Agricultural and Resource Economics
ARE 175
Natural Resource Economics
Description: Economic concepts and policy issues associated with natural resources, renewable resources (groundwater, forests, fisheries, and wildlife populations), and non-renewable resources (minerals and energy resources, soil). (3 Units)
Instructor: Wilen
Quarter: Winter

Animal Science
ANS 18
Introductory Aquaculture
Description: Historical and contemporary aquacultural practices. Interaction between the aqueous culture environment and the biology of aquatic animals. Impact of economics and governmental policies on the development of aquaculture. Interaction of aquacultural practices with larger societal goals. (4 Units)
Instructor: Conklin
Quarter: Fall

ANS 49
Animal Management Practices
Description: The application of the principles of elementary biology; the art and science of management of a specific animal species. Each quarter students will be able to choose from the following sections: beef, dairy cattle, dairy goats, horses, sheep, swine, laboratory animals. May be repeated up to four times with a different species. (2 Units)
Instructor: VanLiew
Quarter: Fall, Winter, Spring

ANS 92
Internship in Animal Sciences
Description: Internship off and on campus in dairy, livestock, and aquaculture production, research and management; or in a business, industry, or agency associated with these or other animal enterprises. All requirements of Internshi Approval Request form must be met (1-12 Units).
Instructor: The Staff (Department Chairperson in Charge)
Quarter: Fall, Winter, Spring

ANS 118
Fish Production
Description: Current practices in fish production; relationship between the biological aspects of a species and the production systems, husbandry, management, and marketing practices utilized. Emphasis on species currently reared in California. (4 Units)
Instructor: Doroshov
Quarter: Winter

ANS 119
Invertebrate Aquaculture
Description: Management, breeding and feeding of economically important aquatic invertebrates; application of basic principles of physiology, reproduction, and nutrition to production of mollusks and crustaceans for human food; emphasis on interaction of species biology and managerial techniques on production efficiencies. (4 Units)
Instructor: Conklin
Quarter: Spring

ANS 131
Reproduction and Early Development in Aquatic Animals
Description: Physiological and developmental functions related to reproduction, breeding efficiency and fertility of animals commonly used in aquaculture. (4 Units)
Instructor: Doroshov
Quarter: Spring

ANS 136A
Aquatic Animal Laboratory
Description: Care and maintenance of fish culture in research, production, and personal use. Students will conduct an eight-week growth trial with proper experimental design, care and maintenance of fish and data collection, interpretation and reporting. (2 Units)
Instructor: Hung
Quarter: Spring

Applied Biological Systems Technology
ABT 161
Water Quality Management for Aquaculture
Description: Basic principles of water chemistry and water treatment processes as they relate to aquacultural systems. (3 Units)
Instructor: Piedrahita
Quarter: Winter (alternate years)

ABT 163
Aquaculture Systems Engineering
Description: Design of aquacultural systems: design methodology, principles of fluid mechanics, site selection and facility planning, management operations, computer modeling. (3 Units)
Instructor: Piedrahita
Quarter: Spring (alternate years)

Engineering: Biological and Agricultural
EBS 220
Pilot Plant Operations in Aquacultural Engineering
Description: Topics in water treatment as they apply to aquaculture operations. Laboratory study of unit operations in aquaculture. (3 Units)
Instructor: Piedrahita
Quarter: Fall or Spring (alternate years)

Biological Sciences: Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
NPB 126
Comparative Physiology: Sensory Systems
Description: Comparative approach to considerations of mechano-sensitive systems (audition, lateral lines, touch, echo location, equilibrium), chemosensitive systems (olfaction, taste, pheromones), photosensitive systems (vision, infrared detection, UV detection), electroreception, and pain. Emphasis on receptors. (3 Units)
Instructor: Sillman
Quarter: Winter

NPB 128
Comparative Physiology: Endocrinology
Description: Comparison of physiological functions in the animal kingdom: animal hormones and their functions. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 120D or Physiology 120D. (3 Units)
Instructor: Furlo
Quarter: Winter

NPB 141
Physiological Adaptation of Marine Organisms
Description: Physiological adaptation to the environment among organisms in marine and estuarine habitats. Course offered at Bodega Marine Laboratory. (4 Units)
Instructors: Clegg, Chang
Quarter: Spring

NPB 141P
Physiological Adaptation of Marine Organisms/Advanced Lab Topics
Description: Students pick a research topic for intense study. Research will be related to a topic covered in course 141 and will be conducted at the Bodega Marine Laboratory with close supervision of resident faculty. (6 Units)
Instructors: Clegg, Chang
Quarter: Spring

Ecology
ECL 203
Physiological Ecology
Description: A comparative examination of several animal groups addressing fundamental physiological mechanisms that shape the ecology of each animal group. (3 Units)
Instructors: Wainwright, Cech
Quarter: Spring

Entomology
ENT 116
Biology of Aquatic Insects
Description: A study of the life history, ecology, and identification of insects associated with streams, ponds, and lakes. (3-5 Units)
Instructor: Lawler
Quarter: Spring

Environmental Science and Policy
ESP 116
The Oceans
Description: Introductory survey of the marine environment; oceanic physical phenomena, chemical constituents, geological history, the sea's biota, and utilization of marine resources. (3 Units)
Instructors: Spero, Cowen
Quarter: Fall and Winter

ESP 116G
The Oceans: Discussion
Description: Scientific method applied to the discovery of the processes, biota, and history of the oceans. Group discussion and preparation of papers on related topics. (2 Units)
Instructors: Spero, Cowen
Quarter: Fall and Winter

ESP 121
Population Ecology
Description: Development of exponential and logistic growth models for plant and animal populations, analysis of age structure and genetic structure, analysis of competition and predator-prey systems. Emphasis is on developing models and using them to make predictions and solve problems. (4 Units)
Instructor: Hastings
Quarter: Winter (alternate years)

ESP 124
Marine & Coastal Field Ecology
Description: Full time study at Bodega Marine Laboratory. Intensive lecture-laboratory-field study of current ecological theory and problems with emphasis on marine populations and communities; techniques and evaluation of quantitative field research. (10 Units)
Instructor: Chow
Quarter: Summer

ESP 150A
Physical and Chemical Oceanography
Description: Physical and chemical properties of seawater, fluid dynamics, air-sea interaction, currents, waves, tides, mixing, major oceanic geo-chemical cycles. (4 Units)
Instructors: McClain, Spero
Quarter: Fall

ESP 150B
Geological Oceanography
Description: Introduction to the origin and geologic evolution of ocean basins. Composition and structure of oceanic crust; marine volcanism; and deposition of marine sediments. Interpretation of geologic history of the ocean floor in terms of sea-floor spreading theory. (3 Units)
Instructor: McClain
Quarter: Winter

ESP 150C
Biological Oceanography
Description: Survey of the ecology of major marine habitats including intertidal, shelf benthic, deep-sea and plankton communities. Existing knowledge and contemporary issues in research. Portion of course is devoted to man's use of and impact on the ocean. (3 Units)
Instructor: Staff
Quarter: Winter (alternate years)

ESP 151
Limnology
Description: The biology and productivity of inland waters with emphasis on the physical and chemical environment. (4 Units)
Instructor: Goldman
Quarter: Spring

ESP 151L
Limnology Laboratory
Description: Limnological studies of lakes, streams, and reservoirs with interpretation of aquatic ecology. (3 Units)
Instructor: Goldman
Quarter: Spring

Evolution and Ecology
EVE 112
Invertebrate Zoology
Description: Survey of the invertebrate phyla emphasizing aquatic forms and focusing on morphology, development, natural history, and phylogenetic relationships. (4 Units)
Instructor: Grosberg
Quarter: Winter

Food Science and Technology
FST 120
Principles of Meat Science
Description: Anatomical, physilogical, developmental and biochemical aspects of muscle underlying the conversion of muscle to meat. Includes meat processing, preservation, microbiology and public health issues associated with meat products. (Same course as Animal Science 120.) (3 Units)
Instructors: Bandman, Lee
Quarter: Spring

FST 202
Chemical & Physical Changes in Food
Description: Fundamental principles of chemistry and physics are applied to a study of changes in water binding properties and activity, changes in proteins, nutrients, toxic constituents, and other compounds during storage, heating, freezing, dehydrating, and concentrating of food materials. (4 Units)
Instructor: Reid, Dungan
Quarter: Winter

Medicine and Epidemiology
VME 416
Fish Medicine
Description: Etiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases of fish and of some aquatic arthropods and marine shellfish. Preventive management of diseases in aquaculture. (2 Units)
Instructor: Hedrick
Quarter: Fall

Nutrition
NUT 115
Animal Feeds and Nutrition
Description: Analysis and evaluation of feeds, influences of production, processing and storage methods on nutritive value of feeds. Animal nutrition. Diet formulation. (4 Units)
Instructor: DePeters
Quarter: Winter

NUT 124
Nutrition & Feeding of Finfishes
Description: Principles of nutrition to feeding of fishes under commercial situations; implication of fish nutrition to the environment and conservation of endangered species. (3 Units)
Instructor: Hung
Quarter: Spring

Plant Biology
PLB 118
Introductory Phycology and Bryology
Description: Comparative morphology, physiology, development and reproduction of cyanobacteria, the major algal groups, and the bryophtes. Focus on structure-function and evolutionary relationships. Ecological factors and commercial uses considered. Laboratory includes study of living organisms and identification exercises. (4 Units)
Instructor: Canington
Quarter: Winter

PLB 178
Biology and Management of Freshwater Macrophytes
Description: Brief survey of common fresh water macrophytes, their reproductive modes, physiology, growth (photosynthesis, nutrient utilization), development (hormonal interactions), ecology and management. (3 Units)
Instructor: Anderson
Quarter: Fall (alternate years)

Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
WFC 10
Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Description: Introduction to the ecology and conservation of vertebrates. Complexity and severity of world problems in conserving biological diversity. (4 Units)
Instructors: Moyle, Kelt
Quarter: Fall

WFC 102
Field Studies in Fish Biology
Description: Emphasis on theory of quantitative fish capture methods and design of individual research projects on ecology, behavior, physiology or population biology of fishes. (1 Unit)
Instructor: Moyle, Cech
Quarter: Spring (alternate years)

WFC 102L
Fish Studies in Fish Biology Lab
Description: Field investigations of fish biology are emphasized including quantitative capture methods and individual research projects on ecology, behavior, physiology or population biology of fishes at the field site in relation to their habitats. (6 Units)
Instructor: Moyle, Cech
Quarter: Spring (alternate years)

WFC 120
Biology & Conservation of Fishes
Description: Introduction to evolution, ecology, and conservation of marine and freshwater fishes. (3 Units)
Instructor: Moyle
Quarter: Fall

WFC 120L
Biology & Conservation of Fishes Lab
Description: Morphology, taxonomy, conservation, and identification of marine and freshwater fishes with emphasis on California species. (1 Unit)
Instructor: Moyle
Quarter: Fall

WFC 121
Physiology of Fishes
Description: Comparative physiology, growth, reproduction, behavior, and energy relations of fishes. (4 Units)
Instructor: Cech
Quarter: Winter

WFC 122
Population Dynamics & Estimation
Description: Description of bird, mammal and fish population dynamics, modeling philosophy, techniques for estimation of animal abundance (e.g., mark-recapture, change-in-ratio, etc.), mathematical models of populations (e.g., Leslie matrix, logistic, dynamic pool, stock-recruitment); case histories. (4 Units)
Instructor: Botsford
Quarter: Spring

WFC 123
Freshwater Invertebrate Ecology
Description: Ecology and classification of freshwater invertebrates with emphasis on life history, habitat, diversity, and behavior. Invertebrate monitoring to assess environmental impacts and classification based on morphology as a tool for understanding ecology and biology of aquatic organisms. (4 Units)
Instructor: To be Announced
Quarter: Spring

WFC 157
Coastal Ecosystems
Description: Overview of coastal ecosystems, physical and biological elements and processes, and coastal zone dynamics, including sandy, muddy and rocky shorelines, the nearshore zone, kelp forests, mangrove forests, salt marshes, estuaries, dunes, and coastal watersheds. Discussion of the role of historical factors and conservation, restoration, and management approaches. Overview of plankton, marine algae, marine and coastal angiosperms, invertebrates, and vertebrates (fish, birds and mammals) in the labs. Field trips to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, the Bodega Marine Reserve and Laboratory, and the San Francisco Bay-Delta. (4 Units)
Instructor: Elliot-Fisk
Quarter: Winter (alternate years)

WFC 190
Proseminar in Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
Description: Reports and discussions of recent advances related to wildlife and fisheries biology. (1 Unit)
Instructor: Staff
Quarter: Fall, Winter, Spring