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BIOL
100X
(4
Credits)
Spring
Human
Biology
(3+3) n
Introduction
to
scientific
methodology
and
biological
principles
with
a
focus
on
humans
as
biological
organisms.
Topics
include
organization
of
the
human
body,
human
genetics,
human
development,
and
the
relationship
between
our
bodies
and
health.
Includes
lecture,
discussion,
lab
and
projects.
Offered
through
distance
education
each
spring.
Offered
at
the
Northwest
campus
as
demand
warrants.
Note:
Intended
for
non-science
majors,
and
those
seeking
preliminary
instruction
before
beginning
study
in
health-related
areas.
BIOL
102
(3
Credits)
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
High
Latitude
Biology
(3+0) n
Major
themes
in
modern
biological
sciences,
using
experiences
and
examples
in
Alaska
and
circumpolar
regions.
Exploration
of
one
of
six
themes
in
sufficient
detail
to
become
aware
of
the
knowledge
frontier
dividing
the
known
from
the
undiscovered.
Research
term
paper
required.
BIOL
103X
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Biology
and
Society
(3+3) n
Fundamental
principles
of
biology;
emphasis
on
their
application
to
humans
in
the
modern
world.
Lectures,
laboratory
demonstrations,
experiments,
and
discussions
of
contemporary
biological
topics.
For
non-science
majors;
cannot
be
used
as
a
biology
elective
by
biological
science
majors.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Offered
every
Fall
at
the
Northwest
Campus.)
BIOL
104
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
BIOL
104X
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Natural
History
of
Alaska
(3+0
or
3+3) n
The
physical
environment
peculiar
to
the
North
and
important
in
determining
the
biological
setting;
major
ecosystem
concepts
to
develop
an
appreciation
for
land
use
and
wildlife
management
problems
in
both
terrestrial
and
aquatic
situations.
May
not
be
used
as
biology
elective
credit
for
a
major
in
biological
science.
BIOL
104X
(4
credits)
fulfills
the
Natural
Science
Core
requirement.
BIOL
104
(3
credits)
is
also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
BIOL
104X
laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
BIOL
105X
(4
Credits)
Fall
BIOL
106X
(4
Credits)
Spring
Fundamentals
of
Biology
I
and
II
(3+3) n
Principles
of
biology
for
the
science
major.
First
semester:
ecology,
genetics,
evolution,
plant
structure
and
function.
Second
semester:
chemistry
of
life,
introduction
to
cell
structure
and
function,
molecular
biology,
animal
structure
and
function.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
Students
for
whom
this
course
is
required
for
their
major
will
be
given
preference
when
space
is
limited.
(Prerequisites:
High
school
algebra
or
equivalent
and
placement
in
ENGL
111X.
Recommended:
High
school
biology
and
chemistry,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Note:
BIOL
105X
for
BIOL
106X.)
BIOL
111X
(4
Credits)
Fall
BIOL
112X
(4
Credits)
Spring
Human
Anatomy
and
Physiology
I
and
II
(3+3) n
Integrated
view
of
human
structure
and
function
for
students
in
pre-professional
allied
health
programs,
biology,
physical
education,
psychology
and
art.
BIOL
111X
covers
cells,
tissues
and
organs,
skeletal
and
muscle
systems,
the
nervous
system,
and
integument.
BIOL
112X
examines
circulatory,
respiratory,
digestive,
excretory,
endocrine,
and
reproductive
systems.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
111X
for
BIOL
112X.
Recommended:
High
school
biology,
high
school
algebra,
CHEM
105X-106X
or
CHEM
103X-104X,
ENGL
111X.)
BIOL
135
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
The
Third
Kingdom:
Mushrooms
and
other
Fungi
(3+0) n
Introduction
to
fungi
of
the
world
with
an
emphasis
on
Alaska
Arctic,
Subarctic
and
Subantarctic
environs.
Designed
to
encourage
more
in-depth
study,
but
is
designed
primarily
for
traditionally
non-science
orientations.
Form,
function,
symbiosis,
taxa,
social,
industrial
and
technological
applications
are
emphasized.
BIOL
150
(3
Credits)
Independent
Learning
Only
Introduction
to
Marine
Biology
Survey
of
marine
organisms,
evolution
of
marine
life,
habitats
and
communities
of
ocean
zones,
productivity,
and
marine
resources.
For
non-science
majors;
may
not
be
used
as
biology
elective
credit
for
a
major
in
biological
science.
BIOL
179
(2
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Ornithology
Field
Research
(0+6) n
Field
practicum
(apprenticeship)
in
research
techniques
on
the
biology
of
birds,
and
natural
history
interpretations,
for
non-majors.
(Prerequisites:
Permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
233
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Biology
of
the
Non-Vascular
Plants
(2+3)
Structure,
function,
comparative
development,
taxonomy,
phylogeny
and
life
histories
of
non-vascular
cryptogams
(blue
greens,
algae,
fungi,
lichens,
mosses,
liverworts
and
horn
worts).
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X/106X.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
239
(4
Credits)
Fall
Introduction
to
Plant
Biology
(3+3) n
Plant
biology
including
plant
form
and
function
(morphology,
physiology
and
development),
ecology
(including
interactions
with
herbivores,
pollinators
and
microbes),
conservation,
evolution,
and
economic
botany.
Emphasis
on
vascular
plants
(particularly
angiosperms)
but
includes
comparisons
with
nonvascular
plants.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X.)
BIOL
240
(4
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Beginnings
in
Microbiology
(3+3)
Fundamentals
of
microbiology.
Survey
of
the
microbial
world,
interactions
between
microbes
and
host,
microbial
human
diseases,
the
environmental
and
economic
impact
of
microorganisms.
Provides
background
in
basic
and
applied
microbiology
with
emphasis
on
the
role
microorganisms
play
in
human
health
and
life.
(Prerequisites:
High
school
graduate
or
GED.
Note:
May
not
be
used
as
a
biology
elective
for
a
major
in
biological
sciences.)
BIOL
271
(4
Credits)
Fall
Principles
of
Ecology
(3+3) n
Basic
principles
in
physiological,
ecosystem,
population
and
community
ecology.
Environmental
factors
and
their
influence
on
plants
and
animals.
Structure,
growth,
and
regulation
of
populations.
The
ecosystem
concept,
biogeochemical
cycles,
and
the
structure
and
function
of
major
terrestrial
biomes.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X.)
BIOL
277
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Introduction
to
Conservation
Biology
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
277)
Introduction
to
the
basic
ecological,
genetic,
management,
legal,
and
historical
developments
in
conservation
biology
and
focused
efforts
to
manage
biological
diversity
resources,
with
a
status
review
of
important
habitats
and
endangered
species.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
300W
(3
Credits)
Fall
Research
Ethics
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
CHEM
300W)
Introduction
to
the
ethical
values
seen
in
scientific
research
and
medicine.
Presents
important
theories
of
values
and
ethics.
Examines
dilemmas
of
doctors,
scientists
and
research
administrators.
Topics
include:
authorship,
data
alteration,
animal
and
human
experimentation,
and
whistle
blowers.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X
and
Junior
standing.)
BIOL
303
(4
Credits)
Fall
Principles
of
Metabolism
and
Biochemistry
(3+3)
Introduction
to
metabolism
at
the
molecular
level.
Topics
include
structure
and
function
of
proteins,
allostery
and
feedback,
biological
regulation
and
the
major
pathways
of
carbon
and
nitrogen
metabolism.
Presented
in
an
evolutionary
and
ecological
context.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
CHEM
105X,
106X.)
BIOL
305
(5
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Invertebrate
Zoology
(3+6) n
Classification,
structure,
function,
evolution,
and
life
histories
of
invertebrate
animals.
Laboratory
fee:
$125.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
and
271.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
310
(4
Credits)
Fall
Animal
Physiology
(3+3) n
Animal
function,
including
respiration,
digestion,
circulation,
nerve
and
muscle
function,
hormones,
and
reproduction.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
CHEM
105X,
106X.)
BIOL
317
(4
Credits)
Spring
Comparative
Anatomy
of
Vertebrates
(2+6) n
Anatomy,
phylogeny
and
evolution
of
the
vertebrates.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X.)
BIOL
328O
(3
Credits)
Spring
Biology
of
Marine
Organisms
(3+0) n
Marine
organisms:
ocean
as
a
habitat,
distribution,
classification,
functional
morphology,
and
general
biology
of
the
major
biological
groups;
man
ad
the
oceans.
(Prerequisite:
COMM
131X
or
141X;
and
upper
division
standing
in
a
biologically
oriented
major.)
BIOL
331
(4
Credits)
Spring
Systematic
Botany
(2+6) n
Classification
of
flowering
plants
with
emphasis
on
Alaskan
flora;
taxonomic
principles,
classical
and
experimental
methods
of
research.
Preregistration
is
required
to
insure
that
each
student
will
prepare
a
plant
collection.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
239
or
permission
of
instructor.
BIOL
362
recommended.)
BIOL
334W
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Structure
and
Function
in
Vascular
Plants
(3+3) n
Morphology,
anatomy
and
physiology
of
vascular
plants,
stressing
the
interrelationships
between
development,
anatomy,
growth,
water
relations,
photosynthesis,
transport
and
metabolism.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
239
and
ENGL
111X.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
342
(4
Credits)
Spring
Microbiology
(3+3) n
Morphology
and
physiology
of
microorganisms.
The
role
of
these
organisms
in
the
environment
and
their
relationship
to
humans.
Concepts
of
immunology.
Laboratory
stresses
aseptic
techniques
for
handling
microorganisms.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
CHEM
105X.)
BIOL
362
(4
Credits)
Spring
Principles
of
Genetics
(3+3) n
Principles
of
inheritance;
physicochemical
properties
of
genetic
systems.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X.)
BIOL
380W,O
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Marine
Fishes
of
Alaska
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
FISH
380W,O)
Taxonomy,
recognition,
distribution,
life
history
and
ecological
relationships
of
marine
fishes
of
Alaska
will
be
studied.
Life
history
traits
that
make
species
susceptible
to
commercial
exploitation,
changes
in
climate,
ocean
circulation
or
pollution
will
be
emphasized.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X
and
106X;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
384
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Freshwater
Fishes
of
Alaska
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
FISH
384)
Life
histories
of
Alaskan
freshwater
fish
emphasizing
species
sought
by
fishermen.
Reproduction,
age,
growth,
migration,
food,
interrelationships
and
habitat
requirements.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X
and
106X
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
388
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Marine
and
Freshwater
Fishes
of
Alaska
(3+0) n
(Cross-listed
with
FISH
388)
Biology
of
the
marine
and
freshwater
fishes
of
Alaska
including
their
evolutionary
relationships,
biogeography,
life-history,
ecology,
behavior,
and
importance
to
people.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X
and
106X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
406
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Entomology
(3+3) n
Biology
of
insects
and
related
arthropods,
with
emphasis
on
anatomy,
physiology,
behavior,
ecology,
and
evolution.
Lab
emphasizes
identification.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
271.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
407
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Aquatic
Entomology
(2+3)
Ecology,
taxonomy,
anatomy,
physiology
and
evolution
of
aquatic
insects.
Laboratories
emphasize
identification
and
field/laboratory
techniques.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X
and
271,
or
permission
of
instructor;
BIOL
473
recommended.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
417
(3
credits)
Alternate
Spring
Neurobiology
(3+0) n
(Stacked
with
BIOL
617)
Organization
and
function
of
the
vertebrate
nervous
system
from
the
subcellular
to
the
organismal
levels.
Neural
bases
of
sensations,
of
specific
behaviors,
and
of
homeostasis.
Applications
of
basic
neurobiological
research
to
pathological
conditions.
Examples
taken
mostly
from
the
recent
vertebrate
literature.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
310
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
418W
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Developmental
Biology
(3+3) n
(Cross-listed
with
CHEM
418W)
Morphological
and
molecular
aspects
of
the
development
of
multicellular
organisms,
with
emphasis
on
the
regulation
of
morphogenesis.
Laboratory
involves
team-based
research
focusing
on
fundamental
aspects
of
vertebrate
embryo
development.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
310,
ENGL
111X,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
422
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Physiological
Ecology
of
Overwintering
(2+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
623)
Investigation
of
the
physiological
and
behavioral
responses
of
animals
and
plants
to
winter
in
northern
environments.
Analysis
of
the
biologically
relevant
environmental
changes
that
accompany
winter,
and
comparison
of
alternative
strategies
that
organisms
use
to
cope
with
winter
including:
photoperiodism,
acclimatization,
arctic
endurance,
migration,
hibernation,
supercooling
and
freeze
tolerance.
Includes
principles
of
thermoregulation,
conductance
and
fattening.
Includes
field
studies
of
overwintering
of
insects
and
amphibians.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
310
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
425
(3
Credits)
Fall
Mammalogy
(2+3) n
Variety
of
mammals,
their
behavior,
life
histories,
identification,
phylogeny
and
systematics,
morphology,
distribution,
and
zoogeography.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
317
or
permission
of
instructor
and
junior
standing
or
above.)
BIOL
426W,O/2
(3
Credits)
Spring
Ornithology
(2+3) n
Evolution,
anatomy,
physiology,
distribution,
migration,
breeding
biology
of
birds,
their
classification
and
identification.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X-106X;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
427W,O
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Ichthyology
(3+3) n
(Cross-listed
with
FISH
427W,O)
Major
groups
of
fishes,
emphasizing
fishes
of
northwestern
North
America.
Classification
structure,
evolution,
general
biology,
and
importance
to
man.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
317;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
441W,O/2
(3
Credits)
Fall
Animal
Behavior
(2+3) n
Genetic
and
physiological
bases
of
behavior,
evolutionary
and
ecological
principles
of
individual
and
social
behavior,
sociobiology,
and
techniques
of
behavioral
observation
and
analysis.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
310,
271;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
442W,O/2
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Microbiology
(2+6) n
(Stacked
with
BIOL
642)
Diversity
of
microorganisms.
Morphology,
physiology
and
systematics
of
microorganisms,
particularly
bacteria.
Emphasis
on
organisms
of
environmental
or
medical
interest.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
342,
CHEM
321;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
443
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Microbial
Ecology
(3+0) n
Interactions
of
microorganisms
with
their
environment,
emphasizing
microbial
responses
to
the
environment,
microbial
processes
such
as
nutrient
cycling
and
pollutant
biodegradation,
and
microbial
interactions
with
each
other,
with
plants,
and
with
animals.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
342
or
BIOL
271
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
444
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Reproductive
Biology
(3+0)
Comparative
physiology,
endocrinology,
behavior
and
ecology
of
reproduction
in
mammals
and
birds.
Hormonal
control
of
reproductive
function
and
behavior;
seasonal
rhythms,
energetics,
and
life
histories
of
reproduction.
Although
primarily
comparative,
aspects
of
human
reproductive
function
and
health
covered.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
111X,
112X,
or
310.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
445
(4
Credits)
Spring
Molecular
Evolution
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
645
and
CHEM
645
and
cross-listed
with
CHEM
445)
Structure,
function
and
evolution
of
hereditary
molecules
(nucleic
acids).
Laboratory
fee:
$100.00.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
362.)
BIOL
450W,O
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Women
and
Science
(3+0)
The
historical
contributions
and
participation
of
women
in
science
with
an
emphasis
on
the
biological
sciences.
Discussion
of
the
factors
affecting
female
participation
in
the
sciences
and
how
participation
of
women
in
science
affects
the
manner
in
which
science
is
done.
(Prerequisites:
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
junior
standing
in
the
natural
sciences;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004
-
05.)
BIOL
453O/2
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Molecular
Biology
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
653
and
CHEM
653
and
cross-listed
with
CHEM
453O/2)
Provides
in-depth
coverage
of
eukaryotic
and
prokaryotic
gene
function,
including
the
applications
of
recombinant
DNA
technology
to
the
biological
sciences.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
362
or
CHEM
321
or
BIOL
303;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
458
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Vertebrate
Endocrinology
(3+0) n
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
458)
Introduction
to
the
mechanisms
of
action
and
the
roles
of
the
main
hormonal
systems
that
operate
in
vertebrates.
Hormone
effects
at
the
organ,
tissue,
and
(sub)cellular
levels.
Hormonal
control
of
homeostatis
and
of
specific
behaviors.
Examples
to
be
taken
mostly
from
recent
comparative
studies.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
310
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
461
(4
Credits)
Spring
Cell
Biology
(3+3) n
(Stacked
with
BIOL
661
and
CHEM
661
and
cross-listed
with
CHEM
461)
Principles
of
structure
and
function
of
eucaryotic
cells.
Molecular
and
cellular
aspects
of
internal
organization
of
cells
and
their
integration
in
a
multicellular
community
including
cytoskeleton,
energetics,
vesicular
traffic,
signaling,
cell
division
cycle,
DNA
replication
and
transcription,
protein
translation,
adhesion,
cancer
and
cell
death.
Laboratory
involves
team-based
research
to
address
fundamental
aspects
of
cell
biology.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
362
or
concurrent
enrollment,
CHEM
321
or
concurrent
enrollment,
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
465
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Immunology
(3+0)
Adaptive
immune
response
including
its
components
and
activation
from
cells
to
molecules,
clonal
selection,
antigen
recognition,
and
discrimination
between
foreign
and
self.
Concepts
applied
on
the
level
of
intact
organisms
addressing
allergies,
autoimmunity,
transplantation,
tumors
and
disease
(AIDS).
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X;
106X
and
310,
or
BIOL
111X
and
112X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
467
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Summer,
As
Demand
Warrants
Ecosystems
of
Alaska
(2+3) n
Focus
on
the
application
of
ecological
principles
to
field
research.
Emphasis
on
the
integration
of
ecology
with
climatology,
geology
and
hydrology
to
understand
the
functioning
of
ecosystems
at
local
and
regional
scales.
One
week
of
intensive
lecture
and
library
research
followed
by
10
days
of
field
research
in
the
major
ecosystems
of
Alaska.
Lab
fee:
$90.00.
(Prerequisites:
An
undergraduate
course
in
ecology,
geology,
hydrology
or
climatology
and
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
471
(3
Credits)
Spring
Population
Ecology
(2+3) n
Biology
of
populations
of
plants
and
animals,
including
population
structure,
natality,
mortality,
population
growth,
regulation
of
population
size,
population
interactions
in
competition,
herbivory,
predation,
and
parasitism.
(Prerequisite:
a
calculus
course,
BIOL
271
for
biology
majors;
WLF
201
for
wildlife
majors;
either
course
for
others.)
BIOL
472W
(3
Credits)
Fall
Community
Ecology
(3+0) n
Structure
of
plant
and
animal
communities
and
their
organization.
Structuring
forces
of
competition,
predation,
herbivory,
mutualisms,
and
the
flow
of
energy
and
nutrients.
Latitudinal
gradients
in
species
richness
and
biogeography.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271
and
ENGL
111X.)
BIOL
473W
(4
Credits)
Fall
Limnology
(2+3+2)
The
ecology
of
inland
waters
emphasizing
lakes
and
rivers.
Lecture
provides
graphically-oriented
view
of
concepts.
Workshops
provide
role-playing
exercises
for
integrating
social,
economic
and
ecological
aspects
of
managing
freshwater
systems.
Laboratory
involves
team-based
original
research
from
proposal
to
manuscript.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X,
271,
CHEM
105X,
106X,
ENGL
111X.)
BIOL
474
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Plant
Ecology
(3+3) n
Principles
and
contemporary
topics
in
plant
ecology.
Autecology,
community
ecology,
ecosystem
ecology
and
evolutionary
ecology.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
239,
BIOL
271,
STAT
200.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
475
(2
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Vegetation
Description
and
Analysis
(1+3)
Methods
of
vegetation
science
including
sampling,
classification,
gradient
analysis,
ordination,
field
description,
and
mapping.
Field
trips
to
the
plant
communities
of
interior
Alaska.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
474
or
other
general
ecology
course,
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
476
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Ecosystem
Ecology
(3+0) n
Focus
on
the
biological
and
physical
principles
that
govern
the
functioning
of
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Emphasis
on
how
plants,
animals
and
microorganisms
control
the
movement
of
water,
carbon
and
nutrients
through
ecosystems.
Discussion
of
how
changes
in
these
processes
have
altered
global
cycles
of
carbon,
water
and
nutrients
and
the
sustainability
of
the
world's
ecosystems.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271
or
239
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
480
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Water
Pollution
Biology
(3+0)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
685)
Water
quality
standards:
criteria
and
use
classifications.
Effects
of
man-caused
environmental
stresses
on
the
composition
and
dynamics
of
aquatic
communities.
Changes
in
transfers
of
matter
and
energy.
Biological
indices
including
diversity.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271
and
473
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
481
(4
Credits)
Spring
Principles
of
Evolution
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
681)
Patterns
and
processes
of
evolutionary
change
are
used
to
explore
the
unifying
principles
of
the
biological
sciences.
Basic
models
of
population
genetics,
quantitative
genetics,
development,
phylogenetics
and
systematics
are
used
to
build
a
conceptual
framework
for
study
of
living
systems.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271,
BIOL
362,
STAT
200,
junior
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.
STAT
200
may
be
taken
concurrently.)
BIOL
483
(3
Credits)
Spring
Stream
Ecology
(3+0)
The
ecology
of
streams
and
rivers
focusing
on
the
physical,
chemical
and
biological
processes.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
105X,
106X
and
271.
Recommended:
CHEM
105X
and
106X.)
BIOL
485
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Global
Change
Biology
(3+0) n
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
485)
Contemporary
science
and
policy
concerns
of
global
change
that
involve
biological
processes.
Includes
structural
and
functional
responses
and
sensitivities
of
biological
processes
to
environmental
changes
(such
as
climate
and
human
uses
of
land
and
biological
resources);
implications
of
biological
responses
to
global
change
for
conservation
and
management
of
biological
resources;
and
the
social
and
economic
consequences
of
biological
responses
to
global
change.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271,
CHEM
105X
and
CHEM
106X.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
602
(3
Credits)
Fall
Research
Design
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
602)
An
introduction
to
the
philosophy,
performance
and
evaluation
of
hypothetical/deductive
research
in
the
natural
sciences,
with
emphasis
on
hypothesis
formulation
and
testing.
Each
student
will
develop
a
research
proposal.
BIOL
611J
(3
Credits)
Juneau,
As
Demand
Warrants
Fish
Physiology
(3+0)
Physiology
of
the
living
fishes.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
310
[Juneau
BIOL
310],
BIOL
427.)
BIOL
614
(2
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Grazing
Ecology
(2+0)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
614)
The
dynamics
of
herbivory,
emphasizing
the
grazing
process,
and
including
mechanisms
of
feeding,
feeding
behavior,
habitat
and
plant
selection,
physiological
influences
on
feeding,
plant
and
community
level
responses,
plant
defenses
against
herbivory
and
management
of
grazing
systems.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
approval
of
instructor.)
BIOL
615
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Systematic
and
Comparative
Biology
(3+0)
Concepts
of
systematic
biology
which
are
basic
to
a
rigorous
and
complete
understanding
of
modern
evolutionary
theory.
Systematics
provides
the
historical
framework
that
is
critical
to
a
variety
of
comparative
analyses
in
biology.
Recent
innovations
in
phylogenetic
analyses
will
be
explored.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
in
biology
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
617
(3
credits)
Alternate
Spring
Neurobiology
(3+0)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
417)
Organization
and
function
of
the
vertebrate
nervous
system
from
the
subcellular
to
the
organismal
levels.
Neural
bases
of
sensations,
of
specific
behaviors,
and
of
homeostasis.
Applications
of
basic
neurobiological
research
to
pathological
conditions.
Examples
taken
mostly
from
the
recent
vertebrate
literature.
(Prerequisite:
BIOL
310
and
graduate
standing;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003
-
04.)
BIOL
618
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Biogeography
(3+0)
Spatial
and
temporal
geography
of
plant
and
animal
groups;
emphasis
on
environmental
and
historical
features
controlling
present
patterns
of
distribution.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
620
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Techniques
in
Physiology
and
Nutrient
Analysis
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
620)
Techniques
for
analysis
of
energy,
protein,
lipid
and
carbohydrates
in
animal
and
plant
tissues.
Application
of
body
condition
and
tracer
methods
to
large
and
small
animals.
Students
collect
samples,
perform
analyses,
calculate
results
and
present
a
poster
on
their
investigations.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
WLF
460
or
BIOL
303,
graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
622
(2
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Readings
in
Conservation
Biology
(2+0)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
622)
Critical
reading
and
discussion
of
historical
and
contemporary
literature
concerning
extinction
patterns,
population
viability,
and
the
preservation,
design,
and
management
of
habitats
for
small
populations.
Stresses
integration
of
principles
into
strategies
for
biological
conservation.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing;
BIOL
471
or
WLF
410;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
623
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Physiological
Ecology
of
Overwintering
(2+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
422)
Investigation
of
the
physiological
and
behavioral
responses
of
animals
and
plants
to
winter
in
northern
environments.
Analysis
of
the
biologically
relevant
environmental
changes
that
accompany
winter,
and
comparison
of
alternative
strategies
that
organisms
use
to
cope
with
winter
including:
photoperiodism,
acclimatization,
arctic
endurance,
migration,
hibernation,
supercooling
and
freeze
tolerance.
Includes
principles
of
thermoregulation,
conductance
and
fattening.
Includes
field
studies
of
overwintering
of
insects
and
amphibians.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
310
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
BIOL
627
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Chemical
Ecology
(3+0)
Current
theory
and
experimentation
in
chemical
ecology,
with
emphasis
on
chemical
defenses
of
plants
and
animals.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
629
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Animal
Behavior
(3+0)
Adaptive
nature
of
behavior
in
relation
to
the
physical,
biological,
and
social
environment.
Current
problems
and
controversies
in
the
study
of
behavior.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
441
and
graduate
standing;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
636
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Life
History
Evolution
(2+0+3)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
636)
Examination
of
theory
and
literature
pertaining
to
life
history
evolution,
including
demography,
basic
quantitative
genetics.
Importance
of
trade-offs
and
population
processes
is
discussed.
Exposure
to
methods
of
estimation
of
life
history
parameters.
All
students
will
present
a
formal
seminar.
(Next
offered:
2003-04.)
BIOL
642
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Advanced
Microbiology
(2+6)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
442W,O/2)
Diversity
of
microorganisms.
Morphology,
physiology,
and
systematics
of
microorganisms,
particularly
bacteria.
Emphasis
on
organisms
of
environmental
or
medical
interest.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
342,
CHEM
321
and
graduate
standing;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
644
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Advanced
Topics
in
Evolution
(3+0)
Modern
theory
and
subdisciplinary
directions
in
the
expanding
field
of
evolutionary
biology.
Topics
include
adaptation,
speciation,
reinforcement,
comparative
method,
group
selection,
phylogeography,
and
the
role
of
evolutionary
biology
in
society.
(Prerequisites:
Undergraduate
course
in
evolution
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
645
(4
Credits)
Spring
Molecular
Evolution
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
445
and
CHEM
445
and
cross-listed
with
CHEM
645)
Structure,
function
and
evolution
of
hereditary
molecules
(nucleic
acids).
Laboratory
fee:
$100.00.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
362
and
graduate
standing;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
650
(3
Credits)
Fairbanks:
Alternate
Fall
Fish
Ecology
(2+3)
Juneau:
As
Demand
Warrants
(Cross-listed
with
FISH
650)
The
ecology
of
fish
is
examined
from
the
community
aspect.
Current
literature
on
inter-
and
intraspecific
relationships,
influence
of
the
environment
on
community
structure,
behavior
and
production
is
emphasized.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
473
[Juneau
BIOL
423]
and
FISH
400.)
BIOL
653
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Molecular
Biology
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
453O/2
and
CHEM
453O/2
and
cross-listed
with
CHEM
653)
Provides
in-depth
coverage
of
eukaryotic
and
prokaryotic
gene
function,
including
the
applications
of
recombinant
DNA
technology
to
the
biological
sciences.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing;
BIOL
303
or
BIOL
362
or
CHEM
321;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
655
(2
Credits)
Fall
Principles
of
Humane
Animal
Care
and
Use
(2+0)
(Cross-listed
with
WLF
655)
Humane
care
and
use
of
animals
in
laboratory
or
field
research
settings.
Promotes
a
sensitivity
and
concern
for
the
needs
of
the
research
animal
to
ensure
that
optimal
care
is
provided.
Topics
include
ethics,
legislation,
role
of
the
IACUC,
animal
handling,
animal
research
hazards,
wildlife
capture
and
marking
techniques,
anesthesia,
and
principles
of
aseptic
surgery.
Fulfills
the
formal
training
required
by
the
Animal
Welfare
Regulations
and
Public
Health
Services
Policy
for
individuals
working
with
live
vertebrates
in
a
research
or
teaching
environment.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
661
(4
Credits)
Spring
Cell
Biology
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
461
and
CHEM
461
and
cross-listed
with
CHEM
661)
Principles
of
structure
and
function
of
eucaryotic
cells.
Molecular
and
cellular
aspects
of
internal
organization
of
cells
and
their
integration
in
a
multicellular
community
including
cytoskeleton,
energetics,
vesicular
traffic,
signaling,
cell
division
cycle,
DNA
replication
and
transcription,
protein
translation,
adhesion,
cancer
and
cell
death.
Laboratory
involves
team-based
research
to
address
fundamental
aspects
of
cell
biology.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing;
BIOL
362
or
concurrent
enrollment;
CHEM
321
or
concurrent
enrollment;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
671
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Modeling
Biological
Systems
(2+3)
Modeling
biological
systems
on
the
principles
and
techniques
of
modeling
the
dynamics
of
biological
systems.
Addresses
modeling
issues
in
biological
research
projects.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing;
BIOL
271
or
WLF
201;
MATH
200X
and
STAT
200;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
672
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Ecosystem
Processes
(2+0+2)
A
comparative
approach
to
the
structural
and
functional
components
of
terrestrial
ecosystems,
emphasizing
primary
and
secondary
production
and
the
dynamics
of
nutrient
cycling
processes.
Interactions
between
producers,
consumers,
and
decomposition
processes
and
effects
on
the
efficiencies
of
nutrient
and
energy
transfers.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
675
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Plant
Physiological
Ecology
(2+3)
Physiological
ecology
of
dormancy,
germination,
growth,
photosynthesis,
water
relations
and
nutrition
with
an
emphasis
on
northern
and
other
stressful
environments;
relationship
to
community
and
ecosystem
processes.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing;
BIOL
239,
334
and
474;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
677
(3
Credits)
Spring
Advanced
Topics
in
Plant
Ecology
and
Systematics
(3+0)
One
of
four
topics
is
covered
each
year:
1)
Current
issues
and
concepts
in
plant
population
and
community
ecology.
2)
Reproductive
ecology
--
pollination,
seed
dispersal,
breeding
systems,
and
coevolution.
3)
Plant
families
of
the
world.
4)
Plant-animal
interactions
--
evolution
and
ecology.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
and
BIOL
474;
or
permission
of
instructor.
May
be
repeated
for
credit
when
topic
differs.)
BIOL
678
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Tropical
Ecology
Field
Course
(0+3+arranged)
Intensive
field
study
of
the
ecology
of
selected
tropical
habitats,
with
emphasis
on
ecological
field
methods,
plant-animal
interactions
and
ecological
problems
and
processes
unique
to
the
tropics.
Course
consists
of
two
week
intensive
field
work
between
the
fall
and
spring
semesters,
followed
by
weekly
lecture/labs
during
the
spring
semester.
Preregistration
in
the
preceding
fall
semester
is
required.
(Field
trip
cost
borne
by
student.)
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271,
239
and
331;
graduate
student
standing
or
senior
with
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
680
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Data
Analysis
in
Biology
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
STAT
680
and
WLF
680)
Biological
applications
of
nonparametric
statistics,
including
tests
based
on
binomial
and
Poisson
distributions,
analysis
of
two-way
and
multiway
contingency
tables,
and
tests
based
on
ranks;
multivariate
statistics,
including
principal
component
analysis,
ordination
techniques,
cluster
analysis,
and
discriminate
analysis;
and
time-series
analyses.
Introduction
to
the
use
of
the
computer
and
use
of
statistical
packages.
Each
student
will
analyze
a
data
set
appropriate
to
the
student's
research
interests.
(Prerequisites:
STAT
200,
401
and
either
graduate
standing
in
a
biologically
oriented
field
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
681
(4
Credits)
Spring
Principles
of
Evolution
(3+3)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
481)
Patterns
and
processes
of
evolutionary
change
are
used
to
explore
the
unifying
principles
of
the
biological
sciences.
Basic
models
of
population
genetics,
quantitative
genetics,
development,
phylogenetics
and
systematics
are
used
to
build
a
conceptual
framework
for
study
of
living
systems.
Laboratory
fee:
$50.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
with
courses
in
genetics,
ecology
and
statistics;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
682
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Physical-Chemical
Limnology
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
MSL
680)
A
comprehensive
course
in
physical
and
chemical
limnology
covering
the
basic
processes
and
cycles
in
freshwater
systems,
including
a
consideration
of
arctic
and
subarctic
lakes.
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing;
MATH
200X
or
272X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Recommended:
Course
in
quantitative
analysis.)
BIOL
683
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Years
Biological
Aspects
of
Global
Change
in
High
Latitudes
(3+0)
Focus
on
how
regional
and
global
environmental
change
impacts
biological
systems
in
high
latitudes
and
how
biological
systems
influence
the
regional
and
global
functioning
of
the
earth
system.
Presents
and
understanding
of
the
consequences
of
biological
complexity
in
high
latitudes
for
functioning
of
the
earth
system
and
the
consequences
of
these
interactions
for
the
management
of
biological
resources.
(Prerequisites:
BIOL
271;
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
BIOL
685
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Water
Pollution
Biology
(3+0)
(Stacked
with
BIOL
480)
Water
quality
standards:
criteria
and
use
classifications.
Effects
of
man-caused
environmental
stresses
on
the
composition
and
dynamics
of
aquatic
communities.
Changes
in
transfers
of
matter
and
energy.
Biological
indices
including
diversity.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing;
BIOL
271
and
473;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
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