BIOEE 4461 - Plant Behavior and Biotic Interactions, Laboratory

(crosslisted) BIONB 4461, PLSCI 4461

Spring. 1 credit. Student option grading.

Prerequisite or corequisite: BIOEE 4460, BIONB 4460 or PLSCI 4460.

A. Kessler, R. Raguso.

Laboratory course covering topics presented in BIOEE 4460/BIONB 4460/PLSCI 4460.

Outcome 1: Identify, explain, categorize and examine the ecological, physiological and molecular mechanisms of plant biotic interactions.

Outcome 2: Discuss these mechanisms and interpret associated data analyses in the light of evolutionary theory and draw conclusions about potential agricultural applications.

Outcome 3: Broadly apply and critically evaluate the four levels of proximate and ultimate causation for the study of biotic interactions in general.

Outcome 4: Apply, categorize and integrate basic conceptual and analytical tools to describe complex behavioral interactions.

Outcome 5: Discuss, contrast and design a number of experimental and synthetic approaches to analyzing and discovering chemical ecological processes including bioassays and chemical and molecular analyses.

Outcome 6: Read, discuss, evaluate, objectively criticize original studies in the field.

Outcome 7: Provisioned with observations or a theoretical framework, students will be able to formulate scientific questions, derive hypotheses and design an appropriate experimental plan.