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PBIO 801 - Plant Physiology
Credits:
3.00
Structure-function relationship of plants, internal andx Structure-function relationship of plants, internal and ext
external factors regulating plant growth and development,
plant hormones, plant metabolism, water relations, and
mineral nutrition. Prereq: introductory botany or concepts
of plant growth; one year of college chemistry (e.g.,
general chemistry); organic chemistry or basic chemistry;
or permission.
PBIO 802 - Plant Physiology Laboratory
Credits:
2.00
Analytical techniques for plant physiology, effects of
growth regulators on plant growth and development, cell
and tissue culture, enzyme kinetics, and plant water
relations. Pre- or Coreq: plant physiology. Special fee.
PBIO 809 - Plant Stress Physiology
Credits:
3.00
Examines the physiological and biochemical mechanisms of
plant response to abiotic stresses including drought,
salt, high and low temperature, visible and ultraviolet
radiation, heavy metals, and air pollutants. Discusses
current hypotheses, agricultural and ecological
implications. Prereq: plant physiology; biochemistry;/ or
permission.
PBIO 813 - Biochemistry of Photosynthesis
Credits:
4.00
The physiology and biochemistry of photosynthesis in
higher plants and microorganisms: light reactions,
electron transport, membrane structure and function, carbon
assimilation pathways, energy conservation, and metabolic
regulation. Agronomic and ecological aspects of
photosynthesis are examined. Prereq: plant physiology or
biochemistry. (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 814 - Electron Microscopy
Credits:
2.00
Theory and principles involved in preparing plant and
animal tissue for observation with the transmission (TEM)
and scanning (SEM) electron microscopes; x-ray analysis
(EDAX); freeze-facture, including shadow casting and
photographic techniques; and presentation of micrographs
for publication. Prereq: permission.
Co-requisites:
PBIO 815 - Electron Microscopy Lab
Credits:
3.00
Practical application of theoretical principles and
practices utilized in preparing and observing plant and
animal tissues with the transmission and scanning electron
microscopes. Student project assigned. Prereq: permission.
Special fee.
Co-requisites:
PBIO 814
PBIO 817 - Lake Ecology
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the ecology of freshwater systems with
emphasis on lakes. Origins of lakes and the effects of
watersheds on lake chemistry and nutrient cycling are
explored. Other topics include the impact of human
disturbances on productivity and aquatic food webs and
methods used for the management and restoration of lakes.
Comparisons are made of the structure and functions of lake
ecosystems found in temperate, tropical and arctic regions.
Prereq: general biology. (Also offered as ZOOL 817.)
PBIO 819 - Field Studies in Lake Ecology
Credits:
4.00
Ecology of lakes and other freshwater habitats examined
through field studies. Emphasizes modern methods for
studying lakes, analysis and interpretation of data, and
writing of scientific papers. Seminars on research papers
and student presentations of class studies. Field trips to
a variety of lakes, from the coastal plain to White
Mountains; investigate problems, such as eutrophication,
acidification, biodiversity and biotoxins. Capstone
experiences include interaction with state agencies, lake
stakeholders and the submission of written manuscripts for
publication. Prereq: introductory biology. (Also offered as
ZOOL 819.) Special fee. Lab.
PBIO 820 - Plant Nutrition
Credits:
4.00
Mineral nutrition of higher plants, behavior of nutrients
in the soil and in plants, environmental and genetic
factors that influence nutrient absorption and
translocation, and visual diagnosis and remediation of
plant nutrient deficiencies and toxicities. Prereq: CHEM
403-404; PBIO 701 or permission. Special fee.
PBIO 821 - Microscopic Algae
Credits:
4.00
Ecology and diversity of broad array of photosynthetic
bacteria and protists, ecological and physiological
diversity, anaerobic and aerobic respiration, the evolution
of protists, and diversity of marine and freshwater
habitats. Use of advanced glass microelectrodes to study
metabolic rates. Research projects tailored to individual
interests. Lab and field trips. Special fee.
PBIO 822 - Marine Phycology
Credits:
4.00
Identification, classification, ecology, and life
histories of the major groups of marine algae,
particularly the benthonic marine algae of New England.
Periodic field trips. Prereq: principles of biology or
elementary botany or survey of the plant kingdom. Lab. (Not
offered every year.) Special fee.
PBIO 825 - Marine Ecology
Credits:
4.00
Marine environment and its biota, emphasizing intertidal
and estuarine habitats. Includes field, laboratory, and
independent research project. Prereq: general ecology;
permission. Marine invertebrate zoology, oceanography, and
statistics are desirable. (Also offered as ZOOL 825.)
Special fee. (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 826 - Integrated Pest Management
Credits:
4.00
Integration of pest management techniques involving
biological, culture, and chemical control with principles
of insect ecology into management approach for insect
pests. Prereq: permission.
PBIO 827 - Algal Physiology
Credits:
3.00
Survey of major topics in the physiology and biochemistry
of marine and freshwater algae including nutrition,
metabolic pathways, reproductive physiology, storage and
extracellular products, cell inclusion, growth, and
development. Prereq: introduction to biochemistry or
permission. (Not offered every year.)
Co-requisites:
PBIO 832 - Lake Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Credits:
4.00
Lectures and seminars on interpreting lake water quality,
developing a natural history inventory for lakes, the
process of creating a lake management plan, and resolution
of conflicting uses of lakes. Students develop lake
management plans in cooperation with governmental agencies
and lake associations. Guest speakers from State agencies
and non-governmental organizations. Introduction to and use
of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) methods for the
analysis of lakes and watersheds. Presents lake management
issues from scientidic and social science points of view.
Open to students from all disciplines. (Also offered as
ZOOL 832.) Special fee. Lab.
PBIO 847 - Aquatic Higher Plants
Credits:
4.00
Flowering plants and fern relatives found in and about
bodies of water in the northeastern United States;
extensive field and herbarium work, preparation techniques,
and collections. Prereq: plant taxonomy or permission. Lab.
(Not offered every year.)
PBIO 851 - Cell Culture
Credits:
5.00
Principles and technical skills fundamental to the culture
of animal and plant cells, tissues and organs.
Introduction to the techniques of subculturing,
establishing primary cultures, karyotyping, serum testing,
cloning, growth curves, cyropreservation, hybridoma
formation and monoclonal antibody production, and organ
cultures. An interdisciplinary course with emphasis on the
application of cell culture to contemporary research in the
biological sciences. Prereq: general microbiology;
permission. (Also offered as ANSC 851 and MICR 851.)
Special fee. Lab.
PBIO 852 - Mycology
Credits:
4.00
Classification, identification, culturing, life histories,
and ecology of fungi, from slime molds to hallucinogenic
mushrooms; the significance of fungi in human history, from
their contribution to the art of bread making and alcoholic
fermentation to their destructiveness as agents of deadly
diseases of plants and animals. Prereq: principles of
biology I, II or introduction to botany, or equivalent.
Special fee. Lab.
PBIO 853 - Cytogenetics
Credits:
4.00
Chromosome structure, function, and evolution. Eukaryotic
genome organization. Theory of, and laboratory techniques
for, cytogenetic analysis in plants and animals. Prereq:
BIOL 604. (Also offered as GEN 853.) Special fee. Lab. (Not
offered every year.)
PBIO 854 - Laboratory in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids
Credits:
5.00
Application of modern techniques to the analysis of
biological molecules, with an emphasis on nucleic acids;
includes DNA isolation and analysis, cloning, sequencing,
and analysis of gene products. Prereq: BCHM 658/659, 751,
or permission. (Also offered as BCHM 854 and GEN 854.)
Special fee.
PBIO 858 - Plant Anatomy
Credits:
5.00
Anatomy of vascular plants from a functional/developmental
point of view with emphasis on Angiosperms. Basic cell and
tissue structure of plant organs will be covered as well as
the importance of chaos, fractals, scaling, mechanical
stress and environmental factors in determining the role
anatomy plays in the biology of plants. Prereq: principles
of biology or introductory botany. Lab. (Not offered every
year.)
PBIO 860 - Insect Pest Management
Credits:
4.00
Students learn the principles of integrated pest
management, as they apply to insects (and some other
anthropods). Additionally, they learn to recognize the
major orders of incests, and some insect families that are
important as natural enemies of pests. Course incorporates
a significant amount of writing, plus learning to search
the scientific literature. Prereq: BIOL 411 and BIOL 412 or
equivalent.
PBIO 861 - Biodiversity: Phytogeographic Perspective
Credits:
4.00
Global view of biodiversity, floras and vegetation types,
from a phytogeographical perspective. Major factors such
as climatic, edaphic, biotic, geologic, glaciation on
distributions. Four Saturday field trips: Mt. Washington,
northern bogs, old-growth forest, coastal dunes. Prereq:
Systematic Botany or permission. (Not offered every year.)
Special fee.
PBIO 872 - Evolutionary Genetics of Plants
Credits:
4.00
Mechanisms of genetic change in plant evolution,
domestication, breeding, genetic engineering. Topics
include Darwinian theory; speciation and hybridization;
origins and co-evolution of nuclear and organelle genomes;
gene and genome evolution; transposable elements,
chromosome rearrangements, polypliody. Lab: DNA techniques,
sequence analysis programs, phylgenetic trees. Special fee.
Prereq: principles of genetics or equivalent; introductory
botany or principles of biology I and II or equivalent.
(Also offered as GEN 872.) (Not offered every year.)
PBIO 874 - Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Credits:
3.00
Plant transformation and regeneration, gene isolation and
identification, structure and regulation of plant genes,
current applications of plant genetic engineering,
environmental and social implications. Prereq: BIOL 604 or
permission. (Also offered as GEN 874.) (Not offered every
year.)
PBIO 875 - Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Lab
Credits:
2.00
Techniques for genetic transformation and selection of
plants, analysis of foreign gene expression, and plant
cell and tissue culture. Coreq: PBIO or GEN 874. (Also
offered as GEN 875.) Special fee. (Not offered every year.)
Co-requisites:
PBIO 874
PBIO 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 10.00
May be repeated up to a maximum of 10 credits. Cr/F.
PBIO 985 - Advanced Topics
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Discussions of current topics in selected areas of plant
biology. A) Systematic Botany; B) Physiology; C)
Pathology; D) Anatomy; E) Morphology; F) Ecology; G)
Mycology; H) Phycology; I) Cell Biology; J) Genetics; K)
Evolution; L) Plant Utilization; M) Cell Physiology; N)
Developmental Plant Biology; O) Cell and Tissue Culture; P)
Physiological Ecology; Q) Plant Disease Control; R) Plant
Hormones. Prereq: permission.
PBIO 995 - Investigations
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Supervised projects in selected areas of plant biology. A)
Systematic Botany; B) Physiology; C) Pathology; D)
Anatomy; E) Morphology; F) Ecology; G) Phycology; H)
Mycology; I) Cell Biology; J) Cell Physiology; K)
Microtechnique; L) Cell and Tissue Culture; M) Genetics; N)
Crop Management; O) Developmental Plant Biology; P)
Scientific Writing; Q) History of Botany; R) Teaching in
Plant Biology; S) Plant Growth Research and Modeling.
Prereq: permission.
PBIO 997 - Graduate Seminar
Credits:
1.00
Tips and techniques for effective communication in
science. Discussions and practice in oral and written
communication, including presentations at scientific
meetings, seminars, grant proposals, abstracts,
dissertations, and research papers. Cr/F.
PBIO 999 - Doctoral Research
Credits:
Cr/F.