• ZOOL 3340: Info Resources in Life Science

  2.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  A practical introduction to the literature and information resources of the life sciences. Students will expand their research skills and be able to develop effective research strategies to find and synthesize information available in academic libraries. Cross listed in Botany, Library Sciences and Microbiology. Two lecture hours a week. Prerequisite:    ENGL 102 and ENGL 112 and ENGL 2010
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• ZOOL 3450: Ecology

  4.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Study of how environmental factors, both nonliving and living, affect the distribution and abundance of organisms at the individual, population,community, and ecosystem levels. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab (or field trip) a week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120 and ZOOL 2220
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• ZOOL 3470: Zoogeography

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Study of factors determining the distributions of animals with emphases on ecological and evolutionary processes occurring across landscapes and around the globe. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120 and ZOOL 160 and ZOOL 211 and ZOOL 212 and ZOOL 2220
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• ZOOL 3500: Conservation Biology

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  The study of how biological principles and concepts are used in conservation. Major emphasis on the preservation and management of biodiversity. Connections between biological and societal issues are explored. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120 and ZOOL 160 and ZOOL 211 and ZOOL 212 and ZOOL 2220
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• ZOOL 3570: Foundations of Science Educ

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Thorough investigation of research in science learning and curricular standards at the state and national levels. Foundations of the philosophy of science and scientific inquiry as applicable to science teaching at the secondary level. This course serves as a foundation to a preservice science teacher?s education coursework.
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• ZOOL 3600: Comparative Physiology

  4.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  A comparative and evolutionary approach to the study of how animals function in a variety of environments from cellular to whole-body level. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120 and ZOOL 2220
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• ZOOL 3720: Evolution

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  The patterns and processes involved in changes in natural populations. How organisms evolve at the genetic, organismal, and population levels. Topics include adaptation, taxonomy, sex, speciation & species, coevolution, and extinction. Three lecture hours a week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120 and ZOOL 2220
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• ZOOL 3730: Population Biology

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Population biology is an interdisciplinary field combining the areas of ecology, genetics, and evolution. Topics include population growth and regulation, interspecific interactions, population genetics, quantitative genetics, phenotypic plasticity, and evolution of life histories. Emphasis is on current research applications in wildlife management including the structure and dynamics of wildlife populations, competition, predation, and dispersal. Three lecture hours a week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120 and ZOOL 160 and ZOOL 211 and ZOOL 212 and ZOOL 2220 and ZOOL 330 and ZOOL 3300
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• ZOOL 3810: Experimental

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
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• ZOOL 3820: Biology of Cancer

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This upper-level elective course is designed to investigate the biological foundations and ramifications of cancer by exploring the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of this disease. Outside reading material will be used to provide a platform for discussion of common misconceptions and attitudes regarding cancer, with the goal of conveying a broad understanding of the disease from molecular, clinical, historical and personal perspectives. Three lecture hours a week. Prerequisite:    ZOOL 1110
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