NEW COURSE PROPOSAL

Originator

Christine Mayer, x8377, mailto:Christine.mayer@utoledo.edu

College

Arts and Sciences

Department

EEES

Level

Undergraduate/Graduate

Program Change

No

Type of Course

 

Alpha Code

EEES-4720/5720

Title

Ecology of Freshwater Invertebrates

Starting

Fall 2004

Enrollment

12

Cross-Lists/Levels

Yes

Hours

Fixed: 3

Delivery Mode

Lecture

Frequency

Fall, alternate years

Reg. >1/semester

No

Repeat for Credit

No

Grading

Normal (A-F, PS/NC. PR, I)

Pre-/Co-requisites

EEES 3050 or consent of instructor

Catalog Description

Major freshwater invertebrate taxa are covered.  The focus is the interaction of individual invertebrates with their biotic and abiotic environment with emphasis on community and ecosystem level interactions.

Syllabus

See attached.

Curriculum Fit

This course will serve as an elective course for upper division science majors.

Similarity to Other

Courses

This course does not duplicate material covered in another course.  The material and perspective of this class will differ substantially from that of Biol 4310, Biology of the Invertebrates. The proposed course covers only invertebrates found in freshwater habitats and focuses almost entirely on the ecological principles guiding the interactions of individual invertebrates with other organisms and their environment.  Alternatively, Biol 4310 provides a more thorough perspective on the taxonomy and individual (i.e. within organism) biology of all invertebrates.