BIOL 20B Development and Physiology (D. Costa / S. Shaffer)
Topics in morphology, physiology, development, genetics, and endocrinology selected to exemplify current issues and perspectives in organismic biology.
BIOL 127 Bioenergetics (S. Shaffer)
Energy flow through living systems examined at the cellular, organismic, and population levels. Topics include ATP synthesis, thermoregulation, biological rhythms, sleep, hibernation, foraging, migration, diving, reproduction, stress, social evolution, and population regulation.
BIOL 139 Biology of Marine Mammals (D. Costa / S. Shaffer)
A survey of cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, and sea otters, including natural history, systematics, physiology, behavior, anatomy, and conservation.
BIOL 139L Biology of Marine Mammals Laboratory (D. Costa / S. Shaffer)
Covers the basics of marine mammal taxonomy, anatomy, and field methods with an emphasis on local field identification and understanding of local species. Will include field trips to Long Marine Lab, Ano Nuevo, and Monterey Bay . Must be taken concurrently with course 139.
BIOL 250A Advanced Organismal Biology (D. Costa)
Consists of lectures focusing on pivotal topics in ecology and evolution. Relevant background material is developed followed by a critical analysis of readings from the primary literature. Designed to give graduate (and advanced undergraduate) students direct contact with the major areas of research that are currently at the forefront of organismal biology.
