"L" indicates the course has a lab section; labs may be required or optional, depending on the course.
416 Histology (L)
Microanatomy of the animal body, especially vertebrates. Oriented
toward preprofessional students.
417 Microtechnique (L)
Preparation of animal tissues and organs for microscopic
examination; introduction to cytochemical and histochemical
techniques.
420 Developmental Biology (L) A. Wikramanayake
Analysis of animal development by experimental methods. Emphasis
on laboratory investigation.
430 Animal Physiology (L)
Introduction to the function of animal
organ systems, tissues, and cells. Topics include
neurophysiology, cardiac, kidney, and gut physiology,
thermoregulation, endocrinology, and respiration. Examples are
generally chosen from the vertebrates.
431 Physiology of Cell Membranes (L)
Physiological aspects of cell membrane biology. Topics include
membrane structure, membrane carrier mechanisms, epithelial
electrophysiology, water transport, and regulatory mechanisms of
membrane function. Laboratories are independent research projects
involving membrane biology.
432 Comparative Physiology I. M. Cooke
Physical-chemical cellular mechanisms underlying function of
organ systems; general principles inferable from study of
adaptation to diverse environments.
439 Animal Ecology (L) R. A. Kinzie and J. Stimson
Principles and theories; examples from current experimental and
analytical literature.
450 Natural History of Hawaiian Islands R. A. Kinzie
Geography, geology, climatology, biotic environment of Pacific
Basin and Hawaiian Islands; endemism and evolution in terrestrial
and marine biota.
460 Avian Biology (L) L. A. Freed
Anatomy, physiology, annual cycle, behavior, distribution,
taxonomy of birds; attention to Hawaiian and oceanic birds.
465 General Ichthyology (L) D. W. Greenfield
Biology of fishes; reproduction, physiological processes,
functional anatomy, behavior, ecology, distribution, and
systematics.
466 Fisheries Science J. D. Parrish
General characteristics of fisheries; harvesting methods;
principles and techniques to derive data and analyze fished
populations.
467 Ecology of Fishes D.W. Greenfield
Reproduction, early life history, age and growth, feeding, niche
specificity, competitive interactions, communities and
evolutionary mechanisms of fishes.
470 Limnology (L) R. A. Kinzie
Biology, physics, chemistry of lakes, streams, estuaries.
475 Invertebrate Zoology (L) J. Bailey-Brock
A detailed study of invertebrate form, function and embryology
emphasizing cladistic approaches to understanding evolutionary
relationships among taxa.
480 Animal Evolution J. S. Stimson
Process of evolution: genetic basis, natural selection,
population genetics, speciation, the fossil record.
485 Biogeography R. A. Kinzie
Distribution of plants and animals and processes that cause,
maintain and modify them. Approach is synthetic and dynamic.
604 Comparative Endocrinology (L)
Biology of hormonal mechanisms, with emphasis on invertebrates
and lower vertebrates.
606 Principles of Animal Behavior (L) T. Tricas
Critical review of theories of ethology, sociobiology; social and
interspecific behavior, communication and evolutionary theory.
610 Topics in Developmental and Reproductive
Biology
Discussion and survey of literature on specific topics; some
field and lab work may be required.
619 Seminar in Biology Teaching
Effective teaching methods, organization of courses, lectures,
laboratory exercises; development and evaluation of examinations;
computers and audiovisual aids.
621 Evolutionary Ecology
Interaction of evolutionary process with ecological principles.
623 Quantitative Field Ecology L.A. Freed
Formal quantitative approach in identifying, designing,
performing, analyzing, and interpreting ecological field
problems.
631 Biometry A. Taylor
Basic statistical methods: design of studies; data exploration;
probability; distributions; parametric and nonparametric
one-sample, two-sample, multi-sample, regression and correlation
analyses; frequency tables.
632 Advanced Biometry A. Taylor
Multivariate statistical methods: multiple regression and
correlation; multiway ANOVA; general linear models; repeated
measures and multivariate ANOVA.
642 Cellular Neurophysiology (L) I. M. Cooke
Biophysical and membrane mechanisms of conduction, synaptic
transmission and other electrical responses of nerve cells, the
significance of specializations of function and form of neurons
to their integrative role. Discussion of special topics which
will vary from year to year.
666 Systematic Ichthyology (L) E. G. Grau or D. W. Greenfield
Classification with reference to Hawaiian species.
690 Conservation Biology S. Conant
Theories and concepts of ecology, evolution and genetics for
conservation of biological diversity. Topics will include
restoration ecology, management planning, laws and policies,
biological invasions.
69l Seminar in Zoology
Reports on research or reviews of literature. Several sections
are offered by various faculty, differing each semester. Graduate
students are required to take one section of this course or one
Topics course per year.
691B - Research areas in zoology; 691C - Zoological Literature.
699 Directed Research
Directed research and reading in various fields of zoology.
710 Topics in Biometry
Selected advanced topics in experimental design or data analysis
for biologists.
712 Topics in Nerve or Muscle Physiology
Advanced treatment of selected topics under current active
investigation.
7l4 Topics in Animal Behavior
Lecture-discussion of selected topics.
715 Topics in Invertebrate Zoology
Comparative morphology, development, taxonomy, phylogeny.
716 Topics in Fish and Fisheries Biology
Lecture-discussion of various aspects.
718 Topics in Animal Physiology
Selected problems in environmental physiology, electrophysiology,
or neurophysiology. Basic concepts and measurements of function
at the organismic or cellular level.
719 Topics in Systematics and Evolution
Selected problems of current or historic interest.
800 Dissertation Research
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