Courses and Programs 1997-1999
Courses and Programs 1997-1999A Ecl 104. Practical Work Experience. Cr. R. Three months of relevant work experience or study at a summer biological station. See adviser for specific requirements.
A Ecl 110. Orientation in Animal Ecology. (2-0) Cr. R. F. First half semester. Orientation to the Animal Ecology department and curriculum, and to university life.
A Ecl 120. Introduction to Renewable Resources. (Same as Agron 120, AST 120, Env S 120, For 120.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Overview of soil, water, plants, and animals as renewable natural resources in an ecosystem context. History and organization of resource management. Concepts of integrated resource management.
A Ecl 130. Wildlife and Agriculture. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Survey of the ecology and management of fish and wildlife resources in areas of intensive agriculture, with emphasis on Iowa. Wildlife conservation and management practices for private agricultural lands. Designed for nonmajors.
A Ecl 211. Careers in Animal Ecology. (2-0) Cr. R. F. Second half semester. Prereq: Sophomore classification. Career planning and opportunities in animal ecology.
A Ecl 300. Seminar. (2-0) Cr. 1 each time taken; may be taken more than once for graduation credit. F.S. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Current topics in animal ecology, fisheries and wildlife biology, and environmental issues.
A Ecl 301I. Iowa Natural History. (Same as Bot 301I, Ia LL 301I, Zool 301I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 303. Internship. Cr. 1 to 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor and sophomore standing. Placement with county conservation boards, camps, zoos, parks, etc., for experience as interpreters, rangers, and technicians. A total of 6 credits may be used toward degree requirements.
A Ecl 303I. Undergraduate Internship. (Same as Ia LL 303I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 310. Vertebrate Biology. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Biol 202, 202L. Evolution, biology, and classification of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Emphasis on a comparative analysis of the structure and function of organ systems. Laboratory exercises concentrate on morphology and identification of orders of vertebrates. Materials fee.
A Ecl 311. Vertebrate Biology. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 310. Ecology, physiology, biogeography, and behavior of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Emphasis on a comparative analysis of adaptations to particular environments. Laboratory exercises concentrate on species and families found in Iowa and the upper Midwest. Materials fee.
A Ecl 312. Ecology. (Same as Biol 312.) See Biology.
A Ecl 312I. Ecology. (Same as Biol 312I, Bot 312I, Ia LL 312I, Zool 312I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 321. Fish Biology. (Dual-listed with 521.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 311. Anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of fishes. Field trip fee, materials fee.
A Ecl 325. Bird Study. (0-3) Cr. 1. S. Classification and identification of birds emphasizing midwestern species. Field trip fee.
A Ecl 326I. Ornithology. (Same as Ia LL 326I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 330. Interpretation of Natural Resources. (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 6 credits in biological sciences. History, objectives, forms, and techniques of natural resources interpretation in the settings of county, state, and national parks. Field trip fee.
A Ecl 350. Ecological Methods and Analyses. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 120, 312; Stat 101 or 104. Quantitative techniques used in management of natural resources with emphasis on inventory and manipulation of habitat and animal populations. Materials fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A Ecl 410. Aquatic Ecology. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Biol 202, 202L. Structure and function of aquatic ecosystems with application to management, fisheries, and pollution problems. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A Ecl 410L. Aquatic Ecology Laboratory. (0-3) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 410. Field trips and laboratory exercises to accompany 410. Hands-on experience with aquatic research and monitoring techniques and concepts. Materials fee, field trip fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A Ecl 419I. Vertebrate Ecology and Evolution. (Same as Ia LL 419I, Zool 419I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A Ecl 430. Media Techniques in Natural Resources Interpretation. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1997. Prereq: 330. Media techniques used by interpreters for teaching the public about natural resources. Field trip fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A Ecl 440. Fishery Management. (Dual-listed with 540.) (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq:120, 312; credit or enrollment in 410; Stat 104. Biological basis of fishery management, fishery problems, and management practices for freshwater, anadromous, and marine fisheries. Materials fee, field trip fee.
A Ecl 442. Aquaculture. (Dual-listed with 542.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 410, credit or enrollment in 321. Concepts related to the culture of aquatic organisms including culture systems techniques, nutrition, genetics, and diseases. Field trip fee, materials fee.
A Ecl 451. Wildlife Management. (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 350. Problems of managing wildlife habitat and populations. Case studies and group projects. Field trip fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A Ecl 490. Independent Study. Cr. arr. F.S.SS. Prereq: Junior or senior classification, 10 credits in biological sciences and permission of instructor. Student-initiated field, laboratory, or library project. A total of 6 credits may be used toward degree requirements.
A Ecl 490I. Undergraduate Independent Study. (Same as Ia LL 490I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 493. Workshop. (1-0) Cr. 1. SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Ecological concepts and fishery and wildlife management practices for landowners and farm managers. Not for students majoring in animal ecology. May be taken more than once for graduation credit.
A Ecl 500. Seminar. (2-0) Cr. 1 each time taken; may be taken more than once for graduation credit. F.S. Prereq: Permission of instructor or graduate classification. Current topics in ecological research, fish and wildlife management, and environmental problems related to fish or wildlife resources.
A Ecl 501. Field Seminar. (0-3 or 0-9) Cr. 1-3 each time taken. May be taken more than once for graduation credit. Prereq: 120 and permission of instructor. Extended field trips to areas such as national parks and wilderness areas to study ecological topics in forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, or coastal and marine systems. Field trip fee.
A Ecl 508I. Aquatic Biology. (Same as Ia LL 508I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 510. Histology and Pathology of Fish Diseases. (Same as Zool 510.) See Zoology.
A Ecl 513. Ecological Toxicology. (Same as Tox 513.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1997. Prereq: Biol 312. Effects of contaminants on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and community structure and processes. Environmental flow and fate of contaminants. Ecological risk assessment.
A Ecl 514. Evolutionary Ecology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1997. Prereq: 588; Biol 303; graduate standing. Relationships between animals and their environment, with major emphasis on adaptive strategies and evolutionary mechanisms.
A Ecl 515. Ecology of Freshwater Invertebrates. (Same as Zool 515.) (1-6) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: Biol 312; Stat 104. Identification, natural history, and ecological relationships of free-living freshwater invertebrates. Emphasis on community structure, function and sampling techniques. Field trip fee, materials fee.
A Ecl 516. Avian Ecology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: 311, 312, graduate standing or permission of instructor. Current topics and theories including avian breeding and foraging ecology, community structure, habitat selection, field methodologies, and data interpretation. Strong evolutionary emphasis.
A Ecl 518. Stream Ecology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: 410. Biological, chemical, physical, and geological processes that determine the structure and function of flowing water ecosystems. Current ecological theories as well as applications to stream management for water quality and fisheries.
A Ecl 520. Fish Ecology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: 312, 321. Relationships of fish with biotic and abiotic components of their environment and the functional role of fish in stream, lake, reservoir and marine ecosytems. Course will focus on current conceptual developments and primary literature. Field trip fee.
A Ecl 520I. Fish Ecology. (Same as Ia LL 520I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 521. Fish Biology. (Dual-listed with 321.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 311. Anatomy, physiology, behavior and ecology of fishes. Field trip fee, materials fee.
A Ecl 531. Conservation Biology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: 312; Biol 301, graduate standing or permission of instructor. Examination of conservation issues from a population and a community perspective. Population-level analysis will focus on the role of genetics, demography, and environment in determining population viability. Community perspectives will focus on topics such as habitat fragmentation, reserve design, biodiversity assessment, and restoration ecology.
A Ecl 531I. Conservation Biology. (Same as Ia LL 531I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 532. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1998. Prereq: Biol 312 or equivalent plus 6 credits of biological sciences; permission of instructor. Exploration of institutions that help shape fish and wildlife management and policies. Current research on interaction of humans with wildlife resources. Roles of social forces, politics and economics in wildlife management.
A Ecl 540. Fishery Management. (Dual-listed with 440.) (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 120, 312, credit or enrollment in 410; Stat 104. Biological basis of fishery management, fishery problems, and practices for management of freshwater, anadromous, and marine fisheries. Materials fee, field trip fee.
A Ecl 542. Aquaculture. (Dual-listed with 442.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 410, credit or enrollment in 321. Concepts related to the culture of aquatic organisms including culture systems techniques, nutrition, genetics, and diseases. Field trip fee, materials fee.
A Ecl 544. Aquatic Toxicology. (Same as Tox 544.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1998. Prereq: 410. Environmental chemistry and the biochemical, physiological, behavioral and population level effects of contaminants on aquatic organisms.
A Ecl 551. Wildlife Behavioral Ecology. (2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: 312; a course in wildlife management recommended. Examination and synthesis of social organizational and behavioral concepts important for wildlife conservation. Game and non-hunted wildlife species of the world treated. Materials fee.
A Ecl 552. Restoration Ecology. (2-3) Cr. 3. Prereq: Bot 306 or 484; graduate standing or permission of instructor. Theory and practice of restoring animal and plant diversity, structure and function of disturbed ecosystems. Restored freshwater wetlands, forests, prairies and reintroduced species populations will be used as case studies. Field trip fee.
A Ecl 560. Ecological Resource Management. (2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: Biol 202, 202L, 312; Stat 101 or 104; graduate standing or permission of instructor. Ecological and economical management of sustainable biological resources. Unifying current management concepts and models in wildlife, fisheries, water quality, forestry, recreation, and agriculture. Research problems.
A Ecl 570. Landscape Ecology. (Same as Bot 570.) (2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1998. Prereq: 588; permission of instructor; a course in calculus. The study of ecological and evolutionary processes within a spatial context with emphasis on behavior, population, and community dynamics. Field trip fee.
A Ecl 580. Research Methods in Ecology. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 20 credits in biological sciences and a course in statistics. Research design, proposal preparation, technical writing, and professional presentations.
A Ecl 588. Population Ecology. (Same as Bot 588.) (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 312; Stat 401; a course in calculus. Concepts and theories of population dynamics with emphasis on models of growth, predation, competition, and regulation.
A Ecl 590. Special Topics. Cr. arr. F.S.SS. Prereq: Graduate classification, permission of instructor. A total of 6 credits may be used toward degree requirements.
A Ecl 590I. Graduate Independent Study. (Same as Ia LL 590I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.
A Ecl 593. Workshop in Animal Ecology. Cr. 1 to 3. Prereq: 6 credits in biological sciences. May be taken more than once for graduation credit.
A Ecl 600. Seminar. (2-0) Cr. 1 each time taken. May be taken more than once for graduation credit. F.S. Current topics in ecological research, fish and wildlife management, and environmental problems related to fish or wildlife resources.
A Ecl 611. Analysis of Populations. (2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1997. Prereq: 312; Stat 401; a course in calculus. Quantitative techniques for analyzing vertebrate population data to estimate parameters such as density and survival. Emphasis on statistical inference and computing.
A Ecl 698. Animal Ecology Teaching Practicum. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken F.S.SS. Prereq: Graduate classification in animal ecology and permission of instructor. Graduate student experience in the animal ecology teaching program. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.
A Ecl 699. Research.
A Ecl 699I. Research. (Same as Ia LL 699I.) See Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.