Courses
Wildlife 422 - Management of Mammals
- Course Description: This course examines the biological basis of management policy and management practices for mammalian wildlife. Course includes identification, life histories, harvest, endangered species management, depredation, exotic and introduced animals, habitat attributes, laws and regulations, wildlife policy and politics (especially California) of terrestrial mammals. 3 units. Required field trip.
- Prerequisites:
- Wildlife techniques
- Principals of Wildlife Management
- Required Text: None.
- Course Requirements: This course requires field trips (points assigned), a course project, paper, and presentation.
Wildlife 470 - Animal Energetics
- Course Description: This course examines the sources and utilization of energy and water by terrestrial vertebrates. Energy and water in the environment are examined as they relate to animal physiology and habitat ecology. Laboratories stress objective assessments and methodologies for measurement of the physical environment that affects energy and water for wildlife (data loggers, temperature measurement, and metabolic rate). 3 units. Field Trip required.
- Prerequisites:
- Wildlife techniques or an environmental sampling course
- Principals of Wildlife Management or a general ecology course
- Principals of Biology
- Required Text: Assigned readings from the literature
- Course Requirements: Field trip, project paper, readings, homework assignments or laboratory write-ups. Testing includes two midterms and one final. Lecture and laboratory material are integrated into exams.
Wildlife 490 - Honors Thesis
- Course Description: The honors thesis is a senior thesis project developed directly with the a faculty member. This course is meant to be a capstone of the undergraduate education in Wildlife. Topics are chosen by the student, a proposal is developed, a work plan executed, an analysis of empirical data conducted, and final report written.
- Prerequisites:
- Wildlife techniques
- Principals of Wildlife Management
- Overall GPA > 3.0 required
- Required Text: None.
- Course Requirements: None.
Wildlife 570 - Advanced Animal Energetics
- Course Description: This course examines the sources and utilization of energy and water by terrestrial vertebrates. Energy and water in the environment are examined as they relate to animal physiology and habitat ecology. Laboratories stress objective assessments and methodologies for measurement of the physical environment that affects energy and water for wildlife (data loggers, temperature measurement, and metabolic rate). Weekly discussions review the literature. 4 units. Field Trip required.
- Prerequisites:
- Wildlife techniques or an environmental sampling course.
- Principals of Wildlife Management or a general ecology course.
- Principals of Biology
- Required Text: Assigned readings from the literature
- Course Requirements: Field trip, project paper, readings, homework assignments or laboratory write-ups. Testing includes two midterms and one final. Lecture, discussion, and laboratory material are integrated into exams.
