in BIOEE 373 are strongly own travel arrangements. Students should Fall or spring. 3 or 4 credits. (4-credit encouraged to take BIOEE 477. Three- not purchase airline tickets until they are option involves writing component and week, full-time course. Daily and evening informed that a minimum enrollment of 8 two discussion sections per week; limited lectures, laboratories, and field work. students has been met. A. A. Dhondt, to 20 students per section each semester, Course is taken during the summer; enroll I. J. Lovette. Students may not preregister for the for credit during the subsequent fall This course, given during the winter session, 4-credit option; interested students com­ semester. Total cost for room, board, and provides students with the opportunity to plete an application form on the first day overhead at SML: $1,200. Offered alternate study birds intensively in a neotropical envi­ of class.) Limited to 300 students. years. C. D. Harvell, J. G. Morin. ronment. Students will learn observational and Prerequisite: 1 year of introductory biology An introduction to the biology and evolution field techniques, participate in group research or permission of instructor. First-semester of the major invertebrate phyla, concentrating projects and in daily seminars. The group is freshmen must have permission of instruc­ on marine representatives. In addition to the housed in the Cornell Biodiversity Laboratory tor. S-U grades optional. Evening prelims: evolution of form and function, lectures cover at Punta Cana. Excursions will be organized to spring, Mar. 4 and Apr. 6. Lees, T R 9:05; aspects of ecology, behavior, physiology, different national parks in the Dominican disc, 1 hour each week TBA. Fall, chemical ecology, and natural history of inver­ Republic. M. Geber; spring, M. Shulman. tebrates. The Shoals Marine Laboratory The course considers explanations for patterns exposes students to a wealth of marine and BIOEE 267 Introduction to Conservation of diversity and for the apparent “good fit” of Biology terrestrial invertebrates in their natural habi­ organisms to the environment. Topics covered tats. Regular field excursions allow an Fall. 3 credits. May not be taken for credit include the genetic and developmental basis excellent opportunity to study freshly collect­ after NTRES 450. Intended for both science of evolutionary change, processes at the pop­ ed and in situ representatives of most of the and non-science majors. Completion of ulation level, the theory of evolution by major phyla. BIOEE 267 is not required for NTRES 450. natural selection, levels of selection, concepts S-U grades optional. Lees, M W 9:05; disc, of fitness and adaptation, modes of speciation, BIOEE 405 Biology of the Neotropics F 9:05 or R 2:30; 1 Saturday field trip. long-term trends in evolution, rates of evolu­ Fall. 2 credits. Limited to 18 students. Offered alternate years. A. S. Flecker, tion, and extinction. Students taking the Prerequisite: BIOEE 261 or permission of J. W. Fitzpatrick. four-credit option read additional materials instructor. S-U grades optional. Lee and An exploration of biological concepts related from the primary literature and write a series disc, W 7:30-9:30 p.m . P. H. Wrege, to conserving the earth’s biodiversity, intro­ of essays in place of the regular prelims. A. S. Flecker. ducing ecological and evolutionary principles This course is an introductory survey of the important for understanding major conserva­ BIOEE 362 Dynamic Models in Biology biology of the New World tropics, with pri­ tion problems. Topics include patterns of (also MATH 362) mary focus on moist lowland forests. The species and ecosystem diversity, causes of Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: two semes­ objectives are to learn basic characteristics and extinction, genetic risks of small populations, ters of introductory biology (BIO G phenomena important to understanding design of nature preserves, strategies for pro­ 101-102, 105-106, 107-108, 109-110 or neotropical biology, to gain firsthand knowl­ tecting endangered species, ecosystem equivalent) and completion of the mathe­ edge of the resources in tropical biology restoration, and the value of biodiversity. matics requirements for the Biological available at Cornell, and to learn how to Sciences major or equivalent. S-U grades BIOEE 274 The Vertebrate*: Structure, organize and execute a meaningful seminar optional. Lees, M W F 10:10-11:00. Some presentation. Function, and Evolution class meetings (during the regular lecture Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisite: one year of time) will be in computer lab. Offered [BIOEE 452 Herbivores and Plants: introductory biology. Fee, $25. S-U grades alternate years. S. P. Ellner, Chemical Ecology and Coevolution optional. Lees, M W F 9:05; lab, M T or W J. M. Guckenheimer. (also ENTOM 452) 1:25-4:25. K. R. Zamudio. Introductory survey of the development, com­ Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: one year of An introductory course in vertebrate organis- puter implementation, and applications of introductory biology, BIOEE 26l, CHEM mal biology which explores the structure and dynamic models in biology and ecology. 257 or 357/358 and 251 or 301, or permis­ function of vertebrates with an emphasis on Case-study format, covering a broad range of sion of instructor. S-U grades optional. trends in vertebrate evolution. Lectures cover current application areas such as regulatory Field trips, additional lectures, or laborato­ topics such as the origin and evolution of var­ networks, neurobiology, cardiology, infectious ry demonstrations may be held in place of ious vertebrate groups, sensory systems, disease management, and conservation of F lecture. Lees, M W F 11:15. Offered alter­ thermoregulation, life history, locomotion, endangered species. Students also learn how nate years. Not offered 2003-2004. feeding, size, and scaling. Laboratories include to construct and study biological systems P. P. Feeny. dissections of preserved vertebrate animals models on the computer using a scripting and Topics include: significance of plant chemistry and noninvasive live animal demonstrations. graphics environment. in mediating interactions between plants and herbivorous animals; mechanisms and strate­ [BIOEE 275 Human Biology and Evolution BIOEE 371 Human Paleontology (also (also ANTHR 275 and NS 275) gies of plant finding and exploitation by ANTHR 371) animals, especially insects, and of defense and Fall. 3 credits. S-U grades optional, with Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisite: one year of escape by plants; evolutionary hypotheses for permission of either instructor. Lees, M W introductory biology or ANTHR 101 or per­ ecological patterns of resistance and attack; F 10:10; disc, M 10:10 or TBA. Lees every mission of instructor. Lees, M W F 2:30; and implications for human food and agricul­ W and F; occasional lectures on M. lab, 1 hour each week TBA; occasional ture.] Offered alternate years. Not offered field trips. Offered alternate years. 2003-2004. K. A. R. Kennedy, J. D. Haas. K. A. R. Kennedy. [BIOEE 453 Speciation An introduction to the biology of H om o s a p i­ A broad survey of the fossil evidence for Spring. 3 credits. Limited to 40 students. en s through an examination of human human evolution with special attention to Prerequisites: BIOEE 278 and BIOGD 281 evolution, biological diversity, and modes of skeletal and dental anatomy, geological con­ or equivalents, or permission of instructor. adaptation to past and present environments. texts, paleoecology, dating methods, S-U grades optional. Lees, T R 10:10-11:25. Evolutionary theory is reviewed in relation to archaeological associations, and current theo­ Offered alternate years. Not offered the current evidence from the fossil record ries of human origins and physical diversity. 2003-2004. R. G. Harrison. and studies of the evolution of human behav­ An advanced course in evolutionary biology ior. A survey of human adaptation covers a focusing on the pattern and process of specia­ complex of biological and behavioral respons­ tion and the nature and origin of intrinsic es to environmental stress. Human diversity is barriers to gene exchange. Topics covered in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 165

lectures include species concepts and defini­ [BIOEE 460 Theoretical Ecology diversification and extinction in the fossil tions, the history of ideas about speciation, Spring. 4 credits. Enrollment limited. record. Discussion of these problems involve the biological basis of intrinsic barriers to Prerequisites: completion of the Biological data and approaches from genetics, morpholo­ gene exchange, current models for the origin Sciences mathematics requirement or gy, systematics, paleobiology, development, of such barriers, genetic architecture of specia­ equivalent, and either one additional and ecology. tion, rates of speciation. Emphasis will be on semester of mathematics, statistics or mod­ developing a rigorous conceptual framework eling (e.g., BEE 250, BEE 367, NTRES 305, [BIOEE 465 Plant Ecology and Population Biology, Laboratory for discussing speciation and on detailed NTRES 340, NTRES 410, BIONB 422) or analysis of a series of case histories.] permission of instructor. S-U grades Fall. 1 credit. Prerequisite: concurrent optional. Lees, T R 1:2-5—2:40; lab, M enrollment in BIOEE 463- Lab, F [BIOEE 455 Insect Ecology (also ENTOM 2:00-4:25. Offered alternate years. Not 12:05-5:00. Offered alternate years. Not 455) offered 2003-2004. S. P. Ellner. offered 2003-2004. M. A. Geber, Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOEE 26l or An introduction to the models used to con­ P. L. Marks. equivalent and ENTOM 212 or knowledge struct ecological theory and analyze data on Field and laboratory exercises are designed to of another taxon. S-U grades optional. ecological dynamics, and to the mathematical give firsthand experience with the ecology Lees, M W F 11:15. Offered alternate years. and computer methods used to analyze these and population biology of plants. Emphasis is Not offered 2003-2004. R. B. Root. models. Applications from individual decision­ on making observations and measurements of Topics include the nature and consequences of making through multispecies and spatial plants in the field and greenhouse, and on biotic diversity, biogeography, coevolution, dynamics introduce the main themes in theo­ data analysis.) adaptive syndromes exhibited by various retical ecology: optimization, dynamics, and guilds, population regulation, impact of insects [BIOEE 466 Physiological Plant Ecology, the links between process and pattern. The Lectures on ecosystems, comparative and functional lab includes instruction in computer program­ Spring. 3 credits. Limited to 30 students. analysis of communities, and differences in the ming and review of mathematical methods.] organization of natural and managed systems. Prerequisite: BIOEE 261 or introductory Ecological and evolutionary principles are inte­ [BIOEE 462 Marine Ecology (also EAS plant physiology. S-U grades optional, with grated by thorough study of exemplars.] 462) permission of instructor. Lees, M W Spring. 3 credits. Limited to'75 students. 8:40-9:55. Offered alternate years. Not BIOEE 456 Stream Ecology (also ENTOM Prerequisite: BIOEE 261. Letter grade, S-U offered 2003-2004. J. P. Sparks. 456 and NTRES 456) by permission only. Lees and discs, M W F A detailed survey of the physiological Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 60 students. 10:10. Offered alternate years. Not offered approaches used to understand the relation­ Recommended: BIOEE 26l. S-U grades 2003-2004. C. D. Harvell. ships between plants and their environment. optional. Field project with lab papers. Lectures and discussion focus on current Lectures explore: physiological adaptation; Lees, T R 9:05; lab, TWorR 1:25-4:25. research in broad areas of marine ecology limiting factors; resource acquisition and allo­ Offered alternate years. B. L. Peckarsky. with an emphasis on processes unique to cation; photosynthesis, carbon, and energy See ENTOM 456 for full course description. marine systems. A synthetic treatment of mul­ balance; water use and water relations; nutri­ ent relations; linking physiology, [BIOEE 457 Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, tiple levels of organization in marine systems Lectures including organismal, population, community, development, and morphology; stress physiol­ ogy; life history and physiology; the evolution Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOEE 26l or ecosystems, and evolutionary biology. Examples are drawn from all types of marine of physiological performance; and physiology written permission of instructor. at the population, community, and ecosystem Recommended: introductory chemistry. habitats, including polar seas, temperate coastal waters, and tropical coral reefs.] levels. Readings draw from the primary litera­ Letter grade, S-U by permission only. Lees, ture and textbooks.] M W F 11:15. Offered alternate years. Not [BIOEE 463 Plant Ecology and Population offered 2003-2004. N. G. Hairston, Jr. Biology, Lectures BIOEE 467 Seminar in the History of Limnology is the study of fresh waters and Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOEE 26l or Biology (also HIST 415, B&SOC 447, and S&TS 447) other inland, nonmarine environments. This . 278 or equivalents, or permission of course focuses on lakes and ponds, which are instructor. Recommended: some taxonomic Fall or summer (6-week session). 4 credits. discussed as distinct aquatic environments familiarity with vascular plants and concur­ Limited to 18 students. S-U grades option­ with clear terrestrial boundaries, and within rent enrollment in BIOEE 465. Lees, M W F al. W. B. Provine. which ecological interactions are especially 11:15. Offered alternate years. Not offered Specific topic changes each year. evident. In lakes, interactions between organ­ 2003-2004. M. A. Geber, P. L. Marks. [BIOEE 468 Physiological Plant Ecology, isms are often strong and adaptations easily This course examines the biological and his­ Laboratory recognized. Physical and chemical properties torical factors affecting the structure of plant Spring. 2 credits. Limited to 15 students. of the environment impact organisms in communities, and the distribution, abundance, Prerequisite: previous or concurrent enroll­ important ways and organisms, likewise, influ­ and population dynamics of individual ment in BIOEE 466. Lab, W 1:25-4:25, plus ence physics and chemistry. As a result, lakes species. The influence of the environment, additional lab hours TBA. Offered alternate provide excellent systems for understanding disturbance history, competition, and her- years. Not offered 2003-2004. J. P. Sparks. the links between physical (thermal and mix­ bivory on the organization of plant A detailed survey of the physiological ing), chemical (dissolved elements and communities are considered. Plant populations approaches used in understanding the rela­ compounds), and organismal dynamics. Lakes are also studied through an analysis of plant tionships between plants and their are exciting environments for study in their life histories and plant-plant and plant-animal environment. Laboratories apply physiological own right, and for gaining perspective on eco­ interactions. Throughout the course an techniques to specific ecological problems and logical and evolutionary processes in general.] attempt is made to blend empirical patterns, . cover aspects of experimental design and [BIOEE 459 Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, experimental results, and theory. Readings are computer-aided data analysis. Most laborato­ Laboratory drawn from the primary literature.] ries run past the three-hour period, with Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisite: concurrent or BIOEE 464 Macroevolution students spending an average of three hours/week in additional lab time for this previous enrollment in BIOEE 457. Letter Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 25 students. course.] grade, S-U by permission only. Lab, T W Prerequisite: BIOEE 278 or permission of or R 1:25-4:25; 1 weekend field trip. Fee, instructor. Grad students interested in tak­ [BIOEE 469 Food, Agriculture, and $12 (for food on field trip). Offered alter­ ing this course are strongly encouraged to Society (also B&SOC 469 and S&TS nate years. Not offered 2003-2004. preregister. S-U grades optional, with per­ 469) N. G. Hairston, Jr., staff. mission of instructor. Lees, T R Spring. 3 credits. Limited to 20 students. Laboratories and field trips devoted to studies 10:10-11:25; disc, 1 hour each week TBA. Prerequisite: an introductory ecology of the biological, chemical, and physical Offered alternate years. A. R. McCune. course or permission of instructor. S-U properties of lakes and other freshwater envi­ An advanced course in evolutionary biology grades optional. Lees, T R 1:25-2:40. Not ronments. Exercises focus on understanding the centered on large-scale features of evolution. offered 2003-2004. A. G. Power. freshwater environment, on experimentation, Areas of emphasis include phytogeny recon­ A multidisciplinary course dealing with the and on understanding ecological processes struction, patterns and processes of speciation, social and environmental impact of food pro­ within lakes. Optional vertebrate dissection the origin of variation, causes of major evolu­ duction in the United States and developing (fish) during one laboratory exercise and dur­ tionary transitions, and patterns of countries. Agroecosystems of various kinds ing a portion of the weekend field trip.] 166 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2 0 0 3-2

are analyzed from biological, economic, and and the temperate zone are used to illustrate [BIOEE 478 Ecosystem Biology social perspectives. The impacts of traditional, important concepts.] Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisite: BIOEE 26l conventional, and alternative agricultural tech­ or equivalent. S-U grades optional. Lees nologies are critically examined in the context [BIOEE 474 Forensic Anthropology and and discs, T R 10:10-12:05. Offered alter­ Human Biology (also AMTHR 474) of developed and developing economies. nate years. Not offered 2003-2004. Specific topics include pest management, soil Spring. 5 credits. Limited to 16 students. R, Howarth, C. Goodale. conservation, plant genetic resources, biotech­ Prerequisite: one year of introductory biol­ Analysis of ecosystems in terms of energy nology, and sustainable development.] ogy or ANTHR 101 or permission of flow and nutrient cycles, emphasizing an instructor. Recommended: permission of experimental approach and comparative [BIOEE 470 Herpetology, Lectures instructor by preregistering in E231 aspects of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine Spring. 2 credits. Limited to 50 students. Corson. Independent research project ecosystems. We consider anthropogenic Recommended: BIOEE 274 and concurrent required. Lees and labs, T R 10:10-12:05; effects on ecosystems, such as from acid pre­ enrollment in BIOEE 472. S-U grades additional hours TBA. Offered alternate cipitation and offshore oil pollution. Also optional, with permission of instructor. years. Not offered 2003-2004. includes analysis of climate change and Lees, T R 12:20-1:10. Offered alternate K. A. R. Kennedy. regional environmental change from an years. Not offered 2003-2004. Forensic anthropology within the forensic sci­ ecosystem perspective.] H. W. Greene. ences is covered in a broad survey of Lectures cover various aspects of the biology laboratory and field methods for students with BIOEE 479 Paleobiology (also EAS 479) of amphibians and reptiles, including evolu­ interest in this applied area of biological Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: one year of tion, zoogeography, ecology, behavior, and anthropology. Emphasis is upon human skele­ introductory biology for majors and either physiology.] tal biology, pathology, age and sex BIOEE 274, EAS 375, BIOEE 373, or per­ determination, and relevant techniques for the mission of instructor. S-U grades optional. [BIOEE 471 Mammalogy archaeologist and forensic anthropologist.] Lees, T R 10:10-11:25; lab W 2:00-4:25. Fall. 4 credits. Recommended: BIOEE 274. Offered alternate years. W. Allmon. BIOEE 475 Ornithology S-U grades optional, with permission of See EAS 479 for full course description. instructor. Carpooling to the Vertebrate Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 35 students. Collections at Cornell Business and Prerequisite: permission of instructor by BIOEE 490 Topics in Marine Biology Technology Park is necessary several times preregistering in E235 Corson. Spring. 2 credits. May be repeated for during the semester. Fee, $15. Lees, M W F Recommended: BIOEE 274. S-U grades credit. Primarily for undergraduates. 12:20; lab, MTorW 1:25-4:25; 1 weekend optional, with permission of instructor. Limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: per­ field trip required. Not offered 2003-2004. Carpooling to the Laboratory of mission of instructor. S-U grades optional. Staff. Ornithology is necessary. Fee, $15. Lees Lee, F 1:25-3:20. Offered alternate years. Lectures on the evolution, classification, distri­ and labs, T R 12:20-4:25; occasional field J. Morin, M. Shulman. bution, and adaptations of mammals. trips and special projects. Offered alternate Seminar courses on selected topics in marine Laboratory and fieldwork on systematics, ecol­ years. D. W. Winkler. biology; may include laboratory or field trips. ogy, and natural history of mammals of the Lectures cover various aspects of the biology Topics and time of organizational meeting are world, with primary emphasis on the North of birds, including anatomy, physiology, sys­ shown in departmental course offerings listed American fauna. Systematics laboratories held tematics, evolution, behavior, ecology, and on the web site. in the museum at Research Park. Live animals biogeography. Laboratory includes dissection are studied in the field and are sometimes of dead material, studies of skeletons and BIOEE 660 Field Studies in Ecology and Systematics used in the laboratory for nondestructive plumages, and specimen identification of demonstrations or experiments. The systemat­ avian families of the world and species of Fall or spring. Variable credit. ics laboratory exercises are based on museum New York. Independent projects emphasize Prerequisites: BIOEE 26l, a taxon-oriented specimens.] research skills. course, and permission of instructor. S-U grades optional, with permission of [BIOEE 472 Herpetology, Laboratory [BIOEE 476 Biology of Fishes instructor. Lees and field trips TBA. Spring. 2 credits. Limited to 35 students. Fall. 4 credits. Limited to 24 students. Estimated costs: TBA. Staff. Prerequisite: concurrent or previous enroll­ Recommended: BIOEE 274 or equivalent This course provides students with opportuni­ ment in BIOEE 470. S-U grades optional, experience in vertebrate zoology. S-U ties to learn field techniques and new biota by with permission of instructor. Fee: $30. grades optional, with permission of participating in an intensive series of field Labs, T R 1:25-4:25; occasional field trips instructor. A small lab fee may be exercises. Extended field trips may be sched­ and special projects. Offered alternate required. Lees, M W F 10:10; lab, M uled during fall break, intersession, or spring years. Not offered 2003-2004. 1:25-4:25; with additional lab time TBA; 2 break. The regions visited, trip objectives, and H. W. Greene. field trips. Offered alternate years. Not other details are announced by the various Laboratory topics include systematics, mor­ offered 2003-2004. A. R. McCune. instructors at an organizational meeting held phology, and behavior. Live animals are An introduction to the study of fishes: their at the beginning of the semester. Meetings on studied in the field and are used in the labo­ structure, evolution, distribution, ecology, campus are devoted to orientation and reports ratory for nondestructive demonstrations and physiology, behavior, classification, and identi­ on completed projects. experiments. The systematics laboratory exer­ fication, with emphasis on local species. Two [Section 01: Life Histories of Marine and cises are based on museum specimens and field trips, including one full-day weekend trip Freshwater Invertebrates dissection of preserved materials.] required. Live animals are studied in the field Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: undergradu­ and are sometimes used in the laboratory for ates must have previous experience or [BIOEE 473 Ecology of Agricultural nondestructive demonstrations or experiments. Systems (also CSS 473) course work with marine or freshwater The systematics and dissection laboratories invertebrates. Extended field trips over Fall. 3 credits. Limited to 45 students. use preserved specimens.] Prerequisite: BIOEE 26l or permission of winter break. Fee, TBA (to cover trans­ instructor. S-U grades optional. During the BIOEE 477 Marine Invertebrates Seminar portation and housing). Offered alternate first 6 -weeks of class, the Thursday meetings Fall. 1 credit. Prerequisite: BIOEE 373 or years. Not offered 2003-2004. may ran later because of field trips. Lees permission of instructor. S-U grades only. C. D. Harvell, N. G. Hairston, Jr. and discs, T R 2:30-3:45. Not offered Sem, 1 hour each week TBA. Offered Field trips to the Yucatan Coast of Mexico. 2003-2004. A. G. Power, E. C. M. Fernandes. alternate years. C. D. Harvell, J. G. Morin. Students employ experimental approaches to Analysis of the ecological processes operating Discussions and directed readings center study the ecology of invertebrate life histo­ in agricultural systems, with an emphasis on around current research themes in ries.] the interactions between organisms. Topics Invertebrate Biology. Designed as an on-cam- Section 02: Graduate Field Course in include nutrient dynamics in agroecosystems, pus companion course to the field-based Ecology plant competition and facilitation, intercrop­ BIOEE 373, Biology of the Marine Spring. 3 credits. Restricted to graduate ping, the ecology of species invasions, Invertebrates. Students will write individual students. A fee will be required to help mutualism in agroecosystems, plant-herbivore research essays based on projects done in the cover food and lodging for trip to Florida. relations, plant-pathogen interactions, biologi­ field. Offered alternate years. P. L. Marks, cal pest control, and evolutionary processes in R. B. Root. agriculture. Case studies from both the tropics ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 167

The course is designed to give graduate stu­ [BIOEE 673 Human Evolution: Concepts, Biomechanics of Plants (BEE 456 and BIOPL 456) dents experience in defining questions and History, and Theory (also ANTHR Evolution of the Earth and Life (B IO G 170 and EAS designing field investigations. The class is 673) 102) based at the Archbold Biological Station in Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: one year of central Florida over spring break and during introductory biology or ANTHR 101 or per­ Undergraduate Seminar in Biology (BIO G 400) mission of instructor. Lee, M 2:30; sem and the following week. The class visits several Teaching Experience (BIO G 498) ecosystems including sand pine scrub, cattle disc, W 7:30-9:30 p.m . Offered alternate ranches, cypress swamps, everglades, and years. Not offered 2003-2004. Undergraduate Research in Biology (BIO G 499) K. A. R. Kennedy. coral reefs. Population Genetics (BIOGD 481) A survey of the historical background of pres­ BIOEE 661 Environmental Policy (also ent-day concepts of human evolutionary Molecular Evolution (BIOGD 484) ALS 661 and B&SOC 461) variations and adaptations in space and time. Fall and spring. 3 credits each term. The formation of biological anthropology as General Microbiology, Lectures (BIOMI 290) (Students must register for 6 credits each an area of scientific inquiry within the social Bacterial Diversity (BIOM I 414) term, since an “R” grade is given at the and biological sciences is reviewed. Students end of the fall term.) Limited to 12 stu­ select their own topics within a broad range Microbial Ecology (BIOMI 418) dents. Prerequisite: permission of of readings in the history of Western concepts instructor. Sem, R 2:30-4:30. D. Pimentel. of human origins, diversity, and place in Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to This course focuses on complex environmen­ nature.] Behavior (BIONB 221) tal issues. Ten to twelve students, representing Methods in Animal Behavior (BIONB 323) several disciplines, investigate significant envi­ BIOEE 754-760 Special Topics in Evolution and Ecology ronmental problems. The research team Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior spends two semesters preparing a scientific Fall or spring. 1-3 credits. May be repeat­ (BIONB 327) report for publication in S c ien ce or ed for credit. Enrollment limited. S-U BioScience. Thus far, every study has been grades optional, with permission of Ecology of Animal Behavior (BIONB 329 and published. instructor. Staff. BIO SM 329) Independent or group intensive study of spe­ Modeling Behavioral Evolution (BIONB 422) [BIOEE 665 Limnology Seminar cial topics of current interest. Content varies Spring. 1 credit. May be repeated for cred­ each semester. Animal Communication (BIONB 426) it. Primarily for graduate students; written permission of instructor required for BIOEE 763 Workshop in Biogeochemistry Animal Social Behavior (BIONB 427) undergraduates. S-U grades optional. Sem Fall or spring. 1 credit. May be repeated TBA. Not offered 2003-2004. for credit. Limited to 15 students. Introductory Botany (BIOPL 241) Prerequisite: BIOEE 668. S-U grades only. N. G. Hairston, Jr. Ethnobiology (BIOPL 247) A seminar course on advanced topics in fresh­ Workshop and disc, TBA. Staff. water ecology.] Provides a workshop-forum in which graduate Taxonomy of Vascular Plants (BIOPL 248) students interact with invited world leaders in BIOEE 668 Principles of Biogeochemistry biogeochemistry. Workshop topics change Phylogenetic Systematics (BIOPL 440) Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 20 students. each semester. A one-week workshop will be Molecular Systematics (BIOPL 447) Prerequisite: solid background in ecology, preceded by seven one-hour preparatory dis­ environmental chemistry, or related envi­ cussions of readings. Plant Evolution and the Fossil Record (BIOPL 448) ronmental science. Permission of instructor required for undergraduates. S-U grades BIOEE 767 Current Topics in Ecology and Systematics of Tropical Plants (BIOPL 452) optional. Lees and discs, T R 10:10-12:05. Evolutionary Biology Systematics of Tropics Plants: Field Laboratory Offered alternate years. R. Howarth, Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisite: permission of (BIOPL 454) C. Goodale. instructor required for undergraduates. S-U Lectures cover the biotic controls on the grades only. Lees and discs, T R Principles and Practice of Historical Biogeography chemistry of the environment and the chemi­ 10:10-12:05. P. P. Feeny. (BIOPL 453 and ENTOM 453) cal control of ecosystem function. Emphasis is Critical evaluation and discussion of theory on cycles of major elements and minor ele­ and research in ecology and evolutionary biol­ Ecology of Marine Fishes (BIOSM 303) ogy. Lectures by faculty and student-led ments globally and in selected ecosystems, Marine Microbial Ecology (BIOSM 308) stressing the coupling of element cycles. A discussions of topics in areas of current comparative approach is used to illustrate sim­ importance. Climates and Ecosystems (BIOSM 309) ilarities and differences in element cycling BIOEE 699 M.S. Thesis Research Marine Biology for Teachers (BIO SM 363) among ecosystems. Analysis of both theoreti­ Fall or spring. 1-15 credits. Prerequisite: cal and applied issues, including global admission to the Field of Ecology and Field Marine Science (FMS) (BIOSM 364) atmospheric changes and factors controlling Evolutionary Biology. S-U grades optional. Underwater Research (BIOSM 365) the acidification of lakes and soils. E&EB field faculty. [BIOEE 669 Plant Ecology Seminar Thesis research conducted by an M.S. student S E A Introduction to Oceanography (BIO SM 366) Spring. 1 credit. May be repeated for cred­ in the Field of Ecology and Evolutionary it. Suggested for students majoring or Biology with advice and consultation of a S E A Introduction to Maritime Studies (BIOSM 367) major professor who is a member of the Field. minoring in plant ecology. S-U grades S E A Introduction to Nautical Science (BIOSM 368) optional. Sem TBA. Not offered 2003-2004. BIOEE 999 Ph.D. Dissertation Research SEA Practical Oceanography I, II, and III (BIOSM Staff. Fall or spring. 1-15 credits. Prerequisite: 369/370/372) Includes review of current literature, student admission to the Field of Ecology and research, and selected topics of interest to Evolutionary Biology as a Ph.D. student. Field Ornithology (BIO SM 374) participants.] S-U grades optional. E&EB field faculty. BIOEE 670 Graduate Seminar in Dissertation research conducted by a Ph.D. Field Marine Biology and Ecology (FMBE) (BIOSM Vertebrate Biology student in the Field of Ecology and 375) Fall or spring. 1 credit. May be repeated Evolutionary Biology with advice and consul­ Marine Invertebrate Zoology (BIOSM 376) for credit. Primarily for graduate students; tation of a major professor who is a member written permission of instructor required of the Field. Marine Pollution (BIO SM 402) for undergraduates. S-U grades only. Sem Related Courses in Other Departments Research in Marine Biology (BIOSM 413) TBA. Staff. Seminar presentations and discussions by stu­ Evolutionary Theory and Human Behavior (ANTHR Tropical Marine Science (BIOSM 418) dents on areas of current research in 375 and 675) vertebrate biology. Topics vary from semester Seaweeds, Plankton and Seagrass: The Ecology Ethics and the Environment (B&SOC 206, PHIL to semester. and Systematics of Marine Plants (BIOSM 246, and S&TS 206) 449)

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Marine Vertebrates (BIOSM 477) BIOGD 394 Circadian Rhythms (also GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT ENTOM 394 and BIONB 394) Research Methods in Marine Biology (BIOSM 495) (BIOGD) Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisite: ENTOM 212, or Research in Biology (BIOSM 499) BIOGD 132 Orientation Lectures in BIOGD 281, or BIONB 221 or 222, or per­ Molecular Biology and Genetics (also mission of instructor. S-U grades optional. Introduction to Biometry I and II (B TR Y 101/102) BIOBM 132) Lee, W 7:30-9:10 p.m . Offered alternate Spring, weeks 1-3. No credit. Primarily for years. J. Ewer. Statistical Methods I and II (B T R Y 301/302 and For description, see ENTOM 394. STBTRY 301/302) freshmen, sophomores, and transfer stu­ dents. S-U grades only. Lee, S 10:10, for BIOGD 439 Molecular Basis of Human Statistical Genomics (B TR Y 482 and S T B T R Y 482) first three S of semester. Staff. Disease (also BIOBM 439) Discussions by six professors about their Soil Science (CSS 260 and EAS 260) Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: biochemistry research and promising new areas for research and molecular biology (e.g., BIOBM 330, Soil Ecology (CSS 366 and HORT 366) in the future. BIOBM 331/332, or BIOBM 333) and genetics (e.g., BIOGD 281) or permission Principles and Practices of Agroforestry (CSS 415, BIOGD 281 Genetics from instructor. Recommended: cell biolo­ HORT 415, and NTRES 415) Fall, spring, or summer (8-week session). 5 credits. Not open to freshmen in fall gy (e.g., BIOBM 432 or BIOAP 316) and Principles and Practices of Agroforestry, Laboratory semester. Enrollment may be limited to 200 physiology (e.g., BIOAP 311 or BIOAP (CSS 416, HORT 416, and NTRES 416) students. Prerequisite: one year of intro­ 458). S-U grades optional. Lees, T R 10:10-11:25. W. L. Kraus. Geographic Information Systems (C S S 420) ductory biology or equivalent. No admittance after first week of classes. This course will examine how changes in the Introductory Geological Sciences (EAS 101) Students do not choose lab sections during normal expression, structure, and activity of course enrollment; lab assignments are gene products caused by genetic mutations, Evolution of the Earth System (E A S 302) made during first day of classes. Lees, T R epigenetic phenomena, and environmental 10:10-12:05; lab, T or W or R or F agents lead to human diseases. The material Introduction to Biogeochemistry (E A S 321 and will focus on how these changes lead to alter­ N T R E S 321) 2:30-4:25. Problem-solving sessions strong­ ly recommended, T or W 8:30-10:00 ations in normal cellular processes, as well as Dynamics of Marine Ecosystems (EAS 350) (additional session by arrangement). T. D. the resulting physiological consequences. Fox, M. L. Goldberg, R. J. MacIntyre. Topics will be selected from hormone insensi­ Alien Empire: Bizarre Biology of Bugs (ENTOM 201) A general study of the fundamental principles tivity syndromes, inborn errors of metabolism, gene fusions resulting in hybrid proteins, gene Insect Biology (ENTOM 212) of genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Discussions cover gene transmission, gene amplification, gene inactivation, disruption of Spider Biology: Life on a Silken Thread (E N TO M 215) action and interaction, gene linkage and signaling pathways, disruption of metabolic recombination, gene structure, gene and chro­ pathways, and the molecular actions of infec­ Insect Behavior (ENTOM 325) mosome mutations, genes in populations, and tious agents and environmental toxins. Examples of diseases will be selected to Introductory Insect Systematics (ENTOM 331) extrachromosomal inheritance. Aspects of recombinant DNA technology are discussed. emphasize various aspects of genetics, molec­ Maggots, Grubs, and Cutworms: Larval Insect In the laboratory, students perform experi­ ular biology, cell biology, physiology, Biology (ENTOM 333) ments with microorganisms and conduct an immunology, and endocrinology that have been presented in other courses. In addition, Insect Conservation Biology (ENTOM 344) independent study of inheritance in Drosophila. the methods used to identify the underlying Ecological Genetics (ENTOM 470) biochemical and genetic basis of the diseases, BIOGD 282 Human Genetics as well as possible pharmaceutical and genetic Freshwater Invertebrate Biology and Biomonitoring Spring. 2 or 3 credits (2 credits if taken therapies for treating the diseases, will be pre­ (ENTOM 471) after BIOGD 281). Each discussion limited sented. A portion of each class period will be to 20 students. Prerequisite: 1 year of devoted to discussion and practice questions. Statistical Reasoning I and II (ILR S T 210/211) introductory biology or equivalent. S-U BIOGD 450 Vertebrate Development Statistical Sampling (IL R S T 310) grades optional. Lees, M W 10:10 (Lees, also F 10:10 first 4 weeks only); disc, R Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: introductory Practical Matrix Algebra (IL R S T 311) 10:10 or F 10:10 or 11:15. M. L. Goldberg. biology. S-U and letter grades. Offered A course designed for nonmajors. Lectures alternate years. Lees, T R 11:40-12:55. Applied Regression Methods (ILRST 312) provide the technical background needed to K. Whitlock. This course is designed to examine the devel­ Techniques of Multivariate Analysis (ILR S T 410) understand controversial personal, social, and legal implications of modern genetics that are opment of characteristics that make Politics of Environmental Protection in America discussed in section meetings. vertebrates unique. The course starts with an (GOVT 427 and S&TS 427) introduction to recent evolutionary and molec­ BIOGD 385 Developmental Biology ular approaches to understanding the rise of Statistical Analysis of Qualitative Data (ILR S T 411) Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOGD 281. vertebrate structures. The development of ver­ Environmental Conservation (NTRES 201) Lees, M W F 11:15. J. Liu. tebrate structures, such as neural crest, An introduction to the morphogenetic, cellu­ specialized sense organs, and limbs, is exam­ Introductory Field Biology (N T R E S 210) lar, and genetic aspects of the developmental ined in detail with emphasis on the cellular biology of animals. and molecular events controlling their devel­ People, Values, and Natural Resources (N TR E S opment. 212) [BIOGD 389 Embryology Spring. 3 credits. Preference given to sen­ [BIOGD 480 Seminar in Developmental Forest Ecology (NTRES 301) iors. Prerequisites: 1 year of introductory Biology Forest Ecology, Laboratory (NTRES 302) biology and a knowledge of mammalian Fall or spring. 1 or 2 credits. May be adult anatomy. Lees, TBA; labs, TBA. Not repeated for credit. Limited to juniors and Applied Population Ecology (N T R E S 305) offered 2003-2004. Staff. seniors. Prerequisite: BIOGD 281. S-U A course in the embryonic development of grades only. Seminar TBA. Staff.] Fish Ecology, Conservation and Management terrestrial vertebrate animals, with emphasis (NTRES 310) BIOGD 481 Population Genetics on the comparative aspects of morphogenesis Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisite: BIOGD 281, Quantitative Population Analysis (N TR E S 340) and function at the tissue and organ levels. The laboratory has a strong morphogenetic BIOEE 278, or equivalents. Lees, M W F Global Ecology and Management (NTRES 350) bias, emphasizing the comparative aspects of 10:10; disc, M 2:30 or T 1:25. C. F. Aquadro. developmental anatomy and preparation for Wetland Ecology and Management, veterinary medical studies.] Population genetics is the study of the trans­ Lecture/Laboratory (NTRES 418/419) mission of genetic variation through time and space. The class explores how to quantify this Introductory Mycology (PLPA 309) variation, what the distribution of variation Field Mycology (PLPA 319) tells us about the structure of natural popula- GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENT 169 tions, and about the processes that lead to of genomes from viruses to higher eukaryotes, BIOGD 638 Filamentous Fungal evolution. Topics include the diversity and including the evolution of satellite DNA Genomics and Development (also measurement of genetic variation, mating and sequences and transposable elements. PLPA 638) reproductive systems, selection and fitness, Spring. 1 credit. S-U grades optional. genetic drift, migration and population struc­ BIOGD 485 Bacterial Genetics (also Prerequisite: BIOGD 281 or equivalent, or BIOMI 485) ture, mutation, multilocus models, the genetics permission of instructor. Lee, M W F 10:10, of speciation, quantitative traits, and the main­ Fall. 2 credits. Graduate students, see (4 weeks, last 4 of semester). tenance of molecular variation. Emphasis is BIOMI 685. Prerequisite: BIOGD 281. , B. G. Turgeon. placed on DNA sequence variation, and the Recommended: BIOMI 290 and BIOBM Molecular genetic and genomic approaches to interplay between theory and the data from 330 or 331 and 332 or 333. Lees, W the study of fungal biology. Applications of experiments and natural populations. Specific 7:30-9:25 p.m . Staff. contemporary methodology to genetic dissec­ case studies include the population genetic For course description, see BIOMI 485. tion of developmental processes, such as plant issues involved in DNA fingerprinting, the BIOGD 486 Advanced Eukaryotic pathogenesis and reproduction. Examples are genetic structure and evolution of human Genetics chosen from investigations of model plant populations, and the study of adaptation at Spring. 4 credits. Enrollment may be limit­ pathogenic fungi and from well-known genet­ the molecular level. Examples are drawn from ed to 50 students. Prerequisites: BIOGD ic models such as Aspergillus nidulans and studies of animals, plants, and microbes. 281, BIOBM 330 or 333 or 331 and 332. Neurospora crassa. BIOGD 482 Human Genetics and Society S-U grades optional. Lees, ,T 12:20-2:15 BIOGD 682 Fertilization and the Early Fall. 4 credits. Enrollment limited to 24 and R 12:20-1:10; disc R 1:25-2:15 or F Embryo senior biological sciences majors, with 11:15-12:05. E. E. Alani. Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOGD preference given to students studying The course develops fundamental skills in 281; BIOBM 332, 330 or 333; and BIOGD genetics and molecular biology. eukaryotic genetic analysis through lectures 385 or permission of instructor. Lee, R Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 and BIOBM 330 and by reading, analyzing, and presenting 2:30-4:25. Offered alternate years. research articles. Concepts are presented with­ or 333 or 331 and 332, and permission of M. F. Wolfner. instructor. S-U grades optional. T R in the context of a well-studied field, such as This course treats the earliest events in the chromosome segregation. The basic tools that 2:30-4:25. R. A. Calvo. formation of a new organism. The methods Presentation of some of the science and tech­ have been developed to study this field are and findings of genetic, developmental, cell nology of human genetics, plus discussion of used to analyze other topics such as vegeta­ and molecular analyses are discussed. the ethical, social, and legal implications of tive and meiotic cell cycle control, embryonic Readings in the recent literature and discus­ recent advances in the field. Among the topics development, pathogen resistance in plants, sions focus on pre-gastrulation embryos from and human genetics. considered are assisted reproductive strategies, several animal species. Topics include fertiliza­ eugenics, genetic counseling, genetic screen­ BIOGD 487 Human Genomics tion (sperm/egg binding, sperm entry into ing (pre-implantation,, prenatal, neonatal, Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOGD 281. egg), pronuclear fusion, egg activation, initia­ pre-symptomatic, carrier, and workplace), Lees, T R 9:05-10:15. A. G. Clark. tion and terminating the cleavage, division wrongful life and wrongful birth, genetic Fundamental concepts of transmission, popu­ period, cytoplasmic determinants, and changes effects of abused substances, genetics and lation, and molecular genetics will be applied in nuclear and cytoplasmic architecture. behavior, human cloning, forensic uses of to the problem of determining the degree to BIOGD 684 Advanced Topics in genetics, and therapy for genetic diseases. which familial clustering of diseases in Population Genetics Students lead some discussions. There is a humans has a genetic basis. Emphasis will be Spring. 2 credits. Limited to 20 students. major writing component to the course. placed on the role of full genome knowledge Prerequisites: BIOGD 481 or equivalent [BIOGD 483 Advanced Developmental in expediting this process of gene discovery. and written permission of instructor. S-U Biology The role of statistical inference in interpreting grades optional. Lee, T 2:30-4:25. Offered Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOGD genomic information will be stressed. alternate years. C. F. Aquadro, A. G. Clark. 281; BIOBM 332 or 330 or 333; and Population genetics, and the central role of An in-depth exploration of current areas of BIOGD 385 or permission of instructor. understanding variation in the human genome research in population genetics. Readings pri­ Lees, T R 2:30-4:00. Offered alternate in mediating variation in disease risk, will be marily from recent books and the current years. Next offered spring 2005. explored in depth. Methods such a homozy­ literature. Specific topics are announced the M. F. Wolfner. gosity mapping, linkage disequilibrium previous fall and in the division’s catalog sup­ An advanced course in developmental biolo­ mapping, and admixture mapping will be plement. Format includes lectures, discussion, gy, with emphasis on the molecular events examined. The course will be conducted as a and presentations by students. underlying developmental processes. series of lectures with classroom discussion. Assignments will include a series of problem BIOGD 685 Advanced Bacterial Genetics Simultaneously, a molecular/cell biology (BIOMI 485) course that focuses on how development sets and a term paper. Fail. 2 credits. Limited to graduate students modulates and uses transcriptional, post-tran- [BIOGD 600 Development of Sensory in Biological Sciences; see BIOMI 485. scriptional, translational, and post-translational Systems (also BIONB 600) Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 or equivalent, regulation of gene expression and cellular Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: introducto­ BIOBM 330 or 331-332 or equivalent, and events such as signal transduction and cell-cell ry biology, genetics, development, and permission of instructor. Recommended: communication. Numerous developmental neurobiology, or permission of instructor. BIOMI 290 or equivalent. Lee, W systems are discussed and analyzed in S-U or letter grades. Lee, M 7:00-8:40 p.m. 7:30-9:25; disc, R 10:10-11:00. Staff. microorganisms, plants, and, especially, ani­ Offered alternate years. Next offered For course description, see BIOMI 485. mals including fruit flies, nematode worms, spring 2005. K. Whitlock. and vertebrates su,ch as mice, frogs, and This course explores the unique and shared BIOGD 687 Developmental Genetics humans. Course readings include original mechanisms used in sensory system develop­ Fall. 2 credits. Limited to 20 students. research articles. Discussion emphasizes spe­ ment of both vertebrates and invertebrates. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 and 385 or their cific experiments and approaches, and results The first class of the course provides a general equivalents. S-U grades optional. Lee TBA. and their interpretation.] introduction to the development of sensory Offered alternate years. K. J. Kemphues. BIOGD 484 Molecular Evolution systems in vertebrates and invertebrates. Selected topics focus on the use of genetic analysis in understanding mechanisms of Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 Following classes involve the reading of cur­ development. Topics are drawn primarily from and organic chemistry. Lees, M W rent and classic papers in sensory system studies in fruitflies, nematodes, mice and fish. 8:40-9:55. Offered alternate years. development. Students choose a topic and Possible topics include pattern formation, cell R. J. MacIntyre. articles from a list provided by the instructor. lineage, neural development, maternal infor­ An analysis of evolutionary changes in genes Students are responsible for an oral presenta­ mation in development, germ cell and their protein products. Theories on the tion and short paper.] development, sex determination, and intercel­ evolution of the genetic code, the construction lular communication. Students read current of phylogenetic trees from biochemical data, literature and are encouraged to discuss each and the role of gene duplications in evolution topic in class. are discussed. The second half of the course concerns the evolution and the organization 170 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2 0 0 3-2

[BIOGD 689 Cellular Basis of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of BIOMI 391 Advanced Microbiology Development Plants (Biological Sciences [BIOPL] 343) Laboratory Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290, Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281, Plant Cytogenetics (Plant Breeding 446) BIOGD 385, and either BIOBM 330 or 291, and BIOBM 330 or 331 or 333- Plant Genome Organization (PLBR 653-03) BIOBM 331-332. Lees, W 2:30-4:25 p.m . Preference given to biological sciences stu­ S-U grades optional. Enrollment limited to Plant Growth and Development (Biological Sciences dents in the microbiology program of 20 students. Offered alternate years. Next [BIOPL] 644) study. Lab, M W 1:25-4:25; disc, F offered fall 2004. J. Liu. 1:25—2:15. J. B. Russell, W. C. Ghiorse, Plant Molecular Biology I (Biological Sciences This course focuses on the integration of dif­ J. P. Shapleigh, S. H. Zinder. [BIOPL] 653) ferent cellular processes in various A laboratory course that illustrates basic prin­ developmental contexts. Topics include cell Plant Molecular Biology II (Biological Sciences ciples of experimental microbiology. The migration, cell adhesion and fusion, cell [BIOPL] 652) course is organized into four modules which growth and proliferation, cell-cell communica­ Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions (Biological last three weeks each: (1) ecology, (2) physi­ tion, and cell death. Students are required to Sciences [BIOMI] 692) ology, 0 ) genetics, and (4) structure and read current literature and participate in dis­ function. Students are encouraged to take this The Nucleus (Biological Sciences [BIOBM] 639) cussions in class.] course during their third year of study. Undergraduate Research in Biology (Biological BIOMI 394 Applied and Food BIOGD 780 Currant Topics in Genetics Sciences [BIO G] 499) Fall or spring. 2 credits. May be repeated Microbiology (also FOOD 394) for credit. Primarily for graduate students, Molecular Neurobiology BIONB 420/720 (also Fall. 2-3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI with preference given to majors in the BIOBM 435/735) 290-291. M W F 12:20-1:10. C. A. Batt. Field of Genetics, written permission of Microorganisms play a central role in a variety instructor required for undergraduates. of food, agricultural, and environmental Limited to 20 Students. No auditors. S-U processes. This course presents a comprehen­ grades optional, with permission of MICROBIOLOGY (BIOMI) sive survey of the roles that microorganisms instructor. Seminar TBA. Staff. play in industrial/biotechnological processes BIOMI 290 General Microbiology as well as their importance in the safety and BIOGD 781 Probloms in Genetics and Lectures production of foods. Issues related to the bio­ Development Fall, spring, or summer (6-week session). chemistry, genetics, and physiology of Fall. 2 credits. Limited to first-year graduate 2 or 3 credits (2 credits if taken after microorganisms important in these processes students in the Field of Genetics and BIOMI 192). Prerequisites: 1 year of intro­ are reviewed. A two-credit core section on Development. Disc TBA. Staff. ductory biology for majors and 1 year of food microbiology is complemented by a one- An introduction to the research literature in college chemistry, or equivalent. credit section on industrial/biotechnology selected areas through weekly problem sets Recommended: concurrent registration in applications. and discussions. BIOMI 291. Lees, M W F 11:15-12:05. Staff. A comprehensive overview of the biology of BIOMI 397 Environmental Microbiology BIOGD 782-783 Current microorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria. (also CSS 398) Genetics/Development Topics Topics include microbial cell structure and Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOEE 261 or Spring. 1/2 or 1 credit for each topic. May function, physiology, metabolism, genetics, BIOMI 290 or CSS (SCAS) 260 or permis­ be repeated for credit. S-U grades only. diversity, and ecology. Applied aspects of sion of instructor. Lees, M W F 10:10. Lectures and seminars on specialized top­ microbiology are also covered such as E. L. Madsen. ics to be announced. Hours TBA. Staff. biotechnology, the role of microorganisms in The biological properties, evolution, and BIOGD 786 Research Seminar in environmental processes, and medical micro­ behavior of microorganisms in natural systems Genetics and Development biology. are discussed in relation to past and present environmental conditions on Earth and other Fall and spring. 1 credit. Limited to and BIOMI 291 General Microbiology required of second-, third-, and fourth-year living planets. The functional role of microor­ Laboratory ganisms in ecologically and environmentally graduate students in Genetics and Fall or spring, 2 credits. Summer (6-week Development. S-U grades only, gem, TBA. significant processes is also considered session), 2 credits. Prerequisite: concurrent through discussion of specific topics such as Staff. or previous enrollment in BIOMI 290. Lee, Each graduate student presents one seminar nutrient and toxic elemental cycles, transfor­ F 12:20; labs, M W 12:20-2:15, or T R mation of pollutant chemicals, wastewater per year based on his or her thesis research. 10:10-12:05, 12:20-2:15, or 2:30-4:25. The student then meets with the thesis com­ treatment, environmental biotechnology, and S. M. Merkel. astrobiology. mittee members for an evaluation of the A study of the basic principles and techniques presentation. of laboratory practice in microbiology, and [BIOMI 404 Pathogenic Bacteriology and BIOGD 787 Seminar in Genetics and fundamentals necessary for further work in Mycology (also VETMI 404) Development the subject. Spring. 2 or 3 credits (3 credits with lec­ ture and seminar with permission of Fall and spring. 1 credit. Limited to gradu­ BIOMI 292 General Microbiology ate students in Genetics and Development. instructor for undergraduates). Discussion Prerequisites: BIOMI 290 and 291. Strongly S-U grades only. Sem, TBA. Staff. Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisite: concurrent or Seminars in current research in genetics and recommended: BIO G 305. Lees, M W previous enrollment in BIOMI 290. S-U 10:10; sem, F 10:10. Offered alternate odd developmental biology conducted by distin­ grades only. Disc TBA. Staff. guished visitors and staff. years. D. Debbie. A series of discussion groups in specialized This is a course in medical microbiology, pre­ areas of microbiology to complement BIOMI senting the major groups of bacterial and Related Courses in Other Departments 290. mycotic pathogens important to human and Advanced Plant Genetics (Plant Breeding 606) BIOMI 331 General Parasitology (also veterinary medicine. The emphasis of this Animal Development (Veterinary Anatomy 507) VETMI 331) course is infection and disease pathogenesis. Topics include disease causality; interactions Biosynthesis of Macromolecules (Biological Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: one year of Sciences [BIOBM] 633) introductory biology. Lees, T R 12:20-1:10. of host, pathogen and environment, including D. Bowman. immunity to bacteria and fungi; and principles Current Topics in Biochemistry (Biological Sciences An introduction to the basic animal parasites, of antimicrobial therapy and drug resistance. [BIOBM] 731-736) stressing systematics, taxonomy, general biolo­ A companion seminar addresses the current Evolutionary Biology (Biological Sciences [BIOEE] gy, ecological interactions, and behavior of and classic literature related to microbial 278) non-medically important groups. The course pathophysiology on the cellular and molecular level.] Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Genetic introduces the major animal parasites, proto­ Engineering of Plants (Biological Sciences zoan, nematode, platyhelminth, BIOMI 408 Viruses and Disease I (also [BIOPL] 347) acanthocephalan, annelid, and arthropod. VETMI 408) Laboratory in Plant Molecular Biology (Biological Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290, Sciences [BIOPL] 641) 291; BIO G 305; and permission of instruc­ tor. Recommended: BIOGD 281. Lees, M MICROBIOLOGY 171

W 7:30 p.m. Offered alternate even years. [BIOMI 420 Microbial Genomics Section 3—Microbial Physiology/Diversity J. Casey. Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290, Fall. S. H. Zinder. The course covers basic concepts in virology BIO G 281, BIOBM 330, or equivalent. The major energy conserving modes of metab­ with emphasis on virus-host interactions, Lees, T R 10:10-11:00. Offered alternate olism and their phylogenetic distributions strategies for gene regulation, and mecha­ odd years. J. P. Shapleigh and among both bacteria and archaea are nisms of pathogenicity. Selected viral J. D. Helmann. reviewed. Topics include phylogenetic analy­ infections that result in immune dysfunction Genomic information is revolutionizing biolo­ sis, fermentation, respiration, photosynthesis, and neoplasis are highlighted in the context of gy. We discuss the impact of genomic pathways of carbon and nitrogen fixation, and approaches to prevent or reduce the severity information on the study of microbial physiol­ evolution of the three domains of life. of diseases. ogy, evolution, and biotechnology. Topics include both techniques (automated DNA Section 4— Microbial Pathogenesis [BIOMI 409 Viruses and Disease II (also Spring. S. C. Winans. VETMI 409) sequencing, assembly, annotation, DNA chips) and applications (genome-wide analysis of An introduction to the fundamental concepts Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290 transcription, functional genomics).] of bacterial pathogenesis including the normal and 291. Recommended prerequisites: flora, pathogen entry and colonization, the BIOMI 408, BIOBM 330-332, BIOBM 432. BIOMI 485 Bacterial Genetics (also production and regulation of toxins, horizontal Lees, T R 2:30-3:20. Offered alternate even BIOGD 485) transfer of pathogenesis determinants, and the years. G. Whittaker. Fall. 2 credits. Graduate students, see roles of both specific and nonspecific host This course is complementary to BIOMI 408, BIOMI 685- Prerequisite: BIOGD 281. defenses. Examples will include bacterial Viruses and Disease I, but is complete in its Recommended: BIOMI 290 and BIOBM pathogens of both animals and plants. own right. As such, completion of BIOMI 408 330 or 331 and 332 or 333. Lees, W Section 5—Environmental Microbiology is not a requirement. The structure and classi­ 7:30-9:25 p.m . Staff. Spring. E. L. Madsen. fication of viruses, virus entry, genome Concepts and principles of formal genetic A core course of concepts, methods, and cur­ replication and assembly are studied with par­ analysis as applied to prokaryotes, with rent literature that reveals the multidisciplinary ticular emphasis on virus-host cell interactions. emphasis on enterobacteria and their viruses. nature of environmental microbiology and its Vaccination, chemotherapy and evolution of Topics include mutagenesis and isolation of relationship to prokaryotic biology. The cru­ viruses are also discussed.) mutants; genetic exchange, recombination and cial roles that microorganisms play in mapping; complementation, epistasis and sup­ [BIOMI 414 Bacterial Diversity catalyzing biogeochemical reactions through­ pression; transposons; gene expression and out the biosphere will be discussed. Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290, regulation; and genetics of bacterial pathogen­ and 291, BIOBM 330 or 331 or 333 recom­ esis. BIOMI 791 Advanced Topics in mended. Lees, M W F 11:15. Offered Microbiology alternate odd years. S. H. Zinder. BIOMI 610 Introduction to Chemical and Fall or spring. 1 credit. May be repeated A consideration of the evolutionary biology, Environmental Toxicology (also TOX for credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing physiology, ecology, genetics, and practical 610) in microbiology. S-U grades only. Sec 01 potential of important groups of bacteria. Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate stand­ Bacterial Genetics, T 4:00-5:00, Topics include molecular methods for deter­ ing in the field or consent of the instructor. S. C. Winans; Sec 02 Environmental mining bacterial phylogeny, the evolution of Letter grades. Lee, M W F 11:15-12:05. Microbiology, W 4:00-5:00, E. R. Angert. diverse mechanisms of energy conservation, A. Hay. Reading and presentation by graduate stu­ fixation of carbon and nitrogen, and adapta­ Introduction to the general principles of toxi­ dents of current literature in selected areas of tion to extreme environments.] cology including the sources, mechanisms, modern microbiology. and targets of toxic agents. Special attention is BIOMI 416 Bacterial Physiology given to the interaction between toxic agents BIOMI 795-796 Current Topics in Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290, and biological systems at both the organismal Microbiology 291, and BIOBM 330 or 331, or their and ecological level. The effects of both Fall, 795; spring, 796. 1/2 or 1 credit for equivalents. Lees, M W F 11:00. Offered anthropogenic and natural toxins are exam­ each topic. May be repeated for credit. alternate even years. J. P. Shapleigh. ined with respect to genetic and Designed primarily for graduate students in The focus of the course is on physiological developmental toxicity as well as carcinogene­ microbiology. Prerequisite: upper-level and metabolic functions of bacteria. sis and specific organ toxicity. courses in microbiology. S-U grades only. Consideration is given to chemical structure, Lees TBA. Staff. regulation, growth, and energy metabolism. BIOMI 652 (Section 02) Molecular Plant- Microbe Interactions (also BIOPL Lectures and seminars on special topics in Special attention is given to those aspects of microbiology. bacterial metabolism not normally studied in 652, Sec 02, PL PA 664) biochemistry courses. Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281, BIOMI 797 Scientific Communication BIOBM 330 or 331 or 333, and BIOPL 653 Skills BIOMI 417 Medical Parasitology (also (section 01) or their equivalents. S-U VETMI 431) , Fall and spring. 1 credit each semester. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F 12:20 (12 grades only. F 2:30-3:20. Staff. Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisites: courses per­ lees) Jan. 26-Feb. 20. Offered alternate The ability to communicate effectively is taining to zoology and biology. Lees, T R . even years. S. C. Winans. essential for success as a scientist. The pri­ 3:35—4:25. D. Bowman. For course description, see BIOPL 652, Sec 02. mary goal of this course is to provide students A systematic study of anthropod, protozoan, with an opportunity to develop self-confi­ and helminth parasites of public health impor­ BIOMI 690 Prokaryotic Biology Fall and spring. 4 weeks/8 lectures. 1 cred- dence and refine their formal oral presentation tance with emphasis on epidemiologic, skills. Students are asked to present topical clinical, and zoonotic aspects of these para­ it/section to be offered. T R 10:15-11:30. seminars that will be critically evaluated by sitisms. Section 1—Microbial Structure and the instructor. Feedback for improving the BIOMI 418 Microbial Ecology Function presentation and peer evaluations will be Spring. 3' credits. Prerequisites: BIOMI 290 Fall. J. P. Shapleigh. emphasized. Taken by students in the and 291, or BIOMI 398 and instructor’s per­ Discussion of those macromolecules and Graduate Field of Microbiology during their mission, and BIOBM 330 or 331 and 332. assemblages of macromolecules that together first two semesters, a third semester is option­ Lees, M W F 10:10-11:00. E. R. Angert. define the structure of the prokaryotic cell. al. • Understanding the role of microorganisms in This includes external structures, such as cell wall, flagella, pili, and peptidoglycan and BIOMI 798 Graduate Research Seminar natural environments is one of the greatest in Microbiology challenges facing microbiologists. This course internal structures such as specialized vesicles and other large complexes. Fall and spring. 1 credit each semester. introduces current biochemical and macromol­ Required of all graduate students in the ecule sequence-based methods to assess Section 2—Microbial Genetics Graduate Field of Microbiology. S-U grades community diversity and microbial activity in Fall, J. D. Helmann. only. F 1:25-2:15. Staff. a variety of ecosystems. Other topics dis­ Reviews the fundamental concepts of micro­ All graduate students in the Field of cussed include bacterial growth and survival, bial genetics including mutations and their Microbiology are required to attend BIOMI population biology, and microbial interactions. analysis, plasmids, conjugation, transforma­ 798 and are required to present a seminar tion, transduction, transposition, concerning their research at least once each recombination, repair, and mutagenesis. year. 172 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2

BIOMI 799 Microbiology Seminar tory biology for majors. May be taken [BIONB 324 Biopsychology Laboratory Fall and spring. Required of all graduate independently of BIONB 222. S-U grades (also PSYCH 324) students in the Graduate Field of optional. Lees, M W F 12:20; disc TBA. Fall. 4 credits. Limited to 20 juniors and Microbiology and open to all who are T. D. Seeley and staff. seniors. Prerequisites: PSYCH 223 or, interested. Sem R 4-5. Staff. A general introduction to the field of behavior. BIONB 221 or 222, and permission of Topics include evolution and behavior, behav­ instructor. Labs, T R 1:25-4:25. Related Courses in Other Departments ioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, T. J. DeVoogd. communication, orientation and navigation, See PSYCH 324 for description.) Advanced Food Microbiology (Food Science 607) and hormonal mechanisms of behavior. [BIONB 325 Neurodiseases— Molecular Advanced Immunology Lectures (Biological Aspects Sciences [BIO G] 705 and Veterinary BIONB 221 Neurobiology and Behavior 1: Microbiology 705) Introduction to Behavior Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: two courses Summer. 3 or 4 credits (4 credits with one from BIONB 222, BIOGD 281, BIOBM 330, discussion per week). Prerequisite: 1 year or 331; co-registration in one of the two is of introductory college biology. S-U grades acceptable. S-U grades optional. Lees, T R 9:05; disc, T 1:25, 2:30, or 3:35. ■ Advanced Work in Bacteriology, Virology, or optional. Course fee: none. Six-week ses­ Immunology (Veterinary Microbiology 707) sion. M-F. 4:00-5:15 p.m . Staff. T. R. Podleski. A general introduction to the field of behavior. The intent of this course is to teach students Bacterial Plant Diseases (Plant Pathology 647) Topics include evolution and behavior, behav­ how to use recombinant DNA techniques for Basic Immunology, Lectures (Biological Sciences ioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, the study of neurodiseases. How are genes [BIO G] 305 and Veterinary Microbiology 315) communication, orientation and navigation, responsible for diseases identified and how and hormonal mechanisms of behavior. are the functions of these genes studied? Ecology of Soil-Borne Pathogens (Plant Pathology Attention is focused on those neural diseases 644) BIONB 222 Neurobiology and Behavior II: in which significant advances have been made Food Microbiology, Laboratory (Food Science 395) Introduction to Neurobiology using these techniques, for example, Spring. 3 or 4 credits (4 credits with dis­ Food Microbiology, Lectures (Food Science 394) Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, prion diseases, cussion and written projects). 4-credit schizophrenia, depression, disorders affecting Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Tumors option required of students studying neu­ ion channels, and muscular dystrophies. (Biological Sciences [BIO G] 706 and robiology and behavior. Each discussion Emphasis is placed on how these studies pro­ Veterinary Microbiology 719) limited to 20 students, with preference vide a useful approach to studying the Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy given to students studying neurobiology mammalian nervous system by exposing the (Biological Sciences [BIO G] 401) and behavior. Not open to freshmen. functions of genes that would be difficult to Prerequisites: 1 year of introductory biolo­ identify in other ways.] Introductory Mycology (Plant Pathology 309) gy for majors and 1 year of chemistry. May Light and Video Microscopy for Biologists (Biological - be taken independently of BIONB 221. S-U BIONB 326 The Visual System Sciences [BIO G] 450) grades optional. Lees, M W F 12:20; disc Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisite: BIONB 222 or BIOAP 311, or permission of instructor. Limnology: Ecology of Lakes, Lectures (Biological TBA. C. Linster and staff. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F 10:10; Sciences [BIOEE] 457) A general introduction to the field of cellular and integrative neurobiology. Topics include disc, 1 hour each week TBA. Offered alter­ Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds (Plant neural systems, neuroanatomy, developmental nate years. H. C. Howland. Pathology 201) neurobiology, electrical properties of nerve The visual systems of vertebrates are dis­ Microbiology for Environmental Engineering (Civil cells, synaptic mechanisms, neurochemistry, cussed in breadth and depth as well as some and Environmental Engineering 451) motor systems, sensory systems, learning, and aspects of invertebrate vision. Topics covered memory. Some discussion sections include include the optics and anatomy of eyes, reti­ Plant Virology (Plant Pathology 645) dissections of preserved brains. nal neurophysiology, structure and function of Principles of Biogeochemistry (Biological Sciences higher visual centers, ocular motility and ocu­ [BIOEE] 668) [BIONB 322 Hormones and Behavior lar and visual system development. (also PSYCH 322) The Soil Ecosystem (Crop and Soil Science 366) Fall. 3 credits. Two lectures plus a section BIONB 327 Evolutionary Perspectives on in which students read and discuss original Human Behavior papers in the field, give an oral presenta­ Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIONB 221 tion, and write a term paper. Limited to and permission of instructor required. NEUROBIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR juniors and seniors. Prerequisite (any one Letter grades only. M W 2:55-4:10. of the following): PSYCH 223, or BIONB S. T. Emlen. (BIONB) 221, or BIONB 222, or one year of intro­ A Socratically taught, discussion-based course BIONB 111 Brain Mind and Behavior ductory biology plus a course in dealing with evolutionary perspectives on (also PSYCH 111 and COGST 111) psychology. Letter grades only. Graduate human behavior. Topics include genes and Spring. 3 credits. No prerequisites. students see PSYCH 722. Lee M W F 11:15. behavior, the evolutionary environment of Intended for freshmen and sophomores in E. Adkins Regan. adaptation, the evolutionary function of emo­ the humanities and social sciences; seniors See PSYCH 322 for description.] tions, human mating system, parenting not allowed. Not recommended for psy­ strategies, and cooperation and conflict within [BIONB 323 Methods in Animal Behavior chology majors; biology majors may not family-based societies. All class members read use the course for credit toward major. Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIONB 221 and discuss primary papers and recent books. Letter grades only. Lees, M W F 9:05. and permission of instructor (must fill out Each student is responsible for leading multi­ E. Adkins Regan and R. R. Floy. an application available in W363 Mudd ple discussions, for writing an original paper, See COGST 111 for description. Hall). Letter grades only. Lee, M W and for peer-reviewing papers of other class 1:25-2:15; labs M W 2:15-4:25. Offered members. BIONB 221 Neurobiology and Behavior I: alternate years. S. L. Vehrencamp and Introduction to Behavior J. W. Bradbury. BIONB 328 Biopsychology of Learning Fall. 3, 4, or 5 credits (4 credits with one Covers methods for observing, quantifying and Memory (also PSYCH 332) discussion per week; 5 credits with two and analyzing behavioral interactions and Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: 1 year of discussions per week and participation in communication signals. Lectures plus a series biology and either a biopsychology class the Writing in the Majors program). 4- or of workshops and projects designed to intro­ or BIONB 222. S-U grades optional. 5-credit option required of students in the duce students to commonly used field and Limited to 60 students. Graduate students neurobiology and behavior program of laboratory methods. Emphasis is on experi­ see PSYCH 632. Lees, M W F 11:15. study. Each 4-credit discussion section is mental design and basic statistical techniques. T. J. DeVoogd. limited to 20 students, with preference Some lab work with live insects included. See PSYCH 332 for description. given to students studying neurobiology Additional lab time often needed to complete and behavior. Enrollment in the 5-credit experiments.] option is limited to 12 students. Students may not preregister for the 5-credit option; interested students complete an application form on the first day of class. Not open to freshmen. Prerequisite: 1 year of introduc­ NEUROBIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR 173

BIONB 329 Ecology of Animal Behavior BIONB 420 Topics in Neurobiology and [BIONB 425 Molecular Neurophysiology (also BIOSM 329) Behavior Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIONB 222 Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of Fall or spring. Variable credit. May be or permission of instructor. S-U grades introductory college biology. repeated for credit. Primarily for under­ optional. Lees, T R 2:55-4:10. Offered Recommended: course work in ecology, graduates. S-U grades optional. TBA. Staff. alternate years. D. P. McCobb. psychology, or behavior. S-U grades Courses on selected topics in neurobiology Course focuses on ion channels, the primary optional. A special 2-week course offered and behavior; can include lecture and seminar proteins generating cellular electrical signals at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory courses. See department office (W363 Mudd function in nerve cells and other excitable (SML) on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. Hall) for offerings. cells (e.g., muscle, heart, glands). Thy latest For more details and an application, con­ BIONB 421 Effects of Aging on Sensory electrophysiological and molecular genetic sult the SML office, G14 Stimson Hall. experiments are reviewed. Diversity of electro­ Daily lees, labs, and fieldwork for 2 and Perceptual Systems (also PSYCH 431 and 631) physiology deriving from channel structure weeks. SML faculty. and expression patterns is considered in the See BIOSM 329 for description. Fall. 3 or 4 credits. The 4-credit option involves a term paper or creation of a rele­ contexts of behavior and behavioral plasticity [BIONB 330 Introduction to vant web site. Limited to 25 students. (learning), neural development, and channel Computational Neuroscience (also Prerequisites: an introductory course in evolution. Course format includes written and PSYCH 330, COGST 330 and BME biology or psychology, plus a second oral presentations, reviewing scientific litera­ 330) course in perception, neurobiology, cogni­ ture in selected areas, and proposing new Fall. 3 or 4 credits (4 credits includes a tive science, or biopsychology. T R experiments.] laboratory providing additional computer 10:10-11:25. B. P. Halpern. BIONB 426 Animal Communication simulation exercises). Limited to 25 stu­ For description see PSYCH 431. Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIONB 221. dents. Prerequisites: BIONB 222 or BIONB 422 Modeling Behavioral Letter grade only. T R 2:55-4:10; disc, 1 permission of instructor. S-U grades hour each week TBA. Offered alternate optional. Lees, T R 2:55-4:10. Offered Evolution Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 25 students. years. J. W. Bradbury, S. L. Vehrencamp. alternate years. C. Linster. An integrated approach to animal communica­ This course covers the basic ideas and tech­ Prerequisites: BIONB 221, 1 year of calcu­ lus, 1 course in probability or statistics, tion, organized into three parts: 1) the physics niques involved in computational and physiology of producing, transmitting, neuroscience. The course surveys diverse top­ and permission o f instructor (Office: W309 Mudd Hall; phone: 254-4352). This course and receiving signals; 2) optimal strategies for ics including: neural dynamics of small encoding information, using information to networks of cells, neural coding, learning in is open to advanced undergraduates and graduate students. S-U grades optional, make decisions, and designing signals; and 3) neural networks and in brain structures, mem­ the behavioral ecology of signal evolution. ory models of the hippocampus, sensory Lees, T R 2:55-4:10; computer lab, 1 class coding, and others.] period per week TBA. Offered alternate BIONB 427 Animal Social Behavior years. H. K. Reeve. Fall. 4 credits. Limited to 30 students. BIONB 392 Drugs and the Brain This is an intensive lecture and computer lab Prerequisites: BIONB 221 and BIOEE 261 Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIONB 222 or course on modeling strategies and techniques in or 278, and advance permission of instruc­ equivalent course in neurobiology with the study of behavioral evolution. Population- tor. Letter grade only. Lees and discs, T R permission of instructor. A knowledge of genetic (including quantitative-genetic), static 2:30-4:25. Offered alternate years. biochemistry is useful but not required. optimization, dynamic programming, and game- P. W. Sherman. S-U grades optional. T R 10:10-11:25; disc theoretic methods are emphasized. These A writing-intensive advanced course for TBA. Offered alternate years. approaches are illustrated by application to upper-division students interested in behavor- R. M. Harris-Warrick and L. M. Nowak. problems in optimal foraging, sexual selection, ial ecology and sociobiology. Lectures, An introduction to neuropharmacology, with sex ratio evolution, animal communication, and discussions, and student presentations exam­ an emphasis on the neural mechanisms of the evolution of cooperation and conflict within ine topics including adaptation, psychoactive drugs. Topics include a brief animal social groups. Students learn to critically communication, mating systems, sexual selec­ introduction to neuropharmacology and a dis­ assess recent evolutionary theories of animal tion, sex ratios, inbreeding and outbreeding, cussion of the major neurotransmitter families. behavior, as well as to develop their own altruism, kin recognition, conflict and cooper­ The rest of the course covers the major psy­ testable models for biological systems of interest ation in animal societies, and Darwinian choactive drugs, including cocaine, heroin, or to extend pre-existing models in novel direc­ medicine. psychedelics, marijuana and alcohol, as well tions. The Mathematica software program is as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of anxi­ used as a modeling tool in the accompanying BIONB 429 Olfaction and Taste: ety, schizophrenia and depression. The course computer lab (no prior experience with com­ Structure and Function (also includes a term paper in the form of a grant puters required). PSYCH 429) proposal to study a current problem in neu­ Spring. 3 or 4 credits. (4-credit option ropharmacology. BIONB 424 Neuroethology (also PSYCH requires a term paper or research project. 424) The research project can but does not need BIONB 394 Circadian Rhythms (also Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIONB 221 to study nonhuman vertebrates.) Preference BIOGD 394 and ENTOM 394) or 222, or 1 year of introductory biology given to junior and senior psychology and Fall. 2 credits. Prerequisite: ENTOM 212, or for majors and permission of instructor. biology majors and graduate students. BIOGD 281, or BIONB 221 or 222, or per­ S-U grades optional. M W F 11:15; disc, T Graduate students, see PSYCH 629. mission of instructor. S-U grades optional. 1:25 or R 3:35. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: one 300-level course in Lee, W 7:30-9:10 p.M. Offered alternate C. D. Hopkins. biopsychology or equivalent. Lees, T R 9:05. years. J. Ewer. Neuroethologists take a comparative and evo­ Offered alternate years. B. P. Halpern. For description, see ENTOM 394. lutionary approach to study the nervous See PSYCH 429 for description. system. They ask, how do brains of animals [BIONB 396 Introduction to Sensory [BIONB 430 Experimental Molecular Systems (also PSYCH 396 and 696) compare and how did they come about through the process of evolution? How are Neurobiology (also BIOBM 443) Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 25 students. neural circuits adapted to species-typical Spring. 2 credits variable. Limited to 12 Prerequisites: an introductory course in behavior? What is the hope and interest in the students. Prerequisites: co-meeting with biology or biopsychology, plus a second study of a large diversity of animals, com­ BIOBM 443 lab. Mandatory registration via course in behavior, biopsychology, cogni­ pared to a specialized look at just a few web page: www.mbg.cornell.edu/courses. tive science, neuroscience, or perception. mammalian species? Can we hope to under­ html. Letter grade only. Disc, 1 hour each Students are expected to have knowledge stand how animals with specialized behaviors week on day other than lab day; Lab T or of elementary physics, chemistry, and have specialized nervous systems? What is the R all day, or M and W afternoons, to be behavior. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F sensory world of a real animal and how does coordinated with other BIOBM 430 sec­ 10:10. Offered alternate years. Not offered it vary from species to species? These and tions. Offered alternate years. 2003-2004. B. P. Halpern. other questions derive this introductory survey D. L. Deitcher. See PSYCH 396 for description.] of neuroethology including: exotic senses; See BIOBM 443 for description.] amazing motor programs; surprising integra­ tion. 174 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2

BIONB 440 Electronics in Neurobiology [BIONB 493 Developmental Neurobiology digital signal processing, and computer sci­ Fall. 4 credits. Limited to juniors, seniors, Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIONB 222 or ence are encouraged. permission of instructor. S-U grades and graduate students. Prerequisites: a cal­ BIONB 531 Topics in Cognitive Studies optional, with permission of instructor. culus course. S-U grades optional. Lees, T (also COGST 531, LING 531, PSYCH R 8:40-9:55; lab, W 1:25-4:25. Offered Lees, M W 2:55—4:10. Offered alternate 531, COM S 531) alternate years. B. R. Land. years. R. Booker. Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: COGST The course emphasizes understanding of the Lectures covering the development of the 501, PSYCH 214, or permission of instruc­ electrical functioning of the nervous system nervous system, taking examples from both tor. Open to advanced undergraduates. S-U and enables students to build instrumentation vertebrates and invertebrates. Emphasis is on grades optional. M 4:30-6:30 p.m . to study the nervous system. It is taught by cellular and molecular issues, that is, how do S. Edelman and H. Segal. mathematical analysis, simulation, and con­ nerve cells differentiate both morphologically See COGST 531 for description. struction of circuit examples drawn from and biochemically? The role of cues such as practical neurobiological instrumentation prob­ hormones and developmental genes in neural [BIONB 600 Development of Sensory lems and the electronic basis of neurons. development is discussed. Readings are taken Systems (also BIOGD 600) from original journal articles.] Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: [BIONB 441 Computers in Neurobiology Introductory biology (genetics, develop­ ■ Fall. 4 credits. Limited to juniors, seniors, [BIONB 494 Brain Evolution and Behavior ment, and neurobiology preferred, or Spring. 3 credits. Intended for juniors, sen­ and graduate students. Prerequisites: a cal­ permission of instructor). S-U grades only. culus course. S-U grades optional. Lees, T iors, and graduate students. Prerequisite: M 7:00-8:40 p.m . K. Whitlock. BIONB 222 or equivalent. S-U grades R 8:40-9:55; lab, W 1:25-4:25. Offered This course will explore the unique and shared optional. Lees, T R 8:40-9:55. Offered alternate years. B. R. Land. mechanisms used in sensory system develop­ alternate years. A. H. Bass. This course is an introduction to computer ment of both vertebrates and invertebrates. The instrumentation techniques and data reduc­ Organization and evolution of neuroanatomi- first class of the course will provide a general cal pathways as substrates for species-typical tion. It gives a basic understanding of the introduction to the development of sensory vertebrate behaviors. The course is divided , techniques used for coupling a biological systems in vertebrates and invertebrates. experiment to a computer. It includes tech­ into three major sections: development, gener­ Following classes will involve the reading of al principles of brain organization, and niques to convert raw data to Scientific current and classic papers in sensory system co-evolution of vertebrate brain and behavior.] visualization. Some computer modeling exam­ development. Students will choose a topic and ples drawn from practical neurobiological [BIONB 495 Molecular and Genetic articles from a list provided by the instructor. problems are done.) Approaches to Neuroscience Students will be responsible for an oral presen­ BIONB 470 Biophysical Methods (also Fall. 3 credits. Limited to juniors, seniors, tation and short paper ] A&EP 470 and VETPR 470) and graduate students. Prerequisites: [BIONB 623 Chemical Communication Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: soljd BIONB 222 and BIOBM 330 or 332. Letter (also CHEM 622) grade only. Lees, T R 2:55—4:10. Offered knowledge of basic physics and mathemat­ Fall. 3 credits. Primarily for research-orient­ alternate years. D. L. Deitcher. ics through the sophomore level; some ed students. Limited to 30 students. Focus of the course is on how different knowledge of cellular biology helpful but Prerequisites: 1 year of introductory biolo­ molecular and genetic approaches have led to not required. Letter grades only. Lees, M W gy for majors or equivalent, course work major advances in neuroscience. Lectures, stu­ • 2:55-4:10. M. Lindau. in biochemistry, and CHEM 358 or equiva­ dent, presentations, and discussions examine See A&EP 470 for description. lent. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W 10:10; original research articles. Topics include lig­ disc, F 10:10. Offered alternate years. [BIONB 491 Principles of and-gated channels, potassium channels, J. Meinwald and T. Eisner. Neurophysiology seven membrane spanning receptors, develop­ The production, transmission, and reception Fall. 4 credits. Limited to 20 students. ment of the neuromuscular junction, of chemical signals in communicative interac­ Prerequisite: BIONB 222 or written permis­ neurotransmitter release, second messengers, tions of animals, plants, and microorganisms. sion of instructor. S-U grades optional for ' and learning and memory.] graduate students with permission of Studies of insects are emphasized. Specific instructor. Lees, M W 10:10; lab, M or T BIONB 496 Bioacoustic Signals in topics are treated with varying emphasis on 12:20-4:25. B. R. Johnson. Animals and Man chemical, biochemical, ecological, behavioral, A laboratory-oriented course designed to Fall. 3 credits. Limited to 12 junior, senior, and evolutionary principles.] teach the theory and techniques of modem and graduate students. Prerequisites: 1 BIONB 720 Seminar in Advanced Topics cellular neurophysiology including computer year of introductory biology, PHYS in Neurobiology and Behavior 101-102 or 207-208, and permission of acquisition and analysis of laboratory results. Fall or spring. Variable credit. May be instructor. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W Lecture time is used to introduce laboratory repeated for credit. Primarily for graduate 9:05; lab TBA. Offered alternate years. exercises and discuss results, to supplement students; written permission of instructor C. W. Clark and R. R. Hoy. laboratory topics, and for discussion of pri­ required for undergraduates. S-U grades Humans and animals live in a world of sound. mary research papers. Extracellular and optional. Sem TBA. Staff and students. Mechanisms for sound production and per­ intracellular recording and voltage clamp tech­ Designed to provide several study groups ception are extremely varied. Acoustic signals niques are used to analyze motor neuron and each semester on specialized topics. A group mediate social interactions and are used to sensory receptor firing properties, and exam­ may meet for whatever period is judged ade­ scan the environment for food and to aid in ine the cellular basis for resting and action quate to enable coverage of the selected navigation. For many species acoustic sensing potentials and synaptic transmission. topics. Ordinarily, topics are selected and cir­ plays a critical role in predator detection and Invertebrate preparations are used as model culated during the preceding semester. avoidance. This course teaches students about systems. (See course web site: http://www. Discussion of current literature is encouraged. animal acoustic signaling by introducing them nbb.cornell.edu/neurobio/bionb491/bionb491. Suggestions for topics should be submitted by to various animal acoustic systems. The course htmDl faculty or students to the chair of the presents the physical properties of sound, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. [BIONB 492 Sensory Function (also physiological mechanisms for sound produc­ PSYCH 492 and 692) tion and hearing, and the behavioral contexts BIONB 721 Introductory Graduate Survey Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 25 students. in which sounds are used. Acoustic tech­ in Neurobiology and Behavior Prerequisite: a 300-level course in biopsy­ niques are provided in the laboratory where Fall. 2 credits. Required of graduate stu­ chology, or BIONB 222, or BIOAP 311, or students learn how to record, synthesize, and dents majoring in neurobiology and equivalent. Students are expected to have analyze sounds with the aid of recorders and behavior. Concurrent registration in BIONB knowledge of elementary physics, chem­ Mac and/or PC computers running customized > 221 and 222 not required. S-U grades only. istry, and behavior. S-U grades optional. software. Labs are designed around the lecture Lees and discs, W 4:00-6:00 P.M. Graduate students see PSYCH 692. Lees, material and provide practical “real-world” H. K. Reeve and staff. M W F 10:10. Offered alternate years. exercises designed to stimulate discovery of Lectures, readings, and discussion introduce B. P. Halpern, H. C. Howland. fundamental principles described in lectures. first-year graduate students to the research See PSYCH 492 for description.] Class research projects on a selected topic in activities of the faculty in the Graduate Field bioacoustics are required. Engineering stu­ of Neurobiology and Behavior. Class meets dents with interests in music, audio analysis, weekly for two hours. Students also prepare a PLANT BIOLOGY 175

research proposal on a potential topic for science majors. May not be taken for credit BIOPL 248 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants their thesis research (in the format of an NSF after BIOPL 342 except by written permis­ Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of or NIH grant). This proposal is prepared in sion of instructor. Evening prelims Feb. 26 introductory biology. May not be taken for consultation with one or more relevant faculty and Apr. 1. Lees, M W F 10:10. credit after BIOPL 243. S-U grades option­ members. P. J. Davies. al. Lees, M W F 9:05; lab, W or R How plants function and grow. Examples deal 1:25-4:25. Offered alternate years. Related Courses in Other Departments with crop plants or higher plants where possi­ J. I. Davis. Evolutionary Perspectives on Behavior (PSYCH ble, though not exclusively. Topics include An introduction to the classification of vascu­ 535) cell structure and function; plant metabolism, lar plants, with attention to the goals of including photosynthesis; light relations in taxonomy, the processes of plant evolution, Biopsychology of Normal and Abnormal Behavior (PSYCH 361 and NS 361) crops; plant-water relations; water uptake, and the means of analyzing evolutionary rela­ transport, and transpiration; irrigation of crops; tionships among plants. The laboratory Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYCH 425) sugar transport; mineral nutrition; growth and concentrates on methods of plant identifica­ Developmental Biopsychology (PSYCH 422) development—hormones, responses to light, tion and presents an overview of vascular flowering, fruiting, dormancy, and abscission; plant diversity, with particular attention to the Evolution of Human Behavior (P S Y C H 326) stress; tissue culture; and genetic engineering flowering plants. Insect Behavior Seminar (E N T O M 662) of plants. BIOPL 340 Methods in Biological and Topics on Primates and Evolution: The Evolution of [BIOPL 243 Taxonomy of Cultivated Biochemical Prospecting Language (ANTHR 490) Plants (also HORT 243) Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: Intro Primate Behavior and Ecology (ANTHR 390) Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of intro­ Biology (BIOG 101-104) required. ductory biology or written permission of Completion or concurrent enrollment in Teaching Experience (Biological Sciences [BIO G] instructor. May not be taken for credit after organic chemistry, recommended. TBA. 498) BIOPL 248. Lees, M W F 10:10; labs, M or Offered alternate years. E. Rodriguez. The Brain and Sleep (P S Y C H 440/640) W 2:00-4:25. Offered alternate years. Not Student participants learn theory and method­ offered 2003-2004. M. A. Luckow. Undergraduate Research in Biology (Biological ologies in ethnobotany, chemical ecology and Sciences [BIO G] 499) A study of ferns and seed plants, their rela­ zoopharmacognosy as they apply in a multi­ tionships, and their classification into families disciplinary fashion to chemical prospecting. OTS Undergraduate Semester Abroad Programs and genera, emphasizing cultivated plants. The use of techniques in the chemistry of nat­ Shoals Marine Laboratory Program Particular emphasis is placed on gaining profi­ ural products and biological assays in the ciency in identifying and distinguishing discovery of chemicals and their role in nature families and in preparing and using analytic is described. Classical examples of drug devel­ keys. Attention is also given to the economic opment, from quinine to taxol, in the course importance of taxa, to the basic taxonomic lit­ of chemical prospecting are discussed. An PLANT BIOLOGY (BIOPL) erature, and to the elements of nomenclature.] overall medicinal purpose in chemoprospect- BIOPL 240 Green World/Blue Planet ing is emphasized, with mention of specific BIOPL 244 Plant Function and Growth, Summer (6-week session). 3 credits. S-U Laboratory worldwide spread of diseases pressing for grades optional. Limited to 12 students. new drugs. Spring. 2 credits. Limited to 14 students Lees, M-F 10:00-11:15. T. Silva. per section. Prerequisite: concurrent enroll­ BIOPL 342 Plant Physiology, Lectures This course focuses on helping individuals ment in BIOPL 242. May not be taken for Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: 1 year of understand how scientific information relates credit after BIOPL 344. Disc and lab, M T introductory biology and either concurrent to the issues they face as citizens, in manage­ or W 12:20-4:25. T. Silva. enrollment in BIOPL 344 or written per­ ment decision making, and in public policy. Experiments exemplify concepts covered in mission of instructor. May not be taken for To what extent should genetic engineering of BIOPL 242 and offer experience in a variety credit after BIOPL 242 unless written per­ crop plants be permitted? Should we place of biological and biochemical techniques, mission is obtained from instructor. Lees, T limits on fossil fuel consumption as a means from the cellular to whole plant level. R 10:10-11:25. T. G. Owens. of limiting global warming and global climate Students must take lab and discussion on An integrated and interdisciplinary study of the change? Must human endeavors be restricted same day. processes that contribute to the growth, com­ in certain areas to maintain diversity? The for­ petition, and reproduction of plants. Topics mat of this course is interactive, with lectures BIOPL 245 Plant Biology include, but are not limited to, plant water and discussions about how we as a society Summer (6-week session). 3 credits. relations, membrane properties and processes, deal with controversial issues. Limited to 24 students. Lees, M-F photosynthesis, plant respiration, mineral and BIOPL 241 Introductory Botany 11:30-12:45; labs, M W 2:00-5:00. T. Silva. organic nutrition, stress physiology, control of Introductory botany, including plant identifica­ Fall. 3 credits. Lees, T R 9:05; lab, M T W growth and development, and responses to tion. Emphasizes structure, reproduction, and the environment. Emphasis is on the relation­ o r R 1:25-4:25, o r M W 7:30-10:30 P.M. classification of flowering plants. Much of the K. J. Niklas. ship between structure and function from the laboratory work is Conducted outdoors taking Introductory botany for those interested in the molecular to the whole-plant level. advantage of several outstanding natural areas plant sciences. Emphasizes structure, repro­ which are available for study. Those who lack BIOPL 343 Molecular Biology and duction, and classification of angiosperms and college-level biology are expected to work Genetic Engineering of Plants the history of life on earth. Laboratory empha­ closely with the instructor on supplemental Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year gen­ sizes development of skills in handling plant instructional materials. eral biology or permission of instructor. materials, including identification. First and S-U grades optional. Lees, T R 11:15. second weeks of laboratory are field trips, [BIOPL 247 Ethnobiology M. E. Nasrallah. starting with the first day of classes. T hose Fall. 3 credits. S-U grades optional. Lees, T An introduction to current studies involving who register for an evening laboratory are still R 11:15; disc, R 12:20-1:25 or F 12:20. Not recombinant DNA technology and its applica­ required to attend the afternoon field trips. offered 2003-2004. Offered alternate years. tion to the improvement of plants. The course BIOPL 242 Plant Function and Growth D. M. Bates. emphasizes genetic transformation methodolo­ A consideration of the principles, methods, Spring. 3 credits. S-U grades optional. gy, gene expression systems, and strategies for and issues of ethnobiology. Emphasis is on Primarily for undergraduates in agricultural increasing productivity. The course is directed the past and present ecological, evolutionary, sciences, but also for any biological sci­ towards undergraduates who wish to become economic, and cultural interrelationships of ences students wanting to know about familiar with the theory and practice of plant humans in traditional and lay societies with plant function. Suitable as a second-level biotechnology. their plants and animals, as a means of under­ course for nonmajors to satisfy the biology standing the place and future of humans in BIOPL 344 Plant Physiology, Laboratory distribution requirement. Prerequisites: 1 the biosphere. Traditional medicines, underuti­ Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: concurrent year of introductory biology and/or BIOPL lized organisms, resource management, and enrollment in BIOPL 342. May not be 241. Recommended: 1 year of introductory ownership of nature, and methodology are taken for credit after, BIOPL 244. Similar to chemistry. Concurrent enrollment in BIOPL among the topics covered.] BIOPL 244 but at a more advanced level. 244 required of plant science undergradu­ Lab, R 1:25-4:25; disc, R 12:20. T. Silva. ates and highly recommended for other 176 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2

Experiments exemplify concepts covered in BIOPL 422 Plant Development organellar genomes is described from the BIOPL 342 and offer experience in a variety Fall. 2 credits. Lees, T R 9:05-9:55. standpoint of their suitability for systematic of biological and biochemical techniques, Prerequisites: coursework in molecular and evolutionary studies. biology (eg., BIOBM 330, 331/332, or from the cellular to whole plant level, with [BIOPL 448 Plant Evolution and the emphasis on experimental design. 333), or genetics (eg., BIOGD 281), or Fossil Record permission of instructor. S-U grades Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOPL 241 [BIOPL 345 Plant Anatomy optional. J. Hua. or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Fall. 4 credits. Limited to 15 students. An introduction to plant development, study­ Prerequisite: 1 year of introductory biology ing the mechanisms of morphogenesis and Lees, T R 9:05; lab, R 12:20-2:15. Not offered 2003-2004. Offered alternate years. or a semester of botany. Lees, M W 9:05; cell fate determination at the organismal, cel­ labs, M W 2:00-4:25. Offered alternate lular, and molecular levels. K. J. Niklas, W. L. Crepet. years. Not offered 2003-2004. Staff. An introduction to evolution, surveying major [BIOPL 440 Phylogenetic Systematics changes in plants from the origin of life to the Spring. 4 credits. Limited to 24 students. present. Emphasis is placed on plant form and Prerequisite: introductory biology or per­ function, adaptations to particular ecologic ■ A descriptive course with equal emphasis on settings, and evolutionary theory as it relates mission of instructor. Lees, T R 10:10; labs, development and mature structure. Lecture, T R 2:00-4:25. Not offered 2003-2004. to plants.) laboratory, and reading are integrated in a Offered alternate years. K. C. Nixon. BIOPL 449 Green Signals and Triggers— study guide. The laboratory offers the oppor­ Basic and advanced theory and methods of tunity to develop the practical skills required The Plant Hormones (also HORT phylogenetic analysis. Students are introduced 449) to make anatomical diagnoses and to write to cladistic analysis using parsimony and gain Fall. 1 credit. S-U grades optional. anatomical descriptions.) experience with computer-aided analysis of Prerequisite: 1 year of introductory biology taxonomic data, including both morphological BIOPL 347 Laboratory in Molecular and plant physiology (BIOPL 242 or 342) and molecular data sources. Topics discussed Biology and Genetic Engineering of or permission of instructor. F 1:25-2:15. include applications of phylogenetic methods Plants Offered alternate years. P. J. Davies. to biogeography and evolutionary studies.) Spring. 2 credits. Limited to 24 students. A study of plant hormones and how they reg­ Prerequisite: BIOPL 343 or permission of BIOPL 442 Current Topics in ulate plant growth and development. Topics instructor. Concurrent enrollment is BIOPL Ethnobiology covered include the discovery, role in growth 343 is encouraged. S-U grades optional. Fall. 2 credits. Limited to 12 students. and development, mode of action, and practi­ Lab, W 12:25-4:25. M. E. Nasrallah. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. S-U cal uses of the plant hormones auxin, A companion to BIOPL 343 with laboratory grades optional. Lec/disc, W 2:30-4:25. gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, ethyl­ activities that focus on the practice of plant Offered alternate years. D M. Bates. ene, and brassinosteroids. biotechnology. Students will transfer genes to Explorations of the interrelationships of plants plants by a variety of methods, and will ana­ BIOPL 452 Systematics of Tropical and animals with humans from a wide range Plants lyze their expression in the host genome by of perspectives. Topics considered are con­ Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOPL 243 or use of reporter gene assays, and by the prepa­ temporary issues, theory, and methodology of BIOPL 248. Letter grades only. Lee, M W; ration and analysis of nucleic acids. ethnobotany and ethnobiology, and the role lab, T 1:25-4:25. Offered every three years. of plants and animals in human lives, in sub­ BIOPL 348 The Healing Forest K. C. Nixon. sistence and exchange, and in thought. Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisites: introducto­ The families of plants encountered solely or ry biology or plant biology, or permission BIOPL 443 Topics and Research Methods chiefly in tropical regions are considered in a of instructor. Lec/disc, R 2:30-4:25. Offered in Systematics phylogenetic context in lectures, discussions, alternate years. D. M. Bates, E. Rodriguez. Fall or spring. 1-2 credits (1 credit per sec­ and laboratory, with the aim of providing An ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological tion). Prerequisite: written permission of basic points of recognition for, and an under­ consideration of the role of plants, fungi, and instructor. S-U grades optional. Staff. standing of, diversity and relationships in insects in traditional and western medicine. A series of one-credit modules on specialized these families. Studies of indigenous and lay societies illus­ topics in systematics. Topics and instructors BIOPL 453 Principles and Practice of trate the ecological, systematic, biochemical, vary each semester. May not be taught every Historical Biogeography (also and cultural aspects of herbal medicines and semester. Topics and instructors are listed in ENTOM 453) are placed in the broader context of such the division’s catalog supplement issued at the Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisite: a course in sys­ interdependent themes as the conservation of beginning of the semester. tematics or permission of instructors. S-U biological and cultural diversity, human grades optional. Lees, T R 10:10; lab T health, bioprospecting, compensation for BIOPL 444 Plant Cell Biology indigenous knowledge, and sustainable devel­ Fall. 4 credits. Limited to 24 students. 1:25-4:25. Offered alternate years. J. K. Liebherr and M. A. Luckow. opment. Prerequisites: 1 year of introductory biolo­ gy or permission of instructor. Lees, M W F A survey of techniques in historical biogeogra­ [BIOPL 359 Biology of Grasses 9:05; lab, M or W 1:25-4:25. R. O. Wayne. phy, and the development of modern Spring. 2 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of Evidence from microscopy, physiology, bio­ biogeographic theory in the context of classi­ introductory biology or a course in plant chemistry, and molecular biology is used to cal, ecological, and phylogenetic analytical systematics or permission of instructor. S-U try to unravel the mystery of the living cell. methods. Geological and paleontological , grades optional. Lees, W 9:05; lab, W The dynamics of protoplasm, membranes, and aspects of biogeography are presented, and 1:25-4:25. Not offered 2003-2004. Offered the various organelles are studied. The mecha­ large-scale biogeographic patterns discussed. alternate years. J. I. Davis. nisms of cell growth and division, the Laboratories focus on computer applications Systematics and related aspects of the biology relationship of the cytoskeleton to cell shape and discussion of controversial issues. of the graminoid plant families (grasses, and motility, the interaction of the cell with its BIOPL 454 Systematics of Tropical sedges, and rushes), with the principal environment, and the processes that give rise Plants: Field Laboratory emphasis on grasses. Major topics include to multicellular differentiated plants are inves­ Spring. 1 credit. Limited to 15 students. phylogenetics, taxonomy, physiology, repro-. tigated. Prerequisite: prior enrollment in BIOPL 452 ductive biology, speciation, and biogeography. or permission of instructor. Letter grades The roles of graminoid plants in natural and BIOPL 447 Molecular Systematics only. For more details and application, human-disturbed environments are discussed, Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOEE 278 or contact the L. H. Bailey Hortorium, 467 as are the origins of cultivated species.) BIOGD 281 or BIOBM 330, or BIOBM 332, or written permission of instructor. Lees, T Mann Library. Offered every three years. BIOPL 404 Crop Evolution, R 8:30-9:55. Offered alternate years. K. C. Nixon. Domestication and Diversity (also PL J. J. Doyle. An intensive orientation to families of tropical BR 404, INTAG 404) The theory and practice of using molecular flowering plants represented in forests of the Fall. 2 credits. S-U letter. Prerequisites: evidence, particularly DNA sequence data, for American Tropics. Emphasis is on field identi­ Genetics 281 or Plant Breeding 225 or per­ addressing diverse systematic and evolutionary fication combined with laboratory analysis of mission of the instructor. Lees, T R 9:05. questions. Emphasis is on phylogeny recon­ available materials in a “whole-biology” con­ S. Kresovich. struction, particularly in eukaryotic systems. text. Two-week field trip over winter break. See PL BR 404, for description. The organization and evolution of nuclear and PLANT BIOLOGY 177

[BIOPL 456 Biomechanics of Plants (also BIOPL 651 Water Transport in Plants tion, paralogy and orthology, the effects of BEE 456) (also BEE 647) recombination and concerted evolution of Fall. 3 credits. Prerequisites: upper division Fall. 2 credits. Letter only. Lees T R 10:10. gene phylogenies, and the implications of undergraduate or graduate status, comple­ Offered alternate years. R. M. Spanswick. using gene or allele phylogenies to infer tion of introductory sequence in biology See BEE 647 for description. organismal evolutionary patterns.] and one year of calculus, or permission of instructor. S-U or letter grade optional. BIOPL 652 Plant Molecular Biology II Section 05 Molecular Biology of Plant Lees, T R 11:15-12:05; disc, W 2:30-3:20. Spring. 1-6 credits (1 credit per section). Organelles (also BIOBM 652.5) Not offered 2003-2004. J. R. Cooke and Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 and BIOBM 330 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F K. J. Niklas. or 332, or their equivalents. 10:10 (12 lees) Feb. 23-Mar. 19. See BEE 456, for description.] Recommended: BIOBM 331. S-U grades M. R. Hanson, D. B. Stern. optional. An in-depth examination of the molecular BIOPL 462 Plant Biochemistry A series of four-week modules on specialized biology of plant mitochondria and plastids. Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOPL 242 topics. Coordinator: J. B. NasrallUh. Topics include the organization, evolution, or 342 or equivalent and BIOBM 330 or Section 01 Molecular Plant-Pathogen and expression of organelle genomes, RNA 331 or equivalent or permission of instruc­ Interactions I and n (also PL PA 662) editing, and the expression of nuclear genes tor. Letter-grade only. Lees, M W F 9:05. 1 credit. Lees, M W F 10:10 (12 lees) Jan. encoding structural or regulatory organelle J. Rose, K. Van Wijk. 26-Feb. 20. A. Collmer, S. G. Lazarowitz, proteins. Special topics include mitochondrial- This course focuses on biochemistry of plant G. Martin, B. G. Turgeon. ly-encoded cytoplasmic male sterility, specific processes, with the aim to obtain an An examination of the molecular and cellular transformation and expression of foreign integrative overview of plant biochemistry. factors that control pathogen-plant interactions genes in chloroplasts, and the use of genetics Examples include processes such as cell wall from the perspectives of pathogen biology to investigate nucleus-organellar interactions. biochemistry, pigment biosynthesis and degra­ and plant responses to pathogen infection. dation, secondary metabolism, senescence, Section 06 Proteomics in Plant Biology Beginning spring 2004, alternate years will defense mechanisms, amino acid biosynthesis, 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F focus on: (I) plant perception of microbial and small molecule transport. Genomics based 1:25 (12 lees) Mar. 29-Apr. 23. K. van Wijk. pathogens and the interplay of plant defenses experimental tools, such as proteomics and Introduction to proteomics and mass spec­ and pathogen counterstrategies that result in metabolomics, are discussed. trometry and its application in Plant Biology. resistance or susceptibility to disease produc­ Course includes discussion of protein separa­ BIOPL 641 Laboratory in Plant Molecular tion, with topics including the genetic nature tion, protein tagging and visualization Biology (also BIOBM 641) of dominant and recessive resistance, induc­ techniques; principles of biological mass spec­ Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 or tion of pathogen defense genes, apoptotic trometry and interpretation of spectra; equivalent, BIOBM 330 or 331 or equiva­ responses that limit infection, and RNA inter­ bioinformatics tools in proteomics; compara­ lent, and permission of instructor. S-U ference; and (II) the genetic and molecular tive proteomics; phosphorylation mapping. We grades with permission of instructor. Lab, mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis, with will discuss limitations and possibilities of pro­ T R 12:20-4:25. J. B. Nasrallah, an emphasis on fungal and bacterial virulence teomics on plants for which little sequence M. R. Hanson. proteins, toxins, and their deployment sys­ information is available and experimental Selected experiments on gene expression, tems. papers involving plant proteomics. gene transfer, and assay of reporter genes in Section 02 Molecular Plant-Microbe Section 07 Plant Cell Walls: Structure to plants. The course emphasizes the application Interactions (also BIOMI 652, PL PA 664) Proteome of molecular biology methodology to plant 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F systems. Additional .lab time is required to 12:20 Jan. 26-Feb. 20 (12 lees). Offered 10:10 (12 lees) March 29-Apr. 23. J. Rose. complete assignments. alternate years. S. C. Winans. This course examines the structure and func­ [BIOPL 642 Plant Mineral Nutrition (also Course focuses on the interactions of tion of plant cell walls, exploring their CSS 642) Agrobacteria and R h iz o b ia with plants. Topics dynamic nature and fundamental contribution Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIOPL 342 on Agrobacterium-plant interactions include to numerous aspects of plant growth and or equivalent. Lees, M W F 10:10. Not plant-microbe recognition mechanisms, development. Topics include: wall biosynthe­ offered 2003-2004. Offered alternate years. T-DNA transfer process, oncogenesis, and use sis; wall structure and composition; regulation L. V. Kochian, R. M. Welch. of Agrobacterium to produce transgenic of cell expansion and differentiation; defense A detailed study of the processes by which plants. Topics on R h izo b iu m -plant interactions against pathogens and signaling; the apoplast plants acquire and use mineral nutrients from include regulation of nitrogenase activity and as a metabolically active sub-cellular compart­ the soil. Topics include: the uptake, transloca­ expression, organization and function of the ment; and analytical techniques: from tion, and compartmentation of mineral sym plasmid, nodule development, and plant biochemistry to proteomics. genetics involved in plant-microbe interaction. elements; root-soil interactions; the metabo­ BIOPL 653 Plant Molecular Biology I lism of mineral elements; the involvement of Section 03 Molecular Aspects of Plant Fall. 1-5 credits (1 credit per section). mineral nutrients in various physiological Development n Prerequisites: BIOGD 281 and BIOBM 330 processes; and the nutrition of plants adapted 1 credit. S-U grades optional. Lees, M W F or 332, or their equivalents. to extreme environmental stresses (e.g., acid 10:10 (12 lees) Mar. 29-Apr. 23. T. Brutnell. Recommended: BIOBM 331. S-U grades soils). Specific mineral elements are empha­ The molecular genetics of plant development. sized to illustrate these topics.] optional. Coordinator: J. B. Nasrallah. This module focuses on vegetative develop­ A series of four-week modules on specialized BIOPL 647 Seminar in Systematic ment and includes topics such as the topics. Botany development of the shoot, root, and vascula­ ture, and the operation of the vegetative shoot Section 01 Concepts and Techniques in Fall or spring. 1 credit. May be repeated Plant Molecular Biology (also PLPA 663.01, for credit. Prerequisite: written permission apical meristem. The module is a companion to BIOPL 653, Sec 04 (Plant Development I). PLBR 653.01) of course coordinator required for under­ 2 credits. Lees, M W F 10:10 (24 lees) Sept. graduates. S-U grades optional. Sem, T [Section 04 Plant Gene Evolution and 3-Oct. 29. S. R. McCouch, J. Giovannoni, 12:20. Bailey Hortorium staff. Phylogeny J. Rose. Lectures and discussions led by staff, visitors, 1 credit. Lees, M W F 1:25 (12 lees). Not This is an introductory module that provides a and students on topics of current importance offered 2003-2004. Offered alternate years. broad overview of molecular biology concepts to systematic botany. J. J. Doyle. relevant to the plant sciences. This section [BIOPL 649 Solute Transport in Plants Practical applications of molecular systemat- serves as a prerequisite to other modules in (also BEE 649) ics/evolution for plant molecular biologists the BIOPL 653 (fall) and BIOPL 652 (spring) Fall. 3 credits. Letter only. Lees T R and other non-systematists. The course focus­ series. The course is divided into three sec­ 10:10-11:25. Offered alternate years. Not es on two basic issues: methods and tions: 1) Gene discovery: covers genetic, offered 2003-2004. R. M. Spanswick. principles for inferring relationships among molecular,.and genomics approaches to the See BEE 649 for description.] genes and the use of data to hypothesize rela­ isolation of plant genes; 2) Gene characteriza­ tionships among plants. Evolutionary patterns tion: covers DNA sequence analysis, and processes of genes and gene families are assessment of gene expression, functional discussed, as well as rates of sequence evolu­ genomics approaches, and production of 178 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2004

transgenic plants; 3) Analysis and characteriza­ [BIOPL 656 Topics in Plant Evolution BIOPL 749 Graduate Research in Botany tion of proteins and metabolites: includes Spring. 1 credit. Prerequisite: BIOPL 448 or Fall or spring. Variable credit. May be proteomics approaches to the analysis of plant equivalent background in evolution, or repeated for credit. S-U grades optional. proteins, protein-protein interactions, and written permission of instructor. Lab and Staff. metabolic profiling through emerging disc TBA. Offered alternate years. Not Similar to BIO G 499 but intended for gradu­ metabolomic techniques. This course will con­ offered 2003-2004. K. J. Niklas. ate students who are working with faculty sist of 2 lectures and 1 day of A series of selected topics to provide a back­ members on an individual basis. discussion/week. Course material will be coor­ ground in plant evolution, paleobotanical dinated with BIOPL 641 (lab). Emphasis is on literature, and evolutionary theory. Among the Related Courses in Other Departments understanding techniques and approaches that topics discussed are the origin of a terrestrial Introductory Mycology (Plant Pathology 309) flora, the evolution of the seed plants, and the are appropriate for different experiments and Marine Botany: Ecology of Marine Plants (Biological origin and adaptive radiation of the ^ objectives. Sciences [BIOSM] 449) angiosperms.] . Mycology Conferences (Plant Pathology 649) BIOPL 740 Plant Biology Seminar Physiological Plant Ecology, Lectures and ■ Section 02 Plant Biotechnology (also PLBR Fall and spring. No credit (no official regis­ tration). Required of graduate students Laboratory (Biological Sciences [BIOEE] 466 653.2 and PLPA 663.2) and 468) 1 credit. Lees, M W F 1:25 (12 lees) Oct. doing work in plant biology. Sem, F 11:15. 1-Oct. 29. M. Zaitlin, E. D. Earle. Staff. Phytomycology (Plant Pathology 709) This course deals with production and uses of Lectures on current research in plant biology, Plant Ecology and Population Biology, Lectures and transgenic plants for agricultural and industrial presented by visitors and staff. Laboratory (Biological Sciences [BIOEE] 463 purposes. Topics include procedures for gene BIOPL 741 Problems in Plant Cell and and 465) introduction and control of gene expression, Molecular Biology Plant Ecology Seminar (Biologicat Sciences as well as strategies for obtaining transgenic Spring. 2 credits. Limited to first- and sec­ [BIOEE] 669) plants that are resistant to insects, diseases, ond-year graduate students in the Plant Plant Cytogenetics Laboratory (Plant Breeding 446) and herbicides, produce useful products, or Cell and Molecular Biology Program. Disc have improved nutritional and food process­ TBA. Staff. Teaching Experience (Biological Sciences [BIO G] ing characteristics. Regulatory and social An introduction to the research literature in 498) issues relating to plant biotechnology are dis­ plant molecular and cellular biology through Undergraduate Research in Biology (Biological cussed. weekly problem sets and discussions. Sciences [BIO G] 499) [Section 03 Plant Genome Organization BIOPL 742 Current Papers in Plant and Function (also PLBR 653-3) Biology 1 credit. Lees, M W F 10:10 (12 lees). Not Fall or spring. 1 credit. Enrollment is limit­ offered 2003-2004. Offered alternate years. ed. Primarily for graduate students, with COURSES IN MARINE SCIENCE S. D. Tanksley. preference given to majors or minors in This section covers the structure and variation Cornell offers an extensive listing of under­ plant molecular biology; written permis­ graduate courses in marine science. of plant nuclear genomes, including changes sion of instructor required for in genome size, centromere/telomere struc­ undergraduates. S-U grades only. Sem, 1 Undergraduates interested in pursuing studies ture, DNA packaging, transposable elements, hour each week TBA. Staff. in marine science are encouraged to explore genetic and physical mapping, positional gene the undergraduate specialization in Marine cloning, genomic sequencing and comparitive BIOPL 743 Faculty Research in Plant Biology offered through the Office of genomics.] Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Biology, the undergraduate Fall. 1 credit. Limited to graduate students; Section 04 Molecular Aspects of Plant specialization in Ocean Sciences offered written permission from a member of the Development I (also BIOBM 653.4) through the Science of Earth Systems Program, Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Program 1 credit. Lees, M W F 10:10 (12 lees) Oct. and the summer program of courses offered or by permission of coordinator required 31-Nov. 26. J. B. Nasrallah. by the Shoals Marine Laboratory. Further for undergraduates. Disc TBA. Staff. This module focuses on the molecular genet­ information on these programs can be found An introduction for graduate students to the ics of plant development with an emphasis on at the Cornell Marine Programs Office, G14 research being conducted by Cornell faculty plant reproductive biology. Current approach­ Stimson Hall, or on their web site, in the Plant Cell and Molecular Biology es to the elucidation of the molecular signals www.sml.cornell.edu. Program. and pathways that lead to the establishment Undergraduate Specialization in Marine of the differentiated state of floral cells and BIOPL 744 Graduate Research in Plant Biology and Oceanography organs are discussed. Topics include cell-cell Cell and Molecular Biology Biological Sciences majors in the Ecology and signalling in the establishment of pattern and Fall or spring. 1 credit. Seminar R 12:20. Evolutionary Biology program of study have differentiation of specialized cell types, and Staff. the control of developmental pathways by Required of, and limited to, second-, third-, the option of specializing their program of endogenous and external cues. The module is and fourth-year graduate students in Plant Cell study in the area of Marine Biology. This spe­ a companion to BIOPL 652, Sec 02 (Molecular and Molecular Biology. Each student presents cialization is intended for students with Aspects of Plant Development II). one seminar per year on his or her thesis interests in understanding the unique aspects research, and then meets with the thesis com­ of organismal biology in the marine environ­ Section 05 Molecular Breeding (also ment. In addition to fulfilling the major and mittee members for evaluation. PLBR 653.6) the ecology and evolutionary biology program 1 credit. Lees M W F 10:10 (12 lees). Oct. BIOPL 745 Current Topics in Systematics of study requirements, students in marine 1-Oct. 29. Offered alternate years. Fall. 1 credit. Limited to graduate students, biology are encouraged to enroll in the fol­ S. D. Tanksley. except by permission of instructor. S-U lowing courses: Application of DNA markers to the identifica­ grades optional. Disc, T 12:20. Bailey tion, manipulation and isolation of genes 1) BIOEE 154, The Sea: An Introduction to Hortorium staff. Oceanography, important to plant and animal productivity A seminar with presentations and discussion using molecular genetic techniques. Students by students of original research papers in sys­ 2) BIOSM 364, Field Marine Science, BIOSM learn how to design and execute experiments tematic biology. 375 Field Marine Biology and Ecology, to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs), as and/or at least one 400-level BIOSM field well as how to apply molecular markers to BIOPL 746 Research Seminar in course at the Shoals Marine Laboratory, plant and animal breeding programs. Systematic Botany Spring. 1 credit. Limited to graduate stu­ 3) BIOEE 462, Marine Ecology. [BIOPL 654 Botanical Nomenclature dents, except by permission of instructor. Undergraduate Specialization in Ocean Fall. 1 credit. Prerequisite: written permis­ Disc, T 12:20. Bailey Hortorium staff. Sciences sion of instructor. S-U grades only. Lee and A student-led seminar presentation based on disc TBA. Offered alternate years. Not his or her thesis research or a related topic. Science of Earth Systems majors have the offered 2003-2004. Staff. option of specializing their program of study An analysis of the International Code of in the area of ocean sciences. This interdisci­ Botanical Nomenclature and its application to various plant groups.) SHOALS MARINE LABORATORY 179

plinary specialization is intended for students SHOALS MARINE LABORATORY An exciting opportunity to explore the off­ with interests in understanding the interaction shore and near-coastal environments of the of biological, chemical, geological, and physi­ (BIOSM) Gulf of Maine for pre-college and first-year cal processes in ocean systems. In addition to G14 Stimson Hall, 255-3717 non-science majors. Students spend 10 days fulfilling the Science of Earth Systems general aboard the Sea Education Association’s sailing requirements (see the SES program description The objective of the Shoals Marine Laboratory vessels round trip between Woods Hole, in Interdisciplinary Centers, Programs, and (SML) is to provide undergraduates and other Mass., and the Isles of Shoals via Georges Studies section of catalog), students in ocean interested adults a unique opportunity to explore Bank and the Gulf of Maine. Besides operat­ sciences are required to take four advanced marine sciences in an island setting noted for its ing the ship, students study the many courses from the following list to fulfill their biota, geology, and history. SML has established characteristics of this unique ocean environ­ major requirements: a national reputation for excellence and has ment. Following the sea component, students become North America’S laigest marine field sta­ spend seven days at the Shoals Marine 1) BIOEE 373 Biology of the Marine tion focusing on undergraduate education. Invertebrates Laboratory collecting data characteristic of the The summer population of Appledore Island Isles of Shoals coastal environment. 2) BIOEE 457 Limnology is limited to about one hundred people at any BIOSM 161 Introduction to Marine 3) BIOEE 462 Marine Ecology one time. Participants and faculty members Science can literally and figuratively immerse them­ Summer. 4 credits. S-U grades optional. A 4) BIOEE 478 Ecosystem Biology selves in their explorations, free from special 2-week course offered in coopera­ distractions common to most academic institu­ 5) BIOEE 490 Topics in Marine Biology tion with Rider University at Cornell’s tions. Because SML is a residential facility, a Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) on an 6) BIOSM 303 Ecology of Marine Fishes sense of community develops that makes island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more courses and seminars at SML outstanding edu­ 7) BIOSM 308 Marine Microbial Ecology details or an application, contact the SML cational and intellectual experiences. office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs 8) BIOSM 309 Climates and Ecosystems Participants learn from and exchange ideas and fieldwork for two weeks. with a wide range of specialists whose pri­ 9) BIOSM 329 Ecology of Animal Behavior This course allows students who are not biol­ mary interests are marine but whose ogy majors to experience the breadth of the 10) BIOSM 364 Field Marine Science perspectives often differ, providing fertile marine sciences under field conditions at an 11) BIOSM 365 Underwater Research ground for lively discussions. island laboratory. Aspects of biology, geology, 12) BIOSM 374 Field Ornithology Credit courses at Shoals Marine Laboratory are earth science, chemistry, and physics are full-time, intensive learning experiences. included. Specific topics include: beach, salt 13) BIOSM 375 Field Marine Biology and Courses may be taken sequentially, but not marsh, tidal mud flat, tide pool, and benthic Ecology concurrently. A typical day combines lecture offshore environments; identification of 14) BIOSM 413 Research in Marine Biology sessions, laboratory and field work, field trips marine plants and animals; chemical and to nearby islands and the mainland, and col­ 15) BIOSM 418 Tropical Marine Science physical oceanography; marine geology; and lecting and research excursions aboard the ecology of kelp beds and urchin barrens. 16) BIOSM 449 Seaweeds, Plankton and Laboratory’s 47-foot research vessel, Seagrass Jo h n M. K in gsbu ry or the 36-foot research ves­ BIOSM 162 Marine Environmental Science sel John B. Heiser. Field experience is an 17) BIOSM 376 Marine Invertebrate Zoology Summer. 3 credits. Prerequisite: open to (note: not the same as BIOEE 373) integral component of all courses, using Appledore’s extensive intertidal and subtidal high school students who have successful­ 18) BIOSM 477 Marine Vertebrates zones, wading bird rookeries, and seabird ly completed two high school science courses. A special 12-day course offered at 19) EAS 375 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy colonies. Faculty, drawn from Cornell University, the University of New Hampshire, Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), 20) EAS 455 Geochemistry and other leading academic institutions, are on an island off Portsmouth, NH. For more details or an application, consult the SML 21) EAS 475 Special Topics in Oceanography selected not only based on their academic excellence, but also on their teaching ability office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lecture, lab 22) EAS 479 Paleobiology in the field. In addition, there are numerous and field work for 12 days. SML faculty. Environmental studies have become an inte­ 23) NTRES 306 Coastal and Oceanic Law and guest lecturers including engineers, coastal gral component of high school programs all Policy planners, and specialists from private industry, government, and the academic community. around the country, however opportunities to Sea Semester apply this course work to the marine environ­ The Ithaca campus functions of the Shoals ment are limited. Marine Environmental BIOSM 366 SEA: Introduction to Marine Laboratory are centered in the Cornell Science will focus on coastal marine habitats, Oceanography Marine Programs Office, G14 Stimson Hall. The with an emphasis on issues as they relate to BIOSM 367 SEA: Introduction to Maritime office serves as an advising center for students global habitats and concerns. Laboratory exer­ Studies interested in the marine sciences, maintains a cises and field work will include explorations browsing library with updated information on along Appledore Island’s rocky intertidal zone BIOSM 368 SEA: Introduction to Nautical graduate study and career opportunities as well Science i and excursions to neighboring islands to as on marine programs at other institutions, observe harbor seal and seabird colonies. BIOSM 369 SEA: Practical Oceanography I and administers the SEA Semester, a 17-credit Offshore cruises will include oceanographic program offered in cooperation with the Sea BIOSM 370 SEA: Practical Oceanography II sampling exercises and field trips to seabird Education Association (SEA). and whale foraging grounds. Lectures and dis­ Students in both marine science specializa­ The following marine sciences courses are cussions will expose MES students to topics tions are exposed to an integrated program of currently administered by the Cornell Marine ranging from fishes to fisheries, seaweeds to study, emphasizing a natural progression of Programs Office. (Not all of these courses are lobsters, and plankton to whales. Fundamental formal course work combined with ample offered each semester, consult the SML catalog scientific research methods and equipment opportunities for practical field experience. for current offerings.) will be introduced, and each student will have These courses must be taken concurrently. the opportunity to be involved in group BIOSM 160 The Oceanography of the research projects. Special program run by the Sea Education Gulf of Maine Association. Contact Marine Programs Office BIOSM 204 Biological Illustration (607-255-3717) for more details. Summer. 4 credits. Limited to 24 students. A special 2-week course offered aboard a Summer. 2 credits. A special 1-week SEA vessel and at Cornell’s Shoals Marine course offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) on an island off Laboratory (SML) On an island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an Portsmouth, N.H. For more details pr an application, contact the SML office, G14 application, consult the SML office, G14 Stimson Hall or the Sea Education Stimson Hall. Daily sessions for 1 week. Association office at P.O. Box 6, Woods SML faculty. Hole, MA, 02543. Daily lees, labs, and General discussion of scientific publishing, fieldwork for 2 weeks. SML faculty. illustration labeling, color techniques, and 180 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2

printing processes. The course provides the The ecological significance of behaviors of focuses on field work designed to observe scientist or science student a chance to experi­ coastal organisms, with emphasis on field and and study many concepts frequently taught in ence several illustration techniques with the laboratory research methods. Lectures and the classroom setting including territoriality, goal of obtaining an overview of scientific and readings address the major subareas of behav­ breeding biology, and survivorship. Students wildlife illustrations. The student may choose ior (communication, orientation, social learn and apply numerous ornithological field a single technique to explore in depth. Course behavior, foraging, predator avoidance, and methods including various census techniques, size is limited so that individual attention can sensory mechanisms). Each student engages in territory mapping, banding, behavioral obser­ be emphasized. short-term behavioral observation and pre­ vations, and creating a field notebook. pares a research proposal for studying a BIOSM 375 Field Marine Biology and [BIOSM 303 Ecology of Marine Fishes problem within the course subject area. Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of Ecology (FMBE) college-level biology. SCUBA certification BIOSM 364 Field Marine Science (FMS) Summer: 6 credits. Prerequisites: 1 full year recommended, not required. S-U grades Summer. 6 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of of college level biology. S-U grades optional. A special 2-week course offered college biology. S-U grades optional. A optional. A 4-week course offered at at Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), on an special 4-week course offered twice each Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more summer at Cornell’s Shoals Marine on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. For details or an application, consult the SML Laboratory (SML), on an island off more details or an application, consult the office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees and Portsmouth, N.H. Students may not take SML Office, G-14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees, fieldwork for 2 weeks. Not offered 2004. FMS after taking FMBE (BIOSM 375). For labs, and fieldwork for 4 weeks. SML fac­ SML staff. more details or an application, consult the ulty. This course presents principles, models, and SML Office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees, Designed for students seeking an introduction methods for analysis of dynamics of fish pop­ labs, and fieldwork for 4 weeks. 3 core to the marine sciences and marine ecology; ulations and communities, and analysis of faculty members assisted by up to 15 visit­ FMBE emphasizes field work in natural habi­ current research emphasizing theory and its ing lecturers, including representatives of tats. Examines aspects of the biology and potential uses in fisheries’ management. Lab governmental agencies. SML faculty. ecology of marine organisms, including inter­ and field activities emphasize collection and Designed, for the student who desires an ini­ tidal plants and invertebrates, fishes, marine analysis of data from the Gulf of Maine and tial overview of the marine sciences, this mammals and birds, biological oceanography, adjacent estuarine habitats.] course emphasizes living material in natural and human impacts on the marine environ­ habitats. Most of the course work is con­ ment. FMBE places a special emphasis on the [BIOSM 308 Marine Microbial Ecology cerned with the biology of intertidal plants ecology of the intertidal zone, and ecological, Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of and animals, biological oceanography, ichthy­ evolutionary and physiological adaptations of college-level biology. S-U grades optional. ology, and fisheries. Attention is also given to marine organisms. Students may not take A special 2-week course offered at Shoals introductory physical and chemical oceanogra­ FMBE after taking FMS (BIOSM 364). Marine Laboratory (SML), on an island off phy and marine geology. Marine ecology and BIOSM 376 Marine Invertebrate Zoology Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an the effects of human activity on the marine Summer. 6 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of application, consult the SML office, G14 environment are included. Students apply this introductory biology and permission of Stimson Hall. Daily lees and fieldwork for knowledge by conducting a transect study instructors. Students may not take BIOSM 2 weeks. Not offered 2004. SML staff. toward the end of the course. FMS places 376 after taking BIOEE 373- S-U grades This course examines the fundamental role of emphasis on ichthyology, fisheries biology, optional. A special 3-week course offered marine microbial communities in the function general oceanography (biological, physical, at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory of the biosphere. Lectures survey bacterial, and chemical) and marine geology. FMBE (SML), on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. protozoan, and micrometazoan assemblages (BIOSM 375) places an additional emphasis For more details or an application, consult from Arctic to deep sea vent communities. on ecology, especially in the intertidal zone; the SML office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily Laboratory exercises cover several principal ecological, evolutionary and physiological lees, labs, and fieldwork for 3 weeks. techniques of field microbial ecology and adaptations of marine organisms; and field Offered alternate years. SML faculty. explore the rich marine microbial environment experiments. surrounding the Isles of Shoals.] An introduction to the biology and evolution BIOSM 365 Underwater Research of the major invertebrate phyla, concentrating BIOSM 309 Climates and Ecosystems Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisites: 1 year of on marine representatives. Emphasis is placed Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of college-level biology, recognized scuba on the evolution of form and function, and college-level biology; background pre­ certification, and a medical examination. the ecology, behavior, physiology, chemical ferred in physics/physical geography. S-U S-U grades optional. A special 2-week ecology, and natural history of invertebrates. grades optional. A special 2-week course course offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Appledore Island’s unique location provides offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), on an island off an excellent venue for the study of freshly Laboratory (SML) on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an collected and in situ representatives of most Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an application, consult the SML office, G14 of the major phyla. application consult the SML office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees and fieldwork for [BIOSM 402 Marine Pollution Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, and field­ 2 weeks. Team-taught by 3 faculty mem­ Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisites: 1 year of work for 2 weeks. SML faculty. bers with occasional guest lecturers. Not college-level biology and chemistry or per­ A study of the fundamentals of organism-envi­ for recreational divers. mission of instructor. S-U grades optional. ronment interaction developed through Course covers the philosophy of research, A special 2-week course offered at defining and measuring abiotic factors includ­ hypothesis testing and experimental design, Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), ing solar radiation, temperature, atmospheric sampling methods, various underwater tech­ on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more moisture, precipital wind, and currents. On­ niques, diving physics and physiology, and details or an application, consult the SML site exploration of the dynamics of use of dive tables. Emphasis is on subtidal office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, ' meteorology and the role of abiotic and biotic ecological research. Requirements include crit­ and fieldwork for 2 weeks. Offered alter­ factors in the life of coastal and marine plants ical evaluation of several journal articles and nate years. Not offered 2004. SML faculty. and animals including humans. production of a research proposal. An introduction to marine pollutants; their BIOSM 329 Ecology of Animal Behavior BIOSM 374 Field Ornithology sources and control/treatment; the effects of (also BIONB 329) Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of marine pollution upon coastal ecosystems; Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of college-level biology. S-U grades optional. and federal and state water pollution regulato­ introductory college biology. A special 2-week course offered at Shoals ry programs. Laboratory includes training in Recommended: course work in ecology, Marine Laboratory (SML), on an island off field collection of water samples, measure­ psychology, or behavior. S-U grades option­ Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an ment and modeling of effluent plume al. A special 2-week course offered at application, consult the SML office, G14 dispersion, and measurement of microbial Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) Stimson Hall. Daily lees and fieldwork for indicators of water quality, dissolved nutrients, on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more 2 weeks. SML staff. BOD, dissolved oxygen, and toxicity.] details and an application, consult the SML An introduction to field ornithology focusing office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, on the biology, ecology, and behavior of the and fieldwork for 2 weeks. SML faculty. avifauna on the Isles of Shoals. The course SHOALS MARINE LABORATORY 181

BIOSM 413 Research in Marine Biology [EAS 475 Special Topics in office, G14 Stimson Hall. Weekly seminars Summer, 6 credits. Prerequisite: 1 year of Oceanography: Satellite Remote for 8 weeks. J. G. Morin and college level biology; experience in ecoio-. Sensing in Biological Oceanography M. J. Shulman. gy or physiology recommended. S-U Summer. 6 credits. Prerequisites: 1 course in Seminar course on research methodology, grades optional. A special 3-week course oceanography and/or marine biology, or experimental design, statistical analyses, and offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine permission of the instructor. Strong comput­ scientific writing. The course is designed to Laboratory (SML) on an island off er skills are desired. S-U grades optional. A assist students in the research they are con­ Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an special 4-week course offered at Cornell’s ducting while enrolled in BIOSM 499. application, consult the SML office, G14 Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), on an Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, and field­ island off Portsmouth, N.H. and on campus BIOSM 499 Research in Biology work for 3 weeks. SML faculty. at Cornell University. For more details or an Summer. Credits variable (2 credits/7 days An introduction to the physiological ecology application, consult the SML office, G14 on site). For more details and an applica­ and functional morphology of marine plants Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, and fieldwork tion, consult the SML Office, G14 Stimson and animals, with emphasis on selected algal for 4 weeks. Offered alternative years. Not Hall. and invertebrate examples from the Gulf of offered 2004. SML faculty. Section A: Independent Biological Maine. Topics covered include photosynthesis “Remote Sensing” provides hands-on research Research: Independent study with a member in the marine environment; respiration in experience in hydrologic optics and satellite of the Shoals Marine Laboratory core faculty, intertidal organisms; carbohydrates, proteins, remote sensing to advanced undergraduate based on student faculty interest and available and lipids as nutrients in the sea; acclimation and beginning graduate students. The course facilities. A short proposal of research must be and tolerance of tide-pool biota; and biologi­ is comprised of four principal parts, each sent with application materials. cal responses to competition and grazing. taught by a separate team of instructors at two Field and laboratory exercises explore princi­ different locations: Part 1 (nine days) will be Research Experiences for Undergraduates ples and procedures used to characterize the conducted at Shoals Marine Laboratory and (REU) physical, chemical, and biotic environment of aboard the R/V Kingsbury in waters surround­ 0 credit. The National Science Foundation intertidal and shallow subtidal organisms, ing the Isles of Shoals. Part 1 will be devoted (NSF) Research Experiences for including determination of temperature, light, to the theory and measurement of seawater Undergraduates (REU) program provides salinity, oxygen and nutrient levels, and in optical properties, emphasizing the dependen­ support for undergraduates to pursue vivo functional analyses of metabolic phenom­ cy of apparent optical property on chlorophyll supervised, independent research projects ena. The process of scientific investigation is and dissolved organic matter concentrations. at the Shoals Marine Laboratory. Nine stu­ the predominant theme of the course. Parts 2- 4 (19 days) will be conducted at the dents will be selected from a' competitive, Science of Earth Systems’ computer laboratory national pool to participate in the eight- BIOSM 418 Tropical Marine Science on the Cornell campus. Part 2 will cover satel­ week summer program. For more Summer. 6 credits. Limited to 15 students. lite remote sensing of the apparent optical information and an application, please Prerequisites: Recognized SCUBA certifica­ properties of seawater with an emphasis on contact the SML office, G14 Stimson Hall, tion, a medical examination, one full year processing SeaWiFS data using SeaDAS soft­ or view SML’s web site at: www.sml.cor- of college-level biology, and permission of ware and IDL programming language. Part 3 nell.edu instructors. A special 4-week course addresses satellite remote sensing of physical offered in Akumal, Mexico. For more BIOSM 650 Field Marine Ecology and oceanographic processes that influence Environmental Science for Teachers details, contact Shoals Marine Laboratory, ecosystem dynamics with an emphasis on G-14 Stimson Hall, 255-3717. Summer. 2 credits. Prerequisites: One year AVHRR-derived sea-surface temperature and of college-level biology; teaching experi­ A course designed for students interested in SSM/I-derived ocean winds. Part 4 is devoted learning about coral reef ecology and conserva­ ence recommended. A special 1-week to independent projects; student will attempt course offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine tion in an environment where these topics are to integrate SeaWiFS, AVHRR, and SSM/I data of immediate concern. Students will spend four Laboratory (SML) on an island off in order to address questions of biological- , Portsmouth, NH. For more details, or an weeks in Akumal, Mexico, a small resort town physical interactions.] located about 60 miles south of Cancun on the application, consult the SML office, G-14 Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. BIOSM 477 Marine Vertebrates Stimson Hall. Daily lectures and field work Housing will be provided by the Centro Summer. 6 credits. Prerequisites: a course for one week. SML faculty. Ecologico Akumal, a local organization dedicat­ in vertebrate biology. S-U grades optional. Intended for grades 6-12 teachers, but also ed to the sustainable development of Akumal A special 3-week course offered at open to undergraduate junior and senior stu­ and the protection of its coral reefs. The major Cornell’s Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), dents interested in teaching. Teachers will component of the course will be spent studying on an island off Portsmouth, N.H. For more develop hands-on, experiential approaches to basic coral reef ecology and learning the benth­ details or an application, consult the SML the marine sciences, with an emphasis on ic fauna of the local reefs. During the remainder office, G14 Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, coastal and environmental issues. Extensions to of the course, students will participate in a reef­ and fieldwork for 3 weeks. SML faculty. freshwater ecology also will be included. Field monitoring research project that will aid in the Topics in marine vertebrate biology emphasiz­ work is emphasized, with numerous excursions establishment of a marine park in Akumal. ing laboratory studies, field collections or to the rocky intertidal and with off-shore ocean Akumal is a developing center for research in observations, and readings from the current sampling. Lectures will focus on biodiversity, coral reef biology and ecology. TMS students literature. Topics covered include: systematics adaptations, predator-prey interactions, envi­ will have the opportunity to interact with the of fishes of the Gulf of Maine; elasmobranch ronmental sustainability, and how to engage scientists involved in this research. physiology; interpretation of life history and and motivate students with aquatic projects. parameters from otolith microstructure; teleost BIOSM 449 Seaweeds, Plankton and EAS 213 Marine and Coastal Geology skeletomuscular structure and function; popu­ Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: an intro­ Seagrass: the Ecology and lation biology and the contemporary Gulf of Systematica of Marine Plants ductory course in geology or ecology or Maine fishery; Mesozoic marine reptiles; the permission of the instructor. A special Summer. 4 credits. Prerequisite: BIOSM 364 biology of sea turtles in cold water; coloniality or 1 year of introductory biology. S-U 2-week course offered at Cornell’s Shoals in sea birds; avian adaptations to life at sea; Marine Laboratory (SML) on an island off grades optional. A special 2-week course evolution and systematics of marine mammals; offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine Portsmouth, NH. For more details or an diving physiology; and ecology and conserva­ application, consult the SML office, G14 Laboratory (SML), on an island off tion of existing marine mammal populations. Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs and field­ Dissection of vertebrate animals is a part of work for 2 weeks. SML faculty. application, consult the SML office, G14 one or more laboratory sessions. Stimson Hall. Daily lees, labs, and field­ The Isles of Shoals and western Gulf of Maine work for 2 weeks. SML faculty. BIOSM 495 Research Methods in Marine offer a unique opportunity to investigate the An overview of the major marine algal groups, Biology geologic origin of marine and terrestrial envi­ including aspects of anatomy, morphology, Summer. 1 credit. Prerequisite: concurrent ronments and how this influences present-day development, life histories, physiology, and use. enrollment in BIOSM 499, or permission of ecologic habitats and communities. This Laboratories and fieldwork emphasize relation­ instructor. Primarily for undergraduates. A course develops two themes: (1) Using field ships between distribution and major special 8 week course offered at the and laboratory methods, the marine geology environmental parameters and involve student Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML). For more of the Paleozoic rocks that form the islands is projects. details or an application, consult the SML examined. (2) Using ship-based geophysical 182 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2

and bottom-sampling methods, the marine Shore Component (six weeks) responsible directly to the chief scientist and geology of the modern rocky shelf and sedi­ BIOSM 366 SEA Introduction to the master of the vessel for the safe and mentary basins is examined. Topics covered Oceanography orderly conduct of research activities and include global tectonics, opening-and-closin'g 3 credits. Prerequisite: concurrent enroll­ related operations of the vessel. Each student of ocean basins, sedimentary systems and ment in BIOSM 367 and 368. undertakes an individual research project physical sedimentology, metamorphic and A survey of the characteristics and processes designed during the shore component. igneous petrology, glaciation and sea level of the global ocean. Oceanographic concepts BIOSM 372 SEA Practical change, habitat delineation, geological influ­ are introduced and developed from their Oceanography III ences on terrestrial and benthic marine bases in biology, physics, chemistry, and geol­ Summer. 3 credits. Prerequisites: BIOSM ecosystems, and management of coastal ogy. Provides a broad background in 366, 367, and 368. resources. This course is appropriate for stu- oceanography with special attention to areas Theories and problems raised in class are test­ jg S r a j dents of geology, environmental science, pertinent to the subsequent cruise. Guest lec­ ed in the practice of oceanography at sea. H H B ecology, biologv and of coastal zone manage- turers from the Woods Hole research During lectures and watch standing, students community interpret current trends and activi­ are instructed in the operation of basic NTRES 306 Coastal and Oceanic Law ties in this rapidly evolving field. Students oceanographic equipment, in the methodolo­ and Policy develop individual projects to be carried out gies involved in the collection, analysis, and Summer. 2 credits. A special 1-week at sea. reduction of oceanographic data, and in the course offered at Cornell’s Shoals Marine BIOSM 367 SEA Introduction to Maritime attendant operations of sailing an oceano­ Laboratory (SML) on an Island off Studies graphic research vessel. Group research Portsmouth, N.H. For more details or an 3 credits. Prerequisite: concurrent enroll­ projects are completed. application, consult the SML office, G14 ment in BIOSM 366 and 368. Stimson Hall. Daily lees and disc for 1 An interdisciplinary consideration of our rela­ week. SML faculty. tionship with the marine environment. Covers Intended for people interested in careers in the elements of maritime history, law, litera­ FACULTY ROSTER management of marine or coastal resources or ture, and art necessary to appreciate our in the natural sciences. Subjects include law marine heritage and to understand the politi­ New York State College of Agriculture and policy related to ocean dumping, marine cal and economic problems of contemporary and Life Sciences sanctuaries, environmental impact statements, maritime affairs. water and air pollution, fisheries management, Adler, Kraig K., Ph.D., U. of Michigan. Prof., offshore gas and oil production, and territorial BIOSM 368 SEA Introduction to Nautical Neurobiology and Behavior jurisdiction. Lectures on the status and history Science Alani, Eric E., Ph.D., Harvard U. Assoc. Prof., of law are accompanied by discussion of rele­ 3 credits. Prerequisites: concurrent enroll­ Molecular Biology and Genetics vant policy and analysis of the efficacy of ment in BIOSM 366 and 367. Anderson, John M., Ph.D., New York U. Prof. various legal techniques. A case study that An introduction to the technologies of opera­ Emeritus, Molecular Biology and Genetics requires extensive use of the laboratory’s tion at sea. The concepts of navigation Angert, Esther R., Ph D., Indiana U. Asst. Prof., library and personnel is assigned. The week (piloting, celestial and electronic), naval archi­ Microbiology concludes with a mock hearing. tecture, ship construction, marine engineering Bates, David M., Ph D., U. of California at Los systems, and the physics of sail are taught Angeles. Prof., Plant Biology (Bailey BIOSM 366-372 SEA Semester from their bases in astronomy, mathematics, Hortorium) In cooperation with the Sea Education and physics. Provides the theoretical founda­ Bruns, Peter J., Ph.D., U. of Illinois. Prof. Association (SEA), the Shoals Marine tion for the navigation, seamanship, and Emeritus, Molecular Biology and Genetics Laboratory offers a semester-length sequence engineering that students employ at sea. Cade, Thomas J., Ph.D., U. of California at Los of courses designed to provide college under­ Angeles. Prof. Emeritus, Ecology and graduates with a thorough academic, Sea Component (six weeks) Evolutionary Biology scientific, and practical understanding of the Calvo, Joseph M., Ph.D., Washington State U. Courses 369, 370 and 372 take place aboard sea. This sequence is repeated approximately the SSV Robert C. Seamans, a 134-foot steel William T. Keeton Professor in Biological once every two months throughout the year. auxiliary-powered brigantine schooner built in Sciences, Molecular Biology and Genetics Students spend the first half of SEA Seme.ster 2001, or the SSV Corwith Cramer, a 134-foot Chabot, Brian F., Ph.D., Duke U. Prof., (a six-week shore component) in Woods steel auxiliary-powered brigantine built in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Hole, MA, receiving instruction in oceanogra­ 1987 for SEA. Both ships normally put to sea Clayton, Roderick K., Ph.D., California Inst, of phy, nautical science, and maritime studies. Technology. Prof. Emeritus, Plant Biology with a ship’s company of 34. The professional The second half of SEA Semester (a six-week Crepet, William L., Ph.D., Yale U. Prof., Plant staff of nine includes the captain, the chief sea component) is spent at sea aboard the scientist, three science watch officers, three Biology (Bailey Hortorium)* SSV Robert C. Seamans or the SSV C orw ith deck watch officers, an engineer, and a stew­ Davies, Peter J., Ph.D., U. of Reading C ram er. Enrollment is open to both men and ard. In addition, one or more visiting (England). Prof., Plant Biology women judged capable of benefiting from investigators are frequently aboard. Up to 24 Davis, Jerrold I., Ph.D., U. of Washington. SEA semester; a student must have successful­ students round out the complement. Assoc. Prof., Plant Biology (Bailey ly completed at least one college-level Hortorium) laboratory science course (or its equivalent) BIOSM 369 SEA Practical Dhondt, Andre A., Ph.D., Ghent State U. in order to be admitted to SEA Semester or Oceanography I (Belgium). Edwin H. Morgens Professor of SEA Summer Session. No prior sailing expe­ 4 credits. Prerequisite: BIOSM 366. Ornithology, Ecology and Evolutionary rience is necessary. Cornell students Theories and problems raised in the shore Biology/Laboratory of Ornithology enrolled in the SEA Semester must take the component are tested in the practice of Dondero, Norman C., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof. entire sequence. oceanography at sea. Students are introduced Emeritus, Microbiology Doyle, Jeffrey J., Ph.D., Indiana U. Prof., Plant For more information, contact the Shoals to the tools and techniques of the practicing Marine Laboratory office, G14 Stimson Hall, or oceanographer. During lectures and watch Biology (Bailey Hortorium) call SEA directly at 800-552-3633. Program standing, students are instructed in the opera­ Dress, William J., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof. costs are to be paid in place of regular tion of basic oceanographic equipment; in the Emeritus, Plant Biology (Bailey Hortorium) Cornell tuition and fees: tuition for the entire methodologies involved in the collection, Eisner, Thomas, Ph.D., Harvard U. Jacob Gould Schurman Professor, Neurobiology 17-credit SEA Semester, approximately reduction, and analysis of oceanographic data; $17,000, includes room and board at SEA. and in the attendant operations of a sailing and Behavior* oceanographic research vessel. Emlen, Stephen T., Ph.D., U. of Michigan. Instructors for the SEA Semester include facul­ Jacob Gould Schurman Professor, ty of the Sea Education Association and the BIOSM 370 SEA Practical Oceanography II Neurobiology and Behavior Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Feeny, Paul P., Ph.D., Oxford U. (England). others. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIOSM 368 and 369. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Building on the experience of Practical Fitzpatrick, John W., Ph D., Princeton U. Prof., Oceanography I, students assume increasing Ecology and Evolutionary responsibility for conducting oceanographic Biology/Laboratory of Ornithology research and overseeing operations of the ves­ sel. The individual student is ultimately FACULTY ROSTER 183

Flecker, Alexander S., Ph.D., U. of Maryland. Naylor, Harry B., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof. Lorr, Nancy, Ph.D., U. Oregon. Lecturer, Assoc. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Emeritus, Microbiology Physiology Biology Niklas, Karl J., Ph.D., U. of Illinois. Prof., Plant Merkel, Susan, M.S., Cornell U. Sr. Lecturer, Fox, Thomas D., Ph.D., Harvard U. Prof., Biology Microbiology Molecular Biology and Genetics Nixon, Kevin C., Ph.D., U. of Texas at Austin. Nivison, Helen T., Ph.D., U. of California at Fu, Jianhua, Ph.D., U. Pittsburgh. Asst. Prof., Assoc. Prof., Plant Biology (Bailey Davis. Lecturer, Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology and Genetics Hortorium) Genetics Ghiorse, William C., Ph D. Rensselaer Owens, Thomas G., Ph.D., Cornell U. Assoc. Rehkugler, Carole M., M.S., Cornell U. Sr. Polytechnic Inst. Prof., Microbiology Prof., Plant Biology Lecturer, Microbiology Gibson, Jane, Ph.D., U. of London (England). Paolillo, Dominick J., Jr., Ph.D., U. of Shulman, MyraJ., Ph.D., U. of Washington. Sr. Prof. Emeritus, Molecular Biology and California at Davis. Prof. Emeritus, Plant Res. Assoc., Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Biology Biology Goldberg, Michael L., Ph.D., Stanford U. Prof., Parthasarathy, Mandayam V., Ph.D,, Cornell U. Silva, Thomas, Ph.D., Cornell U. Lecturer, Molecular Biology and Genetics Prof., Plant Biology Plant Biology Hanson, Maureen R., Ph.D., Harvard U. Prof., Peters, Joseph, Ph.D., U. of Maryland. Asst. Wrege, Peter H., Ph.D., Cornell U. Sr. Res. Molecular Biology and Genetics/Liberty Prof., Microbiology Assoc., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Hyde, Prof., Plant Biology Reeve, H. Kern, Ph.D., Cornell U. Assoc. Prof., Harrison, Richard G., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior Joint Appointees Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Roberts, Jeffrey W., Ph.D., Harvard U. Robert Baldwin, Ian T., Adjunct Prof., Max Planck Harris-Warrick, Ronald M., Ph D., Stahford U. J. Appel Professor of Cellular and Molecular Institute for Chemical Biology/Ecology and Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics Evolutionary Biology Harvell, C. Drew, Ph.D., U. of Washington. Rodriguez, Eloy, Ph.D., U. of Texas. Prof., Bloom, Stephen E., Prof., Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Plant Biology (Bailey Hortorium) Veterinary/Microbiology and Immunology Hay, Anthony, Ph.D., U. of California. Asst. Root, Richard B., Ph D., U. of California at Bradbury, Jack, Ph.D., Rockefeller. Prof., Prof., Microbiology Berkeley. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Neurobiology and Behavior/Library of Helmann, John D., Ph.D., U. of California at Biology/Entomology Natural Sounds Berkeley. Prof., Microbiology Rose, Jocelyn, Ph.D., U. of California at Davis. Brutnell, Thomas, Prof., Plant Breeding/Plant Henry, Susan, Ph.D., U. of California Berkley. Asst. Prof., Plant Biology Biology Prof., Molecular Biology and Genetics and Russell, James B., Ph.D., U. of California at Comstock, Jonathan P., Adjunct Assoc. Prof., Dean CALS Davis. Prof., Microbiology Boyce Thompson Institute/Ecology and Hopkins, Carl D., Ph.D., Rockefeller U. Prof., Seeley, Jr., Harry W., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof. Evolutionary Biology Neurobiology and Behavior Emeritus, Microbiology Foote, Robert H., Jacob Gould Schurman Prof. Howarth, Robert W., Ph.D., Massachusetts Shalloway, David I., Ph.D., Massachusetts Inst, Emeritus, Animal Science/Physiology Inst, of Technology/Woods Hole of Technology. Greater Philadelphia Prof., Giovannoni, James G., Adjunct Asst. Prof., Oceanographic Institution. David R. Molecular Biology and Genetics USDA Science and Education Atkinson Professor in Ecology and Shapleigh, James P., Ph D., U. of Georgia. Administration/Plant Biology Environmental Biology, Ecology and Assoc. Prof., Microbiology Hanson, Maureen, Prof., Molecular Biology Evolutionary Biology/Earth and Stinson, Harry T., Ph.D., Indiana U. Prof. and Genetics/Plant Biology Atmospheric Sciences Emeritus, Molecular Biology and Genetics Jahn, Margaret M., Assoc. Prof., Plant Hua, Jian, Ph.D., California Inst. Of Thiel, Daniel J., Ph D., Cornell U. Asst. Prof., Breeding/Plant Biology Technology. Asst. Prof., Plant Biology Molecular Biology and Genetics Kochian, Leon V., Adjunct Prof., USDA Ingram, John W., Ph.D., U. of California at Tye, Bik-Kwoon, Ph D., Massachusetts Inst, of Science and Education Administration/Plant Berkeley. Prof. Emeritus, Plant Biology Technology. Prof., Molecular Biology and Biology (Bailey Hortorium) Genetics Korf, Richard P., Prof. Emeritus, Plant Jagendoif, Andre T., Ph.D., Yale U. Liberty Uhl, Charles H., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof. Pathology/Plant Biology (Bailey Hortorium) Hyde Bailey Professor of Plant Physiology Emeritus, Plant Biology Kresovich, Stephen, Prof., Plant Emeritus, Plant Biology Uhl, Natalie W., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof. Breeding/Plant Biology Kemphues, Kenneth J., Ph D., Indiana U. Emeritus, Plant Biology (Bailey Hortorium) Liebherr, James K., Assoc. Prof., Prof., Molecular Biology and Genetics Van Wijk, Klaas J., Ph.D., Groningen U., The Entomology/Plant Biology (Bailey Kingsbury, John M., Ph.D., Harvard U. Prof. Netherlands. Asst. Prof., Plant Biology Hortorium) Emeritus, Plant Biology Vogt, Volker M., Ph.D., Harvard U. Prof., McClure, Polley A., Prof., Information Kraus, W. Lee, Ph D., U. of Illinois. Asst. Prof., Molecular Biology and Genetics Technologies/Ecology and Evolutionary Molecular Biology and Genetics Walcott, Charles, Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof., Biology Lis, John T., Ph D., Brandeis U. Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior McCouch, Susan R., Assoc. Prof., Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics Wayne, Randy O., Ph D., U. of Massachusetts. Breeding/Plant Biology Lovette, IrbyJ., Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania. Assoc. Prof., Plant Biology Peckarsky, Barbara L., Ph.D., U. of Wisconsin- Asst. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Winans, Stephen C., Ph.D., Massachusetts Inst. Madison. Prof., Entomolgy/Ecology and Biology/Laboratory of Ornithology of Technology. Prof., Microbiology Evolutionary Biology Luckow, Melissa A., Ph.D., U. of Texas at Winkler, David W., Ph.D., U. of California at Pimentel, David, Prof. Emeritus, Austin. Assoc. Prof., Plant Biology (Bailey Berkeley. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Entomology/Ecology and Evolutionary Hortorium) Biology Biology MacDonald, Russell E., Ph.D., U. of Michigan. Wu, Ray, Ph.D., U. of Pennsylvania. Prof., Rossman, Michael J., Adjunct Prof., Purdue Prof. Emeritus, Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology and Genetics U./Molecular Biology and Genetics Genetics Zahler, Stanley A., Ph.D., U. of Chicago. Prof. Stern, David B., Adjunct Prof., Boyce MacIntyre, Ross J., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins U. Emeritus, Molecular Biology and Genetics Thompson Institute/Plant Biology Prof., Molecular Biology and Genetics Zinder, Stephen H., Ph.D., U. of Wisconsin. Tanksley, Steven, Prof., Plant Breeding/Liberty Madsen, Eugene L., Ph.D., Cornell U. Assoc. Prof., Microbiology Hyde Bailey Prof., Plant Biology Prof., Microbiology Thompson, John F., Adjunct Prof., USDA Marks, Peter L., Ph D., Yale U. Prof., Ecology Other Teaching Personnel Science and Education Administration/Plant and Evolutionary Biology Blankenship, James E., M.S., Cornell U. Sr. Biology McCune, Amy R., Ph D., Yale U. Assoc. Prof., Lecturer, Molecular Biology and Gepetics Vehrencamp, Sandra, Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Calvo, Rita A., Ph.D., Cornell U. Sr. Lecturer, Neurobiology and Behavior/Library of Morin, James G., Ph.D., Harvard U. Prof., Molecular Biology and Genetics Natural Sounds Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ecklund, P. Richard, Ph.D., Oregon State U. Sr. Wheeler, Quentin D., Prof., Entomology/Plant Mortlock, Robert P., Ph.D., U. of Illinois. Prof. Lecturer, Neurobiology and Behavior Biology (Bailey Hortorium) Emeritus, Microbiology Ely, Susan, Ph.D., Tufts U. Lecturer, Molecular Nasrallah, June B., Ph D., Cornell U. Prof., Biology and Genetics College of Arts and Sciences Plant Biology Glase, Jon C., Ph.D., Cornell U. Sr. Lecturer, Adkins-Regan, Elizabeth, Ph.D., U. of Nasrallah, Mikhail E., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior Pennsylvania. Prof., Neurobiology and Plant Biology Land, Bruce, Ph.D., Cornell U. Sr. Lecturer, Behavior/Psychology Neurobiology and Behavior* 184 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 2003-2

Aquadro, Charles F., Ph D., U. of Georgia. MacDonald, June M. Fessenden, Ph.D., 'fufts Lin, David, Ph.D., U, of California at Berkeley. Prof., Molecular Biology and U. Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Molecular Biology Asst. Prof., Biomedical Sciences Genetics/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Genetics/Program on Science, Loew, Ellis R., Ph.D., U. of California at Los Bass, Andrew H., Ph.D., U. of Michigan. Prof., Technology, and Society Angeles. Prof., Biomedical Sciences Neurobiology and Behavior McFarland, William N., Ph.D., U. of California Lorr, Nancy, Ph.D., U. Oregon. Lecturer, Bladder, Antonie W., Ph.D., U. of London at Los Angeles. Pfof. Emeritus, Ecology and Biomedical Sciences (England). Prof., Molecular Biology and Evolutionary Biology Ludders, John, D.V.M., Washington State U. Genetics Nicholson, Linda, Ph.D., Florida State U. Asst. Prof., Clinical Sciences Booker, Ronald, Ph D., Princeton U. Assoc. Prof., Molecular Biology and Genetics Mizer, Linda, D.V.M., Ph.D., The Ohio State. Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior Podleski, Thomas R., Ph.D., Columbia U. Prof. Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Sciences Bretscher, Anthony P., Ph.D., Leeds U. Emeritus, Neurobiology and Behavior Nikitin, Alexander Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Petrov (England). Prof., Molecular Biology and Power, Alison G., Ph.D., U. of Washington. Research Institute of Oncology (Russia). Asst. Genetics Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Prof, of Pathology, Biomedical Sciences Brown, William J., Ph.D., U. of Texas Health Biology/Science and Technology Studies Noden, Drew M., Ph.D., Washington U. (St. Science Center at Dallas. Prof., Molecular Provine, William B., Ph.D., U. of Chicago. Louis). Prof., Biomedical Sciences Biology and Genetics Charles A. Alexander Professor of Biological Oswald, Robert, Ph D., Vanderbilt U. Prof., Capranica, Robert R., Sc.D., Massachusetts Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Molecular Medicine Inst, of Technology. Prof. Emeritus, Biology/History Quaroni, Andrea, Ph.D., U. of Pavia (Italy). Neurobiology and Behavior Seeley, Thomas D., Ph.D., Harvard U. Prof., Prof., Biomedical Sciences Chen, Rey-Huei, Ph.D., Harvard U. Asst. Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior Rawson, Richard E., D.V.M., Ph.D., U. of Molecular Biology and Genetics Sherman, Paul W., Ph.D., U. of Michigan. Minnesota. Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Clark, Andrew G., Ph.D., Stanford U. Prof., Prof., Neurobiology and Behavior Sciences Molecular Biology and Genetics/Ecology Sparks, Jed P., Ph.D., Washington State U. Asst. Roberson, Mark, Ph.D., U. of Nebraska. Assoc. and Evolutionary Biology Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Prof., Biomedical Sciences Deitcher, David, Ph.D., Harvard Med. School. Turgeon, Robert, Ph.D., Carleton U. (Canada). Sacco, Tyson, Ph.D., U. of California at Los Asst. 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Wolfner, Mariana F., Ph.D., Stanford U. Prof., Wootton, John F., M.S., Ph.D., Cornell U. Prof., Prof., Ecology and, Evolutionary Biology Molecular Biology and Genetics Biomedical Sciences Gibson, Quentin H., Ph.D./D.Sc., Queen’s U. Zamudio, Kelly R., Ph.D., U. of Washington. Yen, Andrew, Ph.D., Cornell University. (Northern Ireland). Greater Philadelphia Asst. Prof., Ecology and Evolutionary Professor of Pathology and Director of Professor Emeritus in Biological Sciences, Biology Graduate Studies in Environmental Molecular Biology and Genetics Toxicology, Biomedical Sciences Goodale, Christine L., Ph.D., U. of New Other Teaching Personnel Hampshire. Asst. Prof., Ecology and Eberhard, Carolyn, Ph.D., Boston U. Sr. Evolutionary Biology Lecturer, Plant Biology College of Engineering Greene, Harry W., Ph.D., U. of Tennessee. Johnson, Bruce R., Ph.D., Boston U. 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Curie U. Asst. Prof., Neurobiology and Houpt, Katherine A., V.M.D., Ph.D., U. of Behavior Pennsylvania. Prof., Clinical Sciences (Joint appointment with the College of Liu, Jun, Ph.D., Cornell U. Asst. Prof., Houpt, T. Richard, V.M.D., Ph.D., U. of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Molecular Biology and Genetics Pennsylvania. Prof. Emeritus, Biomedical SJoint appointment with the College of McCobb, David, Ph.D., U. of Iowa. Asst. Prof., Sciences Engineering. Neurobiology and Behavior Kotlikoff, Michael I., Ph.D., U. of California at Davis. Prof., Biomedical Sciences