BIOL 3317 - Marine Biology

Credit(s): 3

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the ecology and behavior of microbes, plants and animals inhabiting oceans, coastal waters, and saltwater wetlands and their interactions with the physical environment. The course includes instruction in chemical, physical and geological oceanography; molecular, cellular and biochemical studies; marine microbiology; marine botany; ichthyology; mammalogy; marine population dynamics and biodiversity; reproductive biology; studies of specific species, phyla, habitats and ecosystems; marine paleocology and palentology; and applications to fields such as fisheries science and biotechnology.
Prerequisite Course(s): BIOL 1307, BIOL 1107

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