EVE Courses for 2007-2008

This is a list of the Evolution and Ecology courses offered for the 2007-2008 academic year. A list of all Evolution and Ecology courses is on a separate page.

Winter Quarter Only Seminar (EVE 198): Society of Conservation Biology

Offered: Winter (Pinter-Wollman)
No prerequisites
This course is run by graduate students and other members of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). They will be presenting their current research in the exciting field of conservation biology. Each week there will be a different topic presented due to the diverse specialties of each of the presenters.

Here is the flier for the course taught in winter 2008. Contact Chris Kwan if you have any questions.

EVE 11: Principles of Ecology (4)

Offered: Spring (Toft)
Elementary biology recommended
Lecture: 3 hrs.; discussion: 1 hr
Ecological principles with emphasis on humans and their interactions with the environment, how humans affect and depend on natural ecosystems and the future of the Earth’s biosphere.

EVE 100: Introduction to Evolution (4)

Offered: Fall (Kopp), Winter (Begun and Turelli), and Spring (Begun and Turelli)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C or 2A, 2B, 2C, 101; Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C; Statistics 13 or 100 is recommended
Lecture: 3 hrs.; discussion: 1 hr.
A general survey of the origins of biological diversity and evolutionary mechanisms.

EVE 101: Introduction to Ecology (4)

Offered: Fall (Strong), Winter (Toft), and Spring (Gaylord)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C or 2A, 2B, 2C; Mathematics 16A, 16B, 16C
Lecture: 3 hrs.; discussion: 1 hr.
A general survey of the principles of ecology.

EVE 107: Animal Communication (4)

Offered: Fall (Patricelli)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1B or Biological Sciences 2B and 2C
Lecture: 3 hrs.; discussion: 1 hr
How animals use songs, dances, colors, chemicals, electricity and vibrations to communicate. Mechanisms of signal production and detection (sensory system), theory of information transfer and signal design, and the role of natural selection in shaping communication.

EVE 108: Systematics and Evolution of Angiosperms (5)

Offered: Spring (Doyle)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C or 2A, 2B, 2C
Lecture: 3 hrs; laboratory: 6 hrs
Diversity and classification of angiosperms (flowing plants) on a world scale, and current understanding of the origin of angiosperms and evolutionary relations and trends within them based on morphological and molecular evidence.

(A student holding a ring-necked snake. Photo courtesy of Ann T. Chang)

EVE 112, 112L: Invertebrate Zoology and Invertebrate Zoology Lab (3,2)

Offered: Winter (Grosberg and Sanford)
Prerequisites: 1B or 2B, 2C; courses in systematics, ecology and evolution recommended. To be enrolled in 112L, must be concurrently enrolled in 112 (the lecture).
Lecture: 3 hrs; lab: 6 hrs
112: Survey of the invertebrate phyla, emphasizing aquatic forms and focusing on morphology, development, natural history, ecology and phylogenetic relationships.
112L: Field and laboratory experience with representative members of the major invertebrate phyla discussed in course 112. Emphasis on comparative morphology, natural history, ecology and behavior of living invertebrates. Two field trips required.

EVE 117: Plant Ecology

Offered: Fall (Rejmanek)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C or 2A, 2B, 2C; Plant Biology 111 is recommended
Lecture: 3 hrs; fieldwork: 3 hrs
The study of the interactions between plants, plant populations or vegetation types and their physical and biological environment. Special emphasis on California.

EVE 119: Population Biology of Weeds (3)

Offered Spring (Rejmanek)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C or 2A, 2B, 2C
Lecture: 2 hrs; laboratory: 3 hrs
Origin and evolution of weeds, reproduction and dispersal, seed ecology, modeling of population dynamics, interactions of weeds and crops, biological control. Laboratories emphasis design of competition experiments and identification of weedy species.

EVE 141: Principles of Systematics (4)

Offered: Spring (Shapiro)
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1B or 1C or 2B or 2C, course 100 recommended
Lecture: 2 hrs; biweekly research projects
Historical background, philosophical rationale, contemporary approaches, and working rules of biosystematics, including International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

EVE 147: Biogeography (4)

Offered: Fall (Shapiro), odd-numbered years only
Prerequisites: Biological Sciences 1A, 1B or 2A, 2B, 2C
Lecture: 3 hrs; term paper
Movements of terrestrial organisms. The role of geologic, climatic, and biological changes in the geographic distribution of organisms.

EVE 180A-180B: Experimental Ecology and Evolution in the Field (4, 4)

Offered: 180A in Winter (Stanton and Strauss), 180B in Spring (Stanton and Strauss)
Prerequisites: EVE 100; EVE 101 or ESP 100
Lecture/lab: 3 hrs.; fieldwork: 3 hrs.
Experimental design in field ecology. Students will critique primary literature, design a project and gather and analyze data. Students are required to write original research paper based on field experiments.

(Yellow-blotched salamander. Photo courtesy of Joseph L. Huang)

EVE 189: Introduction to Biological Research (1)

Prerequisites: upper division standing in Evolution and Ecology or related biological science
Discussion: 1 hrs
Introduction to research methods in biology. Presentation and discussion of research by faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 3 units

EVE 192: Internship (1-12)

Prerequisites: completition of 84 units and consent of instructor
Internship: 3-36 hrs
Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the Section of Evolution and Ecology. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. P/NP grading only.

EVE 194HA-194HB-194HC: Research Honors

Prerequisites: Students who have completed 135 units and qualify for the honors program (as defined by the General Catalog)
Laboratory: 6 hrs
Students pursue intensive research under the guidance of a faculty adviser. Students are expected to complete the full three-quarter sequence culminating in the writing of an honors thesis. Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.

EVE 197T: Tutoring (1-5)

Prerequisite: upper division standing
Tutorial: 1-5 hrs
Experience in teaching under guidance of the staff. P/NP grading only.

EVE 198: Directed Group Study (1-5)

P/NP grading only

EVE 199: Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)

P/NP grading only