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Biology Courses
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BIO150Y1 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. Attendance at weekly lecture tutorials is voluntary, yet highly recommended. JMB170Y1 Applications of mathematics to biological problems in physiology, genetics, evolution, growth, population dynamics, cell biology, ecology and behaviour. Mathematical topics include: power functions and regression; exponential and logistic functions; binomial theorem and probability; calculus, including derivatives, max/min, integration, areas, integration by parts, substitution; differential equations, including linear constant coefficient, systems; and chaos. This course is intended for students in the life sciences. JBS229H1 Continuation of STA220H1, jointly taught by Statistics and Biology faculty, emphasizing methods and case studies relevant to biologists including experimental design and ANOVA, regression models, categorical and non-parametric methods. JBS229H1 ENV234Y1 See "Division of the Environment" 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 This is a problem based course which discusses classical, molecular, developmental, and population genetics and genomics with emphasis on model organisms for genetic analysis. 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. Lectures will be given on Friday afternoons prior to departure to the field. BIO305H1 A field course offered at a Southern Ontario field station for approximately 2 weeks in the summer. Students learn the natural history of the region and conduct a mini thesis project in the field. Projects will focus on terrestrial plant ecology, plant-insect interactions and other topics selected by the students. 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 early summer in Vietnam for approximately two weeks. Students will conduct independent research projects and will be introduced to the biodiversity and ecology of Indochina. Projects will be tailored to each student's interests and background. BIO319H1 Population growth, regulation and declines; conservation biology; intra- and interspecific interactions; and food webs. Laboratory includes experiments, literature review and analysis, and computer simulations. Local field trip(s). See www.zoo.utoronto.ca/bio319/index319.htm. 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 Theoretical and empirical approaches to key areas of research including foraging, mating systems, natural 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, water and nutrient relations, temperature effects, and adaptations to abiotic stress. BIO349H1 Genome organization and evolution, gene expression and regulation, differentiation and development. Consult web pages for details: http://www.cquest.utoronto.ca/botany/bio349s/ BIO351Y1 An introduction to basic and medical virology. Attendance in tutorials is optional. BIO365H1 Introduction to the study and conservation of biodiversity at all levels - genes, species, communities and ecosystems. Includes threats to biodiversity and approaches to maintaining biodiversity. Tutorials include exercises, problem sets, and small group discussions of lecture topics. 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 occurring at the global scale, with emphasis on human caused perturbation to climate and the carbon, nitrogen and hydrolic cycles and their ecological effects. BIO440H1 This course delves into major concepts in ecology and evolution from the perspective of plant-animal interactions. We explore the richness of interactions between plants and animals, including antagonistic interactions (e.g. herbivory, carnivorous plants) and mutualistic interactions (e.g. seed dispersal and ant-plant associations). Interactions involving two to many species and across trophic levels are considered. BIO458H1 A seminar course exploring non-Mendelian phenomena in plants, fungi and animals that reveal aspects of genome organization and regulation that may provide insight into genome function and evolution. 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. BIO461H1 Exploration of the relationships between chromosome structure, function and behaviour. This is an upper level genetics course with considerable cell/molecular biology content. Topics include chromatin structure, essential chromosomal elements, control of mitotic and meiotic segregation, chromosome evolution, genomic imprinting. Tutorials emphasize student discussion of recent primary research papers. BIO465H1 The principles and practices of conservation biology from both a global and Canadian perspective, including: biodiversity; endangerment; habitat loss and fragmentation; exploitation; exotic species; conservation genetics; metapopulations; demography; captive breeding; species concepts; reserve design; human issues; and the role of IUCN and COSEWIC. BIO469H1 Basic ecological principles and applied issues of physical, chemical and biological (microbes, algae, plants, invertebrates, fish) interactions in lakes and streams. Mandatory one-week field trip at the end of the summer preceding the Fall session to learn standard sampling techniques and data analysis and start integrating principles we will learn in class. No other labs during Fall session. An activity fee may be collected. See http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/bio469/. (Offered in alternate years.) BIO470H1 Theoretical aspects of ecology and evolution 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. BIO471H1 This course examines aspects of quantitative ecology including approaches to ecological sampling, multivariate analysis of ecological communities and environmental conditions, null models and spatial ecology. (Offered in alternate years) BIO472H1 Computational analyses of DNA and protein data. Understanding biological databases, sequence alignment, sequence annotation, gene prediction, computational analysis of function, motif analysis, phylogenetic analysis, prediction of structure. Applied, theoretical and statistical (Bayesian analysis, Markov models, likelihood) issues will be addressed. BIO473H1 This course surveys the field of Chemical Genomics, focusing on the analysis of biological problems using chemical approaches. Topics covered include chemical genetics, combinatorial chemistry and combinatorial strategies in molecular biology (such as phage display and other selection schemes). Examines both the underlying biological and chemical concepts; however, the focus is primarily biological. BIO482Y1 A class directed seminar analyzing the major problems in developmental biology from cellular, genetic, and molecular perspectives. BIO494Y1 Topics include evolutionary ecology and genetics, biodiversity, and behavioural ecology. Primary literature and research seminars form the basis for class discussion and short seminars. Discussions are led 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 Topics may include: history of ethology, behavioural ecology including predator-prey interactions, mate choice and foraging, experimental psychology. Emphasis on student seminars and student led discussions of assigned topics. |
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