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BIOHOPK 161H/261H. Invertebrate Zoology—(Graduate students register for 261H.) Survey of invertebrate diversity emphasizing form and function in a phylogenetic framework. Morphological diversity, life histories, physiology, and ecology of the major invertebrate groups, concentrating on local marine forms as examples. Current views on the phylogenetic relationships and evolution of the invertebrates. Lectures, lab, plus field trips. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
5 units, Win (Watanabe, J)
BIOHOPK 162H/262H. Comparative Animal Physiology—(Graduate students register for 262H.) How animals work. Topics: physiology of respiration, circulation, energy metabolism, thermal regulation, osmotic regulation, muscle physiology, and locomotion. Evolutionary and ecological physiology. Lectures, lab, and field research. An option to combine the course work with a more intensive research focus, with more units, is available. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
5-8 units, not given this year (Block, B)
BIOHOPK 163H/263H. Oceanic Biology—(Graduate students register for 263H.) How the physics and chemistry of the oceanic environment affect marine plants and animals. Topics: seawater and ocean circulation, separation of light and nutrients in the two-layered ocean, oceanic food webs and trophic interactions, oceanic environments, biogeography, and global change. Lectures, discussion, and field trips. Recommended: PHYSICS 21 or 51, CHEM 31, Biological Sciences core, or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
4 units, not given this year (Denny, M; Somero, G)
BIOHOPK 164H/264H. Marine Botany—(Graduate students register for 264H.) Introduction to plants in the sea. Phytoplankton and oceanic productivity; macrophytes and nearshore ecology; marine angiosperms from taxonomical, physiological, and ecological perspectives. Lectures, lab. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
5 units, alternate years, not given this year
BIOHOPK 166H/266H. Molecular Ecology—(Graduate students register for 266H.) How modern technologies in gene sequencing, detection of nuclear nucleotide polymorphisms, and other approaches are used to gather data on genetic variation that allow measurement of population structure, infer demographic histories, inform conservation efforts, and advance understanding of the ecology of diverse types of organisms. GER:DB-NatSci
5 units, Win (Palumbi, S)
BIOHOPK 167H/267H. Nerve, Muscle, and Synapse—(Graduate students register for 267H.) Fundamental aspects of membrane excitability, nerve conduction, synaptic transmission, and excitation-contraction coupling. Emphasis is on biophysical, molecular, and cellular level analyses of these processes in vertebrate and invertebrate systems. Labs on intra- and extracellular recording and patch clamp techniques. Lectures, discussions, and labs. Prerequisites: PHYSICS 23, 28, 43, or equivalent; CHEM 31, 135; calculus; or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci.
5 units, alternate years, not given this year (Gilly, W)
BIOHOPK 169H/269H. Neurobiology and Behavior—(Graduate students register for 269H.) The neural mechanism responsible for generating animal behavior. Topics: sensory ecology, neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity, and neural circuits. Lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and lab. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
5 units, Win (Thompson, S)
BIOHOPK 170H/270H. Topics in Marine Biology—(Graduate students register for 270H.) A topic of current interest to marine science explored through primary literature. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
1 unit, Win (Epel, D; De Tomaso, A)
BIOHOPK 171H/271H. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology— (Graduate students register for 271H.) The interplay between environmental factors, such as temperature, light, nutrient supply, salinity, and oxygen availability, and adaptive change at the physiological level. Emphasis is on marine species and the roles played by physiological adaptations in establishing their distribution and performance. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
4 units, not given this year (Somero, G)
BIOHOPK 172H/272H. Marine Ecology—(Graduate students register for 272H.) Focus is on quantitative approaches to questions in marine ecology and ecophysiology. Statistical methods, including multivariate statistical approaches and meta-analysis. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci.
5 units, Win (Micheli, F)
BIOHOPK 173H/273H. Marine Conservation Biology—(Graduate students register for 273H.) The science of preserving marine diversity. Goal is to introduce students to major conservation issues associated with marine ecosystems. Topics include decline of open ocean fisheries, salmon conservation, bycatch issues in fisheries, use of marine reserves, marine invasions, marine pollution, and global warming. Includes five lecturers from other universities who specialize in marine conservation.
1-3 units, Spr (Micheli, F; Palumbi, S)
BIOHOPK 174H/274H. Experimental Design and Probability—(Graduate students register for 274H.) Variability is an integral part of biology. Introduction to probability and its use in designing experiments to address biological problems. Focus is on analysis of variance, when and how to use it, why it works, and how to interpret the results. Design of complex, but practical, asymmetrical experiments and environmental impact studies, and regression and analysis of covariance. Computer based data analysis. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor. GER:DB-NatSci
3 units, Spr (Watanabe, J)
BIOHOPK 178H/278H. Polar Biology—(Graduate students register for 278H.) Seminar. Adaptation to extreme environments by Arctic and Antarctic organisms, from microbes to diving mammals. The effects of global change on polar environments. Prerequisites: Biological Sciences core or consent of instructor.
2 units, alternate years, not given this year (Somero, G)
BIOHOPK 182H/323H. Stanford at Sea—(Graduate students register for 323H; same as EARTHSYS 323.) Five weeks of marine science including oceanography, marine physiology, policy, maritime studies, conservation, and nautical science at Hopkins Marine Station, followed by five weeks at sea aboard a sailing research vessel in the Pacific Ocean. Shore component comprised of three multidisciplinary courses meeting daily and continuing aboard ship. Students develop an independent research project plan while ashore, and carry out the research at sea. In collaboration with the Sea Education Association of Woods Hole, MA. Only 6 units may count towards the BioSci major. GER:DB-NatSci
16 units, alternate years, not given this year (Block, B; Dunbar, R; Micheli, F)
BIOHOPK 183H/283H. Environmental Cell and Developmental Biology—(Graduate students register for 283H.) How external signals alter cell activity and developmental trajectory. Survey of cell and developmental phenomena. GER:DB-NatSci
4 units, Spr (Epel, D)
BIOHOPK 184H/284H. Holistic Biology: Monterey Bay and the Sea of Cortez—(Graduate students register for 284H.) For majors and non-majors. Complexity in natural systems from complementary points of view, including scientific, historical, philosophical, and literary. The work and writings of Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck and historical and contemporary works concerning marine ecology and fisheries. Field work, laboratory studies with living invertebrates, and an individual research project. Course includes a component in Baja California, Mexico. Only 6 units may count towards the BioSci major. GER:DB-NatSci
16 units, Spr (Gilly, W) alternate years, not given next year
BIOHOPK 186H/286H. Ocean Pollution: Land, Air, and Sea Interactions—(Graduate students register for 286H.) The scientific basis of environmental pollution; how organisms protect themselves against toxicants; how protection can be overcome; policy issues in government regulation of pollution.
3 units, Win (Epel, D)
BIOHOPK 290H. Teaching of Biological Science—Open to upperdivision undergraduates and graduate students. Practical experience in teaching lab biology or serving as an assistant in a lecture course. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
1-15 units, Win, Spr, Sum (Staff)
BIOHOPK 300H. Research—Graduate study involving original work undertaken with staff in the fields indicated:
B. Block: Comparative Vertebrate Physiology—biomechanics, metabolic physiology and phylogeny of pelagic fishes, evolution of endothermy.
M. Denny: Biomechanics—the mechanical properties of biological materials and their consequences for animal size, shape, and performance.
A. De Tomaso: Developmental and Comparative Immunology, Stem Cell Biology—evolution of self/non-self recognition systems.
D. Epel: Developmental Biology—physiology and regulation of early embryonic development. Embryonic adaptation to environmental stress.
W. Gilly: Neurobiology—analysis of giant axon systems in marine invertebrates from molecular to behavioral levels.
F. Micheli: Marine Ecology—species interactions and community ecology, scale-dependent aspects of community organization, marine conservation and design of multi-species marine protected areas, behavioral ecology.
S. Palumbi: Molecular Evolution—mechanisms of speciation, genetic differentiations of populations, use of molecular tools in conservation biology, design of marine protected areas.
G. Somero: Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology—adaptations of marine organisms to the environment: temperature, pressure, desiccation, and oxygen availability.
S. Thompson: Neurobiology—neuronal control of behavior and mechanisms of ion permeation, signal transduction, calcium homeostasis, and neurotransmission.
J. Watanabe: Marine Ecology—kelp forest ecology and invertebrate zoology.
