CONSERVATION BIOLOGY.

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Pre-requisites: ≥C- in BIOL 171 , ≥C in BIOL 172 , BIOL 173 , BIOL 270 or permission of the instructor; BIOL 440 recommended. Conservation biology is a synthetic discipline that has arisen in response to the current unprecedented rates of extinction and draws on a wide range of basic sciences and applied fields to address the problem of loss of biological diversity. This course introduces students to the discipline of conservation biology, familiarizes students with literature in conservation biology and provides students with a forum for discussion of some major topics in conservation biology.