2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

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: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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 DATA 109 or MA 111, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 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: 2022 - 2023 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.

BI 434 Plant Ecology 4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Fall, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 210, BI 310 recommended, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Field study of terrestrial and aquatic vegetation, covering topics in population, community and landscape ecology. Laboratories emphasize research approaches, sampling techniques, data analysis and technical writing skills.

Notes:

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

BI 433 Boreal Flora 3-4 cr.  (2-0-4)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Lecture and field studies dealing with recognition, taxonomy, ethnobotany and ecological adaptations of plants in aquatic and terrestrial communities.

Notes:

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

BI 431 Plant Physiology 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: BI 111, BI 112, CH 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Principles of plant nutrition, metabolism, plant water relations, transport of materials in plants and physiological aspects of plant growth and development. Methods of studying plant functions are emphasized in the laboratory.

BI 428 Behavioral Ecology 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall, even years
• Prerequisites: BI 210 and BI 215, junior standing or instructor’s permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Behavior, just like any phenotype, is shaped by selection associated with various environments and ecological interactions. Course considers the diversity of behavior exhibited in natural populations, how it evolves under various ecological conditions and approaches to testing hypotheses about behavioral evolution and adaptive functions.