Biology Courses (BIOLOGY)

taught in Beaufort

255L. Biochemistry of Marine Animals. The molecular basis of behavioral and physiological responses of organisms. Evolution of molecular endocrinology and signal transduction pathways. Focus on the theory and research methodology used to study the evolution of molecular signaling and control systems. Research projects using local invertebrates to study behavioral and physiological responses to environmental signals. Field trips include night walks in local environments and marine fossil expeditions to local strip mines involved with production of fertilizer, food additives, cement, and gravel. One course (fall); one and one-half courses (summer). Prerequisites: Biology 25L; and Chemistry 11L and 12L, or 21L and 22L. Instructor: Rittschof. Variable credit.