University of New Hampshire 1 ZOOL 406 - Evolution of Human Behavior ZOOLOGY (ZOOL) Credits: 4 Have you ever wondered why women and men often have different Zoology is a field within the biological sciences that is dedicated to the criteria when looking for sexual partners? Why do we feel compelled to study of animals: their classification, evolution, and development along help people in some situations, but not others? This course explores the with their habits, behaviors, and relationships. The zoology majors (B.S. evolutionary effects on our most basic impulses, abilities, and failings, and B.A.) build on the core biology curriculum by including courses in and illuminates the social an ecological pressures that made us who we comparative morphology, physiology, and a wide selection of animal are. Fair warning: this course may forever change how you think about survey classes. In the Bachelor of Science degree program, you will your friends, your dates, and yourself! take a series of foundational courses in biology, chemistry, physics, Attributes: Biological Science(Discovery) statistics, and ecology while having the flexibility to specialize within Grade Mode: Letter Grade the major and/or the pursuance of a minor. The Bachelor of Arts degree ZOOL 406H - Honors/Evolution of Human Behavior in zoology is designed as a flexible program, allowing you to pursue an Credits: 4 interdisciplinary or dual major for a career in fields such as education, Have you ever wondered why women and men often have different conservation, and public relations. criteria when looking for sexual partners? Why do we feel compelled to The University's location and facilities provide unique opportunities help people in some situations, but not others? This course explores the for the study of aquatic and terrestrial animals due to its access to evolutionary effects on our most basic impulses, abilities, and failings, the seacoast and the lakes region of New Hampshire, White Mountain and illuminates the social and ecological pressures that made us who we National Forest, and the presence of two coastal marine laboratories, as are. Fair warning: this course may forever change how you think about well as estuarine and freshwater facilities. There is a strong teaching and your friends, your dates, and yourself! research emphasis on ecological and physiological processes in aquatic Attributes: Biological Science(Discovery); Honors course animals and ecosystems. Major strengths of the program are the hands- Grade Mode: Letter Grade on approach to teaching and emphasis on involving undergraduates in ZOOL 518 - Comparative Morphology and Biology of Vertebrates research. Credits: 0 or 4 Why are vertebrates so successful on Earth? In this hands-on https://colsa.unh.edu/biological-sciences comparative biology course you will systematically examine the evolutionary history of form and function by exploring key adaptations Programs that allowed vertebrates to diversify and thrive in the aquatic, terrestrial, and arboreal habitats they occupy today. In lab you will hone your • Zoology Major (B.A.) dissection skills as you track ancestral and derived characteristics in 5 representative species on the vertebrate tree of life. Prereq: BIOL 411 and • Zoology Major (B.S.) BIOL 412 or equivalent. Special fee. Lab. • Zoology Minor Grade Mode: Letter Grade ZOOL 529 - Developmental Biology Courses Credits: 0 or 4 Developmental biology explores how organisms construct themselves in each generation, and how those processes interact with ecological Zoology (ZOOL) and evolutionary forces. The course examines development in various ZOOL 400 - Professional Perspectives in Zoology phyla, with an overarching focus on the design and interpretation of Credits: 1 experiments using both classical and modern techniques. Labs include Presentations by departmental faculty provide an informal overview of student-designed experiments and observation of development in several various zoological topics and professional opportunities. The course species of vertebrate embryos. Special fee. Lab. Prereq: BIOL 411 & acquaints students with faculty, provides information on departmental BIOL 412, or equivalent. research projects, and facilitates early research involvement for students. Equivalent(s): ZOOL 629 Required for all first-year zoology majors. (Fall only). Cr/F. Grade Mode: Letter Grade Grade Mode: Credit/Fail ZOOL 542 - Ornithology ZOOL 401 - Human Biology Credits: 0 or 4 Credits: 0 or 4 Identification and biology of birds, especially those of northeastern How does the human body function in the face of constant flux In this United States. Involves field trips, laboratory work, and lectures. Prereq: introductory biology course you will explore the molecules, cells, and one semester of biology. (Spring semester only.) organ systems that keep you healthy though the multidisciplinay lenses Grade Mode: Letter Grade of chemistry, genetics, and homeostatis. Hands-on experimentation allows you to investigate common health-related questions such as the effects of caffeine on reaction time and the effects of handwashing on bacterial growth and transmission. Cannot be taken for credit after BMS 507 and BMS 508. Special Fee. Lab. Attributes: Biological Science(Discovery); Discovery Lab Course Equivalent(s): ZOOL 507, ZOOL 508 Grade Mode: Letter Grade 2 Zoology (ZOOL) ZOOL 555 - Introduction to Entomology ZOOL 690 - Evolution Credits: 4 Credits: 4 This course is about insects, the animal taxon that represents 50% Evolutionary biology is about uncovering the past, understanding the of all life forms on Earth. During this course students will explore this present, and predicting the future of animals, plants, and microbes. Is incredible diversity by studying insects from inside out and learning also offers insight into how scientific ideas change through time. This about major evolutionary events in the last 500 million years that shaped course covers natural selection and adaptation, phylogeny, population this incredible diversity. This course will also highlight the beneficial genetics and structure, origins and extinction of species, domestication, and detrimental roles insects play in human society: students will gain and evolutionary medicine. Additional topics may include human insights into medical and veterinary entomology, coastal entomology, evolution and evolutionary impacts, biogeography, and social evolution, principles of sustainable pest management and insect conservation. as well as the intersections between evolution, ecology and development. Throughout the course, students will broadly apply online tools for Attributes: Writing Intensive Course insect identification and will be exposed to community driven nature Grade Mode: Letter Grade conservation and monitoring efforts using online applications, such as ZOOL 708 - Stream Ecology inaturalist and bugguide. Prereq: BIOL 412. Lab. Credits: 4 Grade Mode: Letter Grade Ecological relationships of organisms in flowing water; streams as ZOOL 600 - Field Experience ecosystems. Lectures on physical and chemical features of streams, Credits: 1-4 floral and faunal communities, and factors controlling populations and A supervised experience providing the opportunity to apply academic behavior of stream organisms. Lab exercises employ both field and experience in settings associated with future professional employment laboratory experimental techniques. Special fee. Lab. (Not offered every and/or related graduate opportunities. Must be approved by a faculty year.) advisor selected by the student. Prereq: permission. Cr/F. Grade Mode: Letter Grade Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. ZOOL 710 - Sharks and Bony Fishes Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Credits: 0 or 4 ZOOL 610 - Principles of Aquaculture Some fish swimming today are hundreds of years old, whereas others Credits: 4 complete their life cycle in two months! This course provides an Introduces the culture practices employed for production of aquatic introduction to the diversity of fishes found across the globe, including organisms. Topics include ecological and environmental considerations, elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) and teleosts (bony fishes). selective breeding, nutrition, diseases, processing, and marketing. Particular attention will be paid to fishes local to New Hampshire and Emphasis on finfish. Prereq: BIOL 411 and BIOL 412 or equivalent. New England. Students will learn about fish anatomy, physiology, and Grade Mode: Letter Grade ecology. Prereq: BIOL 411, BIOL 412, or equivalent. Lab. (Offered in ZOOL 613 - Animal Behavior alternative years.) Special Fee. Credits: 5 Equivalent(s): ZOOL 734 In this course we will first investigate the mechanisms of behavior-- Grade Mode: Letter Grade how do animals behave the way they do? We'll then spend the bulk of ZOOL 726 - Conservation Behavior the semester exploring the ecology and evolution of behavior--why do Credits: 4 animals behave the way they do? In lab, we will use hands-on activities What's the best way to deter an elephant from raiding crops? Is it with to complement material from class, and you'll gain first-hand research chili peppers? Bees? This is one example from the new interdisciplinary experience when you design and conduct your own animal behavior field of "conservation behavior," which uses the study of animal behavior study. Special fee. Lab. Prereq: BIOL 412 or equivalent. to inform how we manage wildlife populations. This course targets Attributes: Writing Intensive Course students well-versed in either