Teaching

OEB 141. Biogeography

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2015

Catalog Number: 85974 
Gonzalo Giribet 
Half course (spring term). M., W., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Biogeography aims to explain distributions of organisms through historical and ecological factors. This course will focus on the history of biogeographic research, developments in the area of historical biogeography, and on ecological processes that affect distributions of whole clades. Topics include plate tectonics and earth history, vicariance and dispersal, areas of endemism, phylogenetic niche conservatism, latitudinal gradients...

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OEB 181. Systematics

Semester: 

Fall

Catalog Number: 5459 
Gonzalo Giribet 
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10-11:30; laboratory on Wednesdays with hours to be arranged.
Theory and practice of systematics, emphasizing issues associated with homology statements and alignments, methods of tree reconstruction, and hypothesis evaluation. The course combines theoretical considerations, paying special attention to algorithmic aspects of phylogenetics, with the use of different computer programs for conducting evolutionary and phylogenetic analyses.
Note:...

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OEB 51: Biology and Evolution of Invertebrate Animals

Semester: 

Spring

Catalog Number: 144597 Enrollment: Limited to 12. 
Cassandra G. Extavour and Gonzalo Giribet 
Half course (spring term). Lectures Tu., Th., 10-11:30; laboratory on Wednesdays with hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Introduction to invertebrate diversity, will cover the development, adult anatomy, biology and evolutionary relationships of the main animal phyla including sponges, mollusks, annelids and arthropods among others. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the broad...

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OEB 99r. Supervised Research

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2019

Catalog Number: 144581 
Gonzalo Giribet and Andrew Berry
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Course taken in one or more semesters to obtain credit for independent research, including research toward a senior thesis. Work should be directed by an OEB faculty member or have an OEB faculty sponsor. All students must submit registration materials for OEB 99r at the time of enrollment.
Note: Laboratory safety session required....

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OEB 91r. Supervised Reading

Semester: 

Fall

Offered: 

2019

Catalog Number: 156955
Gonzalo Giribet and Andrew Berry
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading on topics not covered by regular courses. For OEB concentrators, work may be supervised by faculty in other departments, provided it is co-sponsored by an OEB faculty member. For non-concentrators, work must be directed by an OEB faculty member. Students must submit a registration request to the OEB Undergraduate Office before enrollment. Students cannot take OEB 91r...

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OEB 11: Introduction to Tropical Biology

Semester: 

Spring

Catalog Number: 208258
Gonzalo Giribet 
F. 12:00pm. Pre-semester three-week January 2019 field trip to Australia.
This course will expose students to concepts of tropical biology and tropical biodiversity. A pre-semester three-week January, 2019, field trip to Australia is recommended.  Pre-planning meetings will take place in the fall. Students will work in tropical rainforest and coral reefs, and will focus on the ecology, physiology and diversity of these ecosystems.  Experts on tropical ecology,...

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