EEB 4839 is also offered in Summer 2023
EEB 4839 is also offered in Summer 2022
EEB 4839 is also offered in Summer 2021
Summer 2021 | EEB 4839 Section 001: Field Studies in Mammalogy (87664)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- Department Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Itasca
- Times and Locations:
Extended Regular Session
Tue,
Fri 08:00AM - 05:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Virtual Rooms ROOM-TBA
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (10 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Techniques for studying small mammals. Lectures/field projects emphasize identification, distributions, community interactions, ecophysiology, population ecology. prereq: College-level biology course that includes study of animals or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- This course is taught at the UMN Itasca Biological Station and Labs, located 220 miles northwest of the Twin Cities campus. Students are required to attend a mandatory orientation on Sunday, May 16, 2021, onsite and to pay $1,344 for room and board for housing and meals onsite 5/16/2021 - 6/4/2021. Scholarships available (https://cbs.umn.edu/itasca/field-biology-courses) to defer costs of room, board, and tuition. For more information, visit cbs.umn.edu/itasca or contact ibsl@umn.edu.
Due to COVID effects on lodging capacity at Itasca, to enroll in this course, you will need to obtain a permission number before registering. To request a permission number, email ibsl@umn.edu with the subject line "Field Course Permission." Please be patient with a response as we coordinate lodging. 5/4/21: REGISTRATION for EEB 4839 IS CLOSED.
- Class Description:
- An introduction to the study of mammals. Class research projects will teach some of the standard techniques for studying mammals in the field while giving students experience in designing research projects, performing field work, analyzing data, and writing scientific papers. Laboratory work will include classification, anatomy, and natural history of mammals, with an emphasis on the mammals of Minnesota. Lecture topics emphasize mammalian diversity, evolution, ecology, and behavior.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87664/1215
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 30 March 2010
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