2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

BI 495 Special Topics in Biology 1-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Instructor's permission and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Variable content, depending upon the competencies of staff and special needs of students.

Notes:

May be repeated if topic differs. Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 491 Seminar 1 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Instructor’s permission and junior standing. Course prerequisites and a minimum grade point average may be required for some topics.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Variable content, depending on instructor. Students read extensively from periodical literature and meet weekly for reports and discussion. Notes:

May be repeated once if topic varies.

BI 465 Aquatic Insect Ecology 4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Fall, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Lectures covering the biology of aquatic insects. Laboratories emphasizing identification of local fauna and quantitative analyses of benthic invertebrate habitats and communities.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 463 Mammalogy 4 cr.  (3-0-2)

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Lectures, laboratories and field trips dealing with evolution, systematics, morphology, reproduction, adaptive radiation and diversity, biological rhythms, ecology, behavior, diseases, identification, and domestication. The laboratory will emphasize mammals of the Great Lakes region.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 462 Ornithology 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Winter, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Lectures and laboratory exercises covering the evolution, systematics, morphology, physiology, ecology and behavior of birds.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 461 Herpetology 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: On Demand
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Lectures and laboratory exercises covering the evolution, systematics, morphology, physiology, ecology and behavior of amphibians and reptiles.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 460 Ichthyology 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Winter, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Principles of fish biology. Course covers systematics and diversity of marine and freshwater fishes including identification, evolution, physiology, ecology and behavior.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 442 Wildlife Management 4 cr.  (3-0-2)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 210, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Application of ecological principles and technical knowledge to the management of wildlife populations.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 441 Fisheries Management 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 210 or BI 422, and MA 109 or MA 111, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Concepts, applications and techniques for managing fisheries resources. Topics include basic fish anatomy and life-history characteristics, fishing technology, population dynamics, fisheries modeling, hatcheries and conservation issues. Emphasis is placed on the human-fishery resource interaction. Students read from primary literature and conduct fisheries-related research.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.

BI 435 Boreal Ecosystems 4 cr.  (1-0-5)

• Offered: Summer
• Prerequisites: BI 310, junior standing, or instructor’s permission (interview with instructor required).
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A 3-week field course based in Canada and/or Isle Royale studying community and ecosystem processes in the boreal forest. Emphasis is on boreal and arctic plant communities and the interrelationships of large herbivores, such as moose and caribou, and their predators.

Notes:

Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.