300 Plant Anatomy. 4 cr. Plant structure and development of seed plants, primarily of flowering plants. Empahsis is placed on structure in relation to function and on the plant body as a structural and functional entity; lecture and lab. P: A 5 cr intro crse in botany.
305 Principles of Plant Structure. 4 cr. Principles of plant structure focusing on major organ systems (roots, stems, leaves) of flowering plants, but including relevant examples from other plant groups. Structural adaptation of plants living in unusual environments; comparison of reproductive structures in terrestrial plants; lecture and lab. P: Intro crse in botany.
330 Algae. 3 cr. Introduction to ecology, evolution, systematics, taxonomy, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology of freshwater, terrestrial and marine algae. Lecture and lab. Lab emphasis on techniques for identification, culture, analysis of growth and reproduction, and community composition assessment. P: 5-cr intro botany crse or cons inst.
332 Fungi. (Crosslisted with Pl Path) 4 cr. Growth, development, variability and dispersal of saprophytic, parasitic, and symbiotic fungi, with a consideration of their ecological and economic significance. P: A 5 cr intro crse in botany.
339 Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Techniques I. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, Hort) 4 cr. Theoretical and practical training in plant biotechnology including molecular biology, protein biochemistry and basic bioinformatic techniques used in fundamental and applied research on plants. Valuable hands-on training to those interested in careers in biotechnology. P: Bot/Zoo 152 or equiv & Chem 104 or equiv.
340 Plant Biotechnology: Principles and Techniques II. (Crosslisted with Agronomy, Hort) 4 cr. Theoretical and practical training in plant biotechnology including plant-cell and tissue culture, plant genetic engineering, experimental design and statistical analysis used in fundamental and applied research on plants. Valuable hands-on training to those interested in careers in biotechnology. P: Agronomy 339.
350 Introduction to Plant Physiology. 3 cr. Plant behavior with emphasis on the organismal physiology of higher green plants and on plants in relation to natural and man-made environments. Intended for undergraduates. Not appropriate for botany majors. Three lectures per week. P: 5 cr intro crse in botany or equiv; 1 sem of college chem.
360 Bryophytes. 3 cr. Ecology, evolution, systematics, taxonomy, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Lecture and lab. Lab focuses on techniques for identification, laboratory and horticultural cultivation, and use of bryophytes as model systems in plant cell biology. P: 5 cr intro botany crse or cons inst.
400 Plant Systematics. 4 cr. Plant systematics; the integration of taxonomy (identification, nomenclature, classification emphasizing flowering plants), evolution (speciation, reproductive biology, adaptation, convergence, biogeography), and phylogenetics (phenetics, cladistics, morphology and molecules). Lab emphasis on representative families and genera of flowering plants in Wisconsin, use of keys and manuals, plant collection. Recommended for botany majors; lecture and lab. P: A 5 cr intro crse in botany.
401 Vascular Flora of Wisconsin. 4 cr. Taxonomic survey of the vascular plants of Wisconsin, with emphasis on the angio-sperms. Lecture, lab and field work. P: A 5 cr intro col crse in bot or equiv.
402 Dendrology. (Crosslisted with Forest) 2 cr. Identification, ranges, uses, and some ecological characteristics of evergreen and deciduous woody plants, both native and cultivated; lab and field work. P: A 5 cr intro college crse in bot or equiv.
403 Field Collections and Identification. 1-4 cr. Students consult the instructor in the spring or summer for equipment and directions for making a plant collection in summer or fall. P: Bot 400 or 401. Open only to students who have made collections during the summer or will be making collections in early fall.
410 Evolutionary Biology. (Crosslisted with Zoology, Anthro) 3 cr. Evolutionary biology, emphasizing how modern scientists study evolution. Topics include: nature and mechanisms of microevolution, macroevolution, adaptation, speciation; systematics and taxonomy; quantitative genetics and measurement of natural selection; phylogenetic analyses of behavior, physiology, morphology, biochemistry; current controversies in evolution. P: An elem course in zool or botany & So st; Genetics/Botany/Zool 160 or 466 recommended.
422 Plant Geography. 3 cr. Biogeography of plants. Relationship to climate and geology; paleobiogeography, vicariance and island biogeography; history and distribution of floras of North America and Wisconsin; lecture and demo lab; open to advanced students in the natural sciences. P: A crse in plant taxonomy is highly recommended.
430 Tropical Plant Diversity. 3 cr. An introduction to tropical botany, emphasizing patterns and determinants of plant diversity, sampling strategies, plant identification techniques, features of important tropical plant families, and ethnobotanical and conservation issues. Emphasis will be on the New World tropics. P: A 5 cr intro botany crse. Botany 400 or 422 recommended.
450 Midwestern Ecological Issues: A Case Study Approach. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 2 cr. This web course explores how ecological principles can be used to address contemporary environmental issues such as water quality, invasive species, and population growth. Emphasis on midwestern issues, practical approaches, the role of history, and geographic context. P: Intro biology crse, interest in solving problems.
455 The Vegetation of Wisconsin. (Crosslisted with Forest) 4 cr. Ecology of Wisconsin plant communities: floristic composition, community structure; relationship to history, climate, soil, and geology; response to human perturbation. Lecture and lab. P: Botany 100, or Botany 130, or Botany/Zoology 151-152, or Biocore 313.
459 Ecological Techniques for Field Monitoring. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 1-2 cr. Field techniques to inventory and census plant and animal species and ecological processes and how to assemble these into useful databases. Emphasis on 'keystone' and invading exotic species that strongly affect community dynamics. Aimed at science teachers interested in participating in a monitoring network. P: A crse in ecology (e.g. Botany 450, 460), interest in monitoring, & cons inst.
460 General Ecology. (Crosslisted with Forest, Zoology) 4 cr. Ecology of individual organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, landscapes, and the biosphere. The interaction of organisms with each other and their physical environment. These relationships are studied, often in quantitative terms, in both field and laboratory settings; lecture and lab. P: Intro crse in botany & zoology, or Bot/Zoo 151-152, or Biocore 301 or 333; for biol sci majors only.
461 Environmental Systems Concepts. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Forest) 3 cr. A general systems approach to environmental problems: a philosophical-conceptual framework and a quantitative methodology for dealing with critical environmental issues that cross the boundaries of traditional disciplines. The nature of general systems, concepts and laws; the role of perspective in identification of system properties; the structure and behavior of environmental and ecological systems. For students with strong interests in environmental problems. P: Envir St 126 & a crse in biology, or enroll in envir st undergrad progm. Authorization may be required.
463 Environmental Studies in the Unesco-Biosphere Reserves of the World. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 1 cr. Unesco-Biosphere Reserves (ca 340 across 82 countries) contribute greatly to international protection of bio-diversity, and to sustainable development in concert with environmental protection. The course is a seminar in which undergraduates make 25-minute presentations on subtopics, participate in discussion, and write a term paper. Students from fields as diverse as biological aspects of conservation, international relations, political science, botany, zoology, forestry, wildlife ecology, Ibero-American studies, African studies, East Asian studies, European studies and environmental studies should find the course useful. P: Jr st.
466 General Genetics. (Crosslisted with Genetics, Zoology) 3 cr. Genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Includes Mendelian genetics, mapping, molecular genetics, genetic engineering, cytogenetics, quantitative genetics, and population genetics. Illustrative material includes viruses, bacteria, plants, fungi, insects, and humans. P: Algebra, 1 yr chem & 1 yr biology or cons inst.
468 Patterns in Biological Design: An Introduction to Systems Biology. 3 cr. Holistic systems and biological design. Intuitive verbal models not mathematical techniques. Topics: scale problems; architecture of biological form; models for control, growth, and transport; general systems philosophy, theory of models, levels of organization, continuous versus catastrophic change; biological paradigms. P: So st; computer experience recommended. Any intro botany crse; Math 101.
473 Plant-Insect Interactions. (Crosslisted with Entom, Zoology) 3 cr. Multiple ways in which arthropods exploit plants, plant traits that deter or augment insects, environmental mediation of these interactions, effects on population dynamics, community ecology and co-evolution, and implications to natural resource management, environmental quality, and sustainable development. P: One of the following: Bot/For/Zoo 460, Ent/Pl Path/For 500, Pl Path/Bot 505, Forestry 550, or Entom 342.
500 Plant Physiology. 3-4 cr. An in-depth look at plant growth, development, respiration, photosynthesis, mineral nutrition, and water relations. For junior, senior and graduate students; not for those who have taken Biocore. In the laboratory, experimental approaches will be used to demonstrate principles described in lecture. 3-credit option (lecture only) available with consent of instructor. P: Intro botany or biology sequence required; organic chem recomm. Undergrads must enroll for 4 cr (lec & lab); Grads may enroll for 3 cr (lec only) or 4 cr.
505 Plant-Microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects. (Crosslisted with Pl Path, Entom) 3 cr. Molecular and ecological aspects of the interactions between plants and microorganisms. This course explores many of the themes, from genetic to integrative, of modern biology, and illustrates how study of plant-microbe interactions contributes to understanding of fundamental plant science. P: An upper level crse in microbiol (e.g. Bact 303); biochem (e.g. Biochem 501); & genetics (e.g. Genetics 466) or cons inst.
555 Plant Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics. (Crosslisted with Hort, Agronomy) 2-3 cr. A survey of the underlying technologies of genomic research with a special emphasis on their applications in plant science. Provides students with a deeper understanding of the many public resources and databases being generated by large-scale genomics projects. P: Grad st; undergrads with Genetics 466 or equiv or cons inst.
561 Introductory Cytogenetics. (Crosslisted with Genetics, Hort) 2-3 cr. Mitosis, meiosis, variations in chromosome structure and number, cytological aspects of hybridity and apomixis; chromosomes as they affect breeding behavior. P: Genetics, Botany, Zoology 466 or cons inst.
563 Phylogenetic Analysis of Molecular Data. 3 cr. A course in the theory and practice of phylogenetic inference from DNA sequence data. P: A crse in genetics/evolution/systematics & a crse in stats/probability, or cons inst.
575 Special Topics. 1-3 cr. Topics of interest to undergraduates, taught as the need arises. P: Cons inst.
620 Plant Pathogenic Fungi. (Crosslisted with Pl Path) 3 cr. Review of taxonomic systems used for the identification of major groups of plant pathogenic fungi. Cytology and morphology of plant pathogenic fungi and histopathology of host-pathogen relations. P: Pl Path 300 & 332.
621 Plant Biochemistry. (Crosslisted with Biochem) 3 cr Lectures. Biochemistry of photosynthesis, respiration, and other metabolic and biosynthetic processes in plants. P: Biochem 501 or 602 or cons inst.
626 Mineral Nutrition of Plants. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci, Hort) 3 cr. Essential and beneficial elements, solutions and soil as nutrient sources, rhizosphere chemistry, nutritional physiology, ion uptake and translocation, functions of elements, nutrient interactions, genetics of plant nutrition. P: Botany 350 or cons inst.
651 Conservation Biology. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Wl Ecol, Zoology) 3 cr. The application of ecological and genetic principles to problems concerning genetic, species, and community diversity. Topics include the hazards of rarity, choice and monitoring of indicator species, population viability analysis, habitat fragmentation, reserve design, and population recovery programs. P: An ecology crse (eg, Botany/Zool 460) and genetics (eg, Genetics/ Zool 466).
655 Biology and Genetics of Filamentous Fungi. (Crosslisted with Pl Path, Microbio, Genetics, MM&I) 3-4 cr. Fungal genetics, genomics, and physiology using plant pathogenic fungi and the genetic models Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa as model systems to explore the current knowledge of fungal genetics and plant/fungal interactions. P: Cons inst; Pl Path 300 & 332 recommended; Genetics 466 or equiv; general microbiol crse.
670 Adaptive Restoration Lab. (Crosslisted with Land Arc) 2 cr. Field experience in restoration as an adaptive process involving field experimentation; baseline data collection on restoration sites; design of experiments to advance restoration science; quantitative evaluation of restoration outcomes. Analysis and interpretation of data; development of a team report. P: a crse in ecology & a crse in stats, or cons inst.
698 Directed Study. 1-4 cr. P: Jr or Sr st. Graded on a Cr/N basis; requires cons inst.
699 Directed Study. 1-4 cr. P: Jr or Sr st. Graded on a lettered basis; requires cons inst.
725 Ecosystem Concepts. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 3 cr. Scope and objectives of ecosystem ecology; roles of theory, long-term studies, comparative studies, and large-scale experiments; scaling problems; ecosystem services and ecological economics; adaptive ecosystem assessment and management. P: Grad st. Experience in modeling, programming, or stats.
761 Taxonomy and Evolution of Wild and Domesticated Grasses. 2 cr. Identification, classification, and evolution of native and cultivated grasses and grasslike plants; lecture and lab. P: Cons inst or Bot 400 or 401.
801 Advanced Plant Community Ecology. 4 cr. Ecological determinants of plant community structure, dynamics, and diversity from an evolutionary perspective. Relations of vegetation types, physiognomy and phenology to plant adaptation and constraints. Gradient analysis, succession, nutrient cycling, plant-herbivore interactions, species richness. (Includes field trip to Great Smoky Mountains.). P: Bot 455, 460, or Biocore 333, and intro calculus.
802 Physiological Plant Ecology. 3 cr. Gas exchange at the individual plant and community level, energy balance and water relations, nutrient cycling, biomechanical adaptations; growth analysis; adaptations to sun and shade, primary productivity models, physiological ecology of selected plant communities (arctic/alpine, boreal, chaparral, desert, tropical, aquatic). Lecture and lab. P: A crse in ecology or cons inst.
825 Ecological Methods. 3 cr. Collecting, compiling and analyzing data used in the study of plant communities; lecture and lab. P: Bot 455 or 460 & elem knowledge of stat.
828 Evolutionary Plant Ecology. 3 cr. Topics in plant population biology from an evolutionary perspective, including the ideas of kin and group selection, life history analysis, the dynamics of plant competition, and the adaptive significance of sex. P: An ecology crse (Botany/Zoology 460 or Biocore 333) and a genetics crse or cons inst.
840 Regulatory Mechanisms in Plant Development. (Crosslisted with Biochem, Genetics) 3 cr. Molecular mechanisms whereby endogenous and environmental regulatory factors control development; emphasis on stimulus perception and primary events in the signal chain leading to modulated gene expression and cellular development; lecture. P: Biochem 501 or 601 & Botany 500 or Biocore 301 & 323.
858 Special Topics in Plant Physiology. 1-3 cr. Subjects vary. See Timetable for topic; lecture. P: Cons inst.
860 Plant Cell Biology. 2 cr. Structure/function relationships at the cellular level. Topics include the biogenesis of organelles, vesicle traffic, ion transport and signalling processes, and organization of the cytoskeleton and cell wall. P: Botany 500 or Biochem 501 or 601.
879 Advanced Landscape Ecology. (Crosslisted with Zoology, Forest) 3 cr. Landscape ecology emphasizes spatial patterning--its development and importance for ecological processes--and often focuses on large regions. Concepts, methods, and applications of landscape ecology will be learned through lectures, readings, exercises in quantitative approaches, and an independent project. P: Grad st & cons inst.
910 Seminar-Morphology. 1 cr. P: Grad st or cons inst.
911 Limnology and Marine Science Seminar. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn, Civ Engr, Envir St, Geology, Zoology) 1 cr. Sections in various fields of zoological research. P: Grad st in limnology & marine sci grad prgm or cons inst.
930 Seminar-Mycology. (Crosslisted with Pl Path) 1 cr. P: Grad st.
940 Seminar in Plant Systematics and Evolution. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
941 Plant Taxonomy Journal Review. 1 cr.
950 Seminar-Plant Ecology. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
951 Plant Ecology Journal Review. 1 cr. P: Grad st in plant ecol or cons inst.
960 Seminar-Plant Physiology. 1 cr. P: Grad st.
965 Seminars in Developmental Biology. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 1 cr. Sections in various fields of zoological research. P: Grad st.
969 Colloquium on Teaching College Biology. (Crosslisted with Zoology) 0-1 cr. Educational practice and theory in college biology; effective use of instructional formats; organizational techniques for presenting a body of knowledge; learning characteristics of college students; the role of introductory biology in majors and non-majors curricula. P: Grad st & cons inst.
980 Earth System Science Seminar. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn, Envir St, Forest, Geog, Geology, Zoology) 1 cr. Topics in earth system science. Emphasis on the coupling between atmospheric, oceanic and land surface systems, involving physical geochemical and biological processes, and including interactions with human systems. P: Grad st.
990 Research-Phycology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
991 Research-Plant Anatomy/Morphology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
992 Research-Lichenology Bryology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
993 Research-Mycology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
994 Research-Plant Systematics. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
995 Research-Plant Ecology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
996 Research-Plant Physiology. 1-12 cr. P: Grad st.
999 Independent Work. 1-3 cr. P: Grad st.