Introductory, Health & Life Sciences, Agriculture, Botany, Paleontology, Notes

Animal Health Management

Role of "Agent" in Health and Disease, Role of ("Host" & Environment in Health and Disease), Principles of Control of Infectious Disease, Health Management (Ruminant, Equine, Feline, Swine, Aquatic Species, Canine, Avian, Lab Animal, Reptile), wildlife Health Concerns, Regulatory, Public Health Concerns: presentations, resources

Paleontology

principles of paleontology, basic morphology & geological significance of important fossil groups, use of fossils in dating & deciphering ancient environments, major features of evolution as seen in fossil record: lab manual, exam study guides

Introduction to Botany

introduction to plants and "plant like" organisms as well as the basic principles and processes of biology which provide a foundation for further study: plant photos, glossary, resource, genetic code and "code cracker", geologic time scale, fruit key

Flowering Plants

collection and identification of flowering plants, detailed knowledge of structural botany & understanding of the principles and methods of plant classification: Science and Evolution, Plant Taxonomy & Systematics, History of Plant Taxonomy,Floral Terminology, Floral Formulas, Morphology of Flowering Plants, Fruits, Survey of Important Plant Families, Identification Keys, Field Techniques, Herbarium Techniques, Plant Nomenclature, Taxonomic Literature, Cladistics

Growth & Structure of Meat Animals

carcass structure of cattle, pigs, sheep and poultry, consideration to whole range of animal structure from molecular biology to commercial grading of the carcass, animal growth and development considered in relation to meat production, factors such as meat tenderness, adipose development in the carcass, abnormalities of meat quality, skeletal development and carcass composition.

Links for Palaeobotanists

teaching documents, tutorials, quizzes: fossil & recent plant taxa, palynology & palynofacies, palaeontology & palaeoecology, ichnology, ecology, taphonomy. plant & wood anatomy, tree-ring research, botany, biology, evolution, mass extinction, cladistics, palaeogeography, palaeoclimate, stratigraphy & historical geology, geochronological methods, statistics, virtual field trips

Integrative Biology, Systematics of Plants

introduces principles & methods of identifying, naming, classifying flowering plants - FAQ, digital flowers, rosaceae digital images

Life Sciences

courses with web-based info (lecture notes, exams, quizzes, links, lab exercises): Integrative Biology, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Microbiology, Molecular & Integrative Physiology

Biodiversity

survey of ecological, evolutionary and conservation aspects of biological diversity: notes (Ecosystems, Communities, Species & Populations, Genetic Diversity, Tree of Life, Arthropod Overview, Mollusk Overview, Measuring Biodiversity, Rarity & Extinction, Disturbance, Value & Maintenance, Ethics & Policy)

Life Sciences

notes (biomes of North America, plant taxonomy), suprageneric nomenclature, floristic treatments, Lewis & Clark, historical essays, botanical images (The Slide Collection, Array of Botanical Images, Wildflowers of the Caucasus, Georgia)

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