The Sevilleta Field Station will be offering two classes this summer, Southwest Field Ecology and Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics, which are described below. These courses can be taken for advance undergraduate or graduate credit.
Note that the date for application for admissions to UNM for summer is May 1. http://summer.unm.edu/get-started-unm.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Biology 419/519: Southwest Field Ecology (3 cr) Dates and Locations: June 3-11 at the Sevilleta and Trail End Ranch Field Stations Description: This course will focus on the ecology near two field station sites in New Mexico: the UNM Sevilleta Field Station in the middle Rio Grande Valley, and the Albuquerque Academy Trail End Ranch Field Station in the Gila Wilderness. During this intensive field course, students will visit the major habitats and biomes of the middle and lower Rio Grande Valley, learn to identify the predominant animal and plant species, observe ecological roles and relationships and make connections between the local abiotic factors that determine biotic structure. We will also cover topics in data collection and complete a comparative analysis of the ecology of the two Field Station sites. Instructors: Rich Anderson (ander...@aa.edu or 828-3227), Terry Dunn ( tlawsondu...@gmail.com or 821-8901) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor (contact: ander...@aa.edu) Course Fees: Tuition (approx. $800) plus $550 to cover lodging, food and transportation. Undergraduates should enroll in Biology 419. Graduates should enroll in Biology 519. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Biology 410/510: Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics (4 cr) Dates and Location: July 14-19 at Sevilleta Field Field Station Description: This course will combine hands-on laboratory and field activities, lectures and computer exercises to explore modern genomic approaches to the study of ecology and evolution. The course will take place over six full days, Monday through Saturday. Topics to be covered include acquisition of sequence data, modern metagenomic and transcriptomic approaches to ecology, an introduction to computational biology, genome evolution, and genomic approaches to evolutionary biology. We will also visit field sites to discuss research associated with UNM’s Long-Term Ecological Research Program at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Lectures and laboratory exercises will be conducted in the Sevilleta Education and Research facility, a state of the art facility with beautiful views of the Rio Grande valley and Los Pinos mountains. Instructors: Don Natvig, Dan Colman, Miriam Hutchinson Prerequisites: Consent of instructor (contact: dnat...@gmail.com). Course Fees: Tuition (approx. $1000) plus $255 to cover lodging and transportation. Undergraduates should enroll in Biology 410. Graduates should enroll in Biology 510. For additional information, please contact Don Natvig (dnat...@gmail.com or 505-363-1911). Note for non-UNM students: Tuition for UNM summer classes is the same for New Mexico residents and non-residents. The application for summer admission is 1 May 2014. Admissions website: http://summer.unm.edu/get-started-unm.html
