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BIO Biology CoursesBIO150Y1 Evolutionary, ecological, and behavioural responses of organisms to their environment
at the level of individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. A prerequisite for
advanced work in biological sciences. BIO250Y1 An introduction to the structure and function of cells at the molecular level: key
cellular macromolecules; transfer of genetic information; cell structure and function;
cellular movement and division; modern investigative techniques. Consult web page for the
most current information: http://www.cquest.utoronto.ca/botany/bio250y/ BIO260H1 Classical and modern methods of genetic analysis in animal, plant, medical and
microbial systems. Mendelian, quantitative, population and developmental genetics with
emphasis on problem solving. BIO301H1 Offered in the summer at Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, of
about 14 days duration. Informal lectures and seminars with intensive field and laboratory
work on different marine habitats and the animals and plants associated with them. Student
projects included. BIO302H1 Offered in the summer at Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Churchill, Man. or Kluane
Lake, Yukon, of approximately two weeks duration and comprising lectures, botanical and
zoological field studies and other aspects of arctic ecosystems. BIO303H1 A field course to introduce students to the diversity of biological communities in the
tropics focussing on ecological and evolutionary interactions. Plant and animal
communities of tropical sites in the New World tropics are compared and contrasted with
temperate communities. Students undertake small-scale research projects in the field. BIO306H1 Inter-university selections from the offerings of the Ontario Universities Program in
Field Biology. Courses, of 1 or 2 weeks duration at field sites from May through August,
are announced each January. Consult Professor J.D. Rising, Zoology Department. BIO308H1 Offered in the summer in Vietnam for approximately two weeks. Emphasis on arthopods,
amphibians and reptiles with the possibility of other groups of animals and plants being
studied. Comparisons of biodiversity of microhabitats in terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems at a single site. BIO319H1 Population growth and regulation, life histories, conservation biology and extinction,
interspecific interactions, food webs, and the bioeconomics of exploitation. Laboratory
includes literature review and analysis, library work, computer simulations, and
discussions in addition to experiments. BIO321H1 A comprehensive survey of community and ecosystem ecology emphasizing current
developments and controversies. Field trips and computer exercises provide training in
sampling, simulation, and data analysis. BIO323H1 The principles of organic evolution. Evolutionary theory; the development of the theory
of natural selection; population variation and polymorphism; levels of selection;
introductory population genetics; the origin of species and higher taxa. BIO324H1 General approaches to key areas of research including foraging, mating systems and
sexual selection, and life histories. Other topics may include character displacement,
social behaviour, and co-evolution. BIO328H1 An advanced treatment of the physiological mechanisms controlling plant and animal
distribution and ecological success. Topics of focus include photosynthesis and resource
balance in natural environments, water and nutrient relations, and adaptations to abiotic
stress. BIO351Y1 An introduction to basic and medical virology. Attendance in tutorials is optional. BIO359H1 Classical and molecular cytogenetics: genome organization, chromatin structure,
essential chromosomal elements, control of segregation and recombination, chromosome
evolution, epigenetic phenomena. Includes eukaryotic and prokaryotic chromosomes.
Tutorials include discussions of relevant literature. BIO370H1 Introduction to techniques of mathematical modelling widely used in theoretical biology
and theoretical branches of the social sciences. Topics include applied linear algebra,
dynamic systems models, optimization techniques, simulation methods, and aspects of
probability. Applications come from ecology, evolution, cell biology, physiology,
conservation biology, and psychology. BIO428H1 An examination of organism, population and ecosystem responses to long-term
environmental change occuring at the global scale, with emphasis on human caused
perturbation to the carbon, nitrogen and hydrolic cycles and their ecological effects. BIO459H1 Study of the genetics of evolutionary processes, with emphasis on the relationship
between theory and experiment. Topics include natural selection, evolution of quantitative
traits, genetic drift and neutral theory, population structure, genetics of adaptation,
maintenance of genetic variation, and conservation genetics. BIO460H1 Processes of evolution at the molecular level, and the analysis of molecular data. Gene
structure, neutrality, nucleotide sequence evolution, sequence evolution, sequence
alignment, phylogeny construction, gene families, transposition. BIO465H1 Conservation Biology (formerly BIO395H) 26L, 13T BIO469Y1 Physical, chemical and biological aspects of freshwater ecosystems including
characteristics of lentic (“standing”) and lotic (“running”) waters.
The importance of light, temperature, oxygen and chemical composition of water and
sediments to plants and animals. Basic ecological principles are discussed through an
overview of algae, vascular plants, microbes, invertebrates, and fish. Field work and a
mandatory weekend field trip in the Fall are used to learn sampling procedures and to
study lakes and streams in urban and rural environments. Field data are used to develop
individual projects. Because of its large field component, BIO469Y
can be used to fulfil a program’s field course requirement. BIO470H1 Theorectical aspects of ecology and evolutin including population genetics, population
dynamics, life history evolution, kin selection, foraging theory, and the evolution of
interactions between species. Use is made of several different types of modelling
approaches including dynamic models, optimization models and game theory. BIO494Y1 The study of behaviour, ecology, evolution and genetics. Current research programs,
special publications, and laboratory exposure are the basis for discussing issues.
Discussions are lead by students. Each instructor is responsible for a separate module. BIO495Y1 Student directed roundtable on current topics in ecology. The topics vary from year to
year. The seminar activities include both oral and written analyses of current research
articles, and may include group projects. Critical discussion of research methods is an
important component of the course. BIO496Y1 Animal behaviour including: history of ethology, mechanistic basis for behaviour,
behavioural ecology, experimental psychology. Topics vary. Emphasis on student seminars
and student led discussions of assigned topics. |
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