BIOL212-08S1 (C) Semester One 2008

Marine Biology

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 25 February 2008
End Date: Sunday, 29 June 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 9 March 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 May 2008

Description

Biology of marine invertebrates with emphasis on structure and function, life histories, behaviour and ecology.

Emphasis will be on the biology of marine organisms with an emphasis on marine invertebrates, biodiversity and marine habitats. Includes a five day field trip to Kaikoura (5th - 9th April).

Prerequisites

(1) BIOL113 or BIOL114; (2) BIOL111 or BIOL112.

Restrictions

ZOOL204, ZOOL214

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Islay Marsden

Lecturer

Mickey (Disney)

Contact Person

Nick Adkins

Lab Coordinator

Jan McKenzie

Work Visits

Nick Adkins

Tutor

Miney (Disney)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 15%
Field Course Report 25%
Final Exam 60%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Brusca, Richard C. , Brusca, Gary J; Invertebrates ; 2nd ed; Sinauer Associates, 2003.

dept; Course Reader (test) ;

Ruppert, Edward E. , Barnes, Robert D., Barnes, Robert D; Invertebrate zoology ; 6th ed.; Saunders College Pub, 1994.

Recommended Reading

Castro, Peter. , Huber, Michael E; Marine biology ; 4th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Person; Book test ; 3rd; x y z, 2010 (test of CIS. Extra note).

Notes

In BIOL212, a student must normally pass the course as a whole (>50%) and reach a satisfactory (45%) level in the essay, practical report and the final exam.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $912.00

International fee $3,949.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

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