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ZOOLOGY
Chair: Richard R. Tolman
Graduate Coordinator: Reuben Ward Rhees
597 WIDB
Provo, UT 84602-5254
(801) 378-4145
THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Graduate programs in zoology address the science of all animal life—including man. Students majoring in the department increase their appreciation of nature, obtain skills of critical thinking, and learn to implement analytical judgment relevant to the biological world.
Our Zoology Department, consisting of thirty faculty members, is organized into two graduate divisions based on faculty and academic expertise: Ecology and Systematics and Cellular Biology. Graduate students in these divisions may specialize in academic and practical areas ranging from environmental science to cellular and molecular biology. Constant attention is paid to new ideas and changing methodologies that affect awareness and implementation of biological information.
The Department of Zoology offers three degrees: Biological Science Education—MS, Zoology—MS, and Zoology—PhD. The department also offers two interdepartmental degrees: Molecular Biology—MS and Molecular Biology—PhD.
Areas of specialization:
Master's Degree: Biological Science Education, Anatomy, Cell Biology, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Entomology, Genetics, Physiology, Systematics, Wildlife and Range Resources, Zoology.
PhD Degree: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Entomology, Genetics, Physiology, Systematics, Wildlife and Range Resources, Zoology
The Department of Zoology has approximately fifty graduate students enrolled each year. About half will be studying in the Ecology and Systematics Division, and about half in the Cellular Biology Division. Students generally complete all requirements for a master's degree within two years, whereas PhD students routinely require from three to four years beyond the MS degree to complete their doctoral program.
Admission and Entry.
All graduate programs in zoology have the same admission and entry requirements, unless otherwise stated:
Applicants are encouraged to communicate with the Zoology Department for further information or to obtain a copy of the graduate student handbook.
Biological Science Education—MS
This MS degree program prepares graduates to become outstanding teachers of broad-based biological science at all academic levels. Furthermore, these prospective teachers are taught to address important bio- ethical and socioeconomic problems dealing with science and technology today.
Admission and Entry.
See preceding admission and entry requirements.
Requirements for Degree.
Zoology—MS
This MS degree program gives participants a balanced core of classes that provides them with a broad background in zoology. Research specialties cover all forms of animal life—including man—and incorporate use of a wide variety of currently used research tools to give students an in-depth study of life.
Admission and Entry.
See preceding admission and entry requirements.
Requirements for Degree.
Molecular Biology—MS
The molecular biology program is a multidepartmental program in the College of Biology and Agriculture that allows students to learn modern procedures and techniques used in research at the molecular level. Refer to the Molecular Biology section of this catalog for a program description. Students who successfully complete the MS degree in this discipline are fully qualified to compete for a PhD graduate program in the same discipline at another university.
Admission and Entry.
See preceding admission and entry requirements. Students should apply to the molecular biology program in the college and designate zoology as the study specialization. (Scott Woodward is the graduate coordinator for the molecular biology program.)
Requirements for Degree.
Zoology—PhD
This PhD degree program is a comprehensive academic endeavor in one of a wide variety of disciplines within general zoology. As with the MS program in zoology, a PhD program in this track permits students to research a wide variety of animals using a diversity of biological techniques. Considerable attention at the PhD program level is placed on methodical collection of research data, in-depth statistical analyses, and preparation of all material for eventual publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
Molecular Biology—PhD
This PhD degree program accepts only highly qualified individuals who have had an excellent background in molecular biology at BYU or another university. Students work with the latest technologies and most modern equipment available so that they can do extensive research in this discipline and publish their results.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The Department of Zoology offers the following financial aid: teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and tuition awards. Specific endowment fund awards in natural history, physiology and anatomy, and general zoology are also available.
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Program and degree resources include not only the laboratories and equipment within the John A. Widtsoe Building, but also such facilities as the following: (1) the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum (located on the BYU campus), with important and significant collections of over 1 million insects, 3 million noninsect arthropods, and thousands of marine invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, and mammals; (2) the Electron Microscope Laboratory (also on campus), with both transmission and scanning microscopes equipped with X-ray microanalysis, image processing, and electron channeling capabilities, and (3) the Lytle Ranch Preserve (in southwestern Utah), comprising 572 acres of land located in a transition zone between the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin ecosystems.
In addition, graduate students in our department have direct access to other facilities listed for our College of Biology and Agriculture (such as the Benson Agriculture and Food Institute), as well as others that have been made available through long-term association with members of our own faculty (such as the marine laboratories at Friday Harbor, Washington, or at Stanford, California). The Benmore Experiment Station, Dugway Proving Grounds, Desert Range Experiment Station, and Ephraim Experiment Station are federally owned public field stations that are also used for ecology and environmental impact research programs.
For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, send for a copy of the department's bulletin.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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503. Research Orientation. (1)
Departmental graduate procedures; techniques used in researching zoological literature. Students must register for this class the first fall semester of their graduate studies.
510. Genetics of Natural Populations. (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 475 or equivalent.
Basic principles of population genetics applied to natural populations; drift, selection, and nonrandom mating; inferring population subdivision, migration, and gene flow.
515R. Science In-Service. (1-5)
In-service course for science teachers. Subjects that may be offered include:
—Advanced Topics Science
In-Service
—Ecology Science In-Service
—Genetics Science In-Service
—Evolution Science In-Service
—Botany Science In-Service
—Meteorology Science In-Service
526. (Zool-Botny) Cell Biology. (3) Prerequisite: introductory course in biochemistry.
Molecular physiology and ultrastructure of cells, emphasizing eukaryotic organisms.
532. Insect Classification. (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 331. Recommended: Zool 330.
Insect systematics, emphasizing external morphology, natural history, evolution, distribution, and phylogeny. Insect collection required.
536. Comparative Toxicology. (3)
Prerequisite: general biology and a course in organic chemistry.
Modes of action and biological transformations of pesticides in living animals, plants, and the environment, emphasizing techniques.
537. Aquatic Entomology. (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 331 or equivalent.
Morphology, classification, biology, and functional ecology of aquatic insects.
546. World Bird Families. (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 446 or instructor's consent.
Distribution, composition, and characteristics of world bird families, using museum specimens.
547. Raptor Biology. (2-4)
Prerequisite: Zool 446 or instructor's consent.
Biology and conservation of major groups of predatory birds, using museum specimens.
549R. Advanced Topics in Zoology. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Subjects that may be offered include:
—Anatomical Preparations
—Histological Techniques
—Diseases of Fish
—Advanced Mammalogy
—Advanced Ornithology
—Wildlife Diseases
556. Limnology. (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 350.
Biotic and physical-chemical properties of lakes and streams. Saturday field trips required.
559R. Advanced Topics in Ecology and Systematics. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Subjects that may be offered include:
—Advanced Ecology
—Tropical Biology
—Evolutionary Biology
—Field Methods
561. Physiology and Drug Mechanisms. (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 460 or instructor's consent.
Function and regulation of organ systems in mammals. Relationship between normal functions and biological and physiological effects of drugs.
562. Neurophysiology. (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 460 or equivalent.
Structure and function of central and peripheral nervous systems.
565. Endocrinology. (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 460 or equivalent.
Study of mammalian hormones.
566. Experimental Endocrinology. (2)
Prerequisite: Zool 565. Recommended: Chem 481.
Techniques used in research.
569R. Advanced Topics in Entomology. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Subjects that may be offered include:
—Insect Taxonomy
—Insect Ecology
—Insect Physiology
—Acarology
572. Gene Regulation. (2)
Prerequisite: Zool 342.
Molecular basis of gene regulation in eukaryotic cells. Emphasis on transcriptional and post-transcriptional controls in nuclear and organellar genomes of animals and plants.
579R. Advanced Topics in Genetics. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Subjects that may be offered include:
—Molecular Evolution
—Teratology Techniques
585. Developmental Biology. (3)
Prerequisite: Botny-Mcbio-Zool 341, 342.
Cellular and biochemical mechanisms that achieve differentiation in the developing embryo.
589R. Advanced Topics in Physiology. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
591R. Special Problems in Zoology. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
602. Theoretical Ecology. (4)
Theoretical foundations of evolutionary ecology; understanding ecological theory.
603. Ecological Data Analysis. (4)
Prerequisite: Stat 501.
Practical quantitative methods necessary to analyze ecological data. Use of computer software for statistical analysis.
604. Phylogenetic Systematics. (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 475 or equivalent.
Theoretical foundations of modern systematics, methods of phylogenetic inference, and discussion of contemporary literature.
605. Molecular Methods in Systematics and Population Biology. (5)
Prerequisite: Zool 475 or equivalent.
Introduction to current molecular methods in systematics and population biology; emphasis on laboratory techniques in isozyme analysis.
661. Reproduction and Endocrinology. (2).
Prerequisite: Zool 460 or equivalent.
Advanced course based on current research literature.
662. Renal and Gastrointestinal Physiology. (2)
Prerequisite: Zool 460 or equivalent.
Advanced course based on current research literature.
664. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology. (2)
Prerequisite: Zool 460 or equivalent.
Advanced course based on current research literature.
694R. Research Presentation. (0.5-1)
Oral presentation of graduate research project (introduction, methods, hypothesis, results, conclusions).
695R. Practicum in Biology Teaching. (4-8)
Curricula, principles, concepts, and experiences in teaching zoology effectively.
696R. Graduate Seminar. (0.5)
Topics vary. See current class schedule.
698R. Master's Project. (Arr.)
699R. Master's Thesis. (1-9.)
799R. Doctoral Dissertation. (1-18)
FACULTY 
ANDERSEN, FERRON L., Professor. PhD, Utah State University, 1963. Parasitology.
BARNES, JAMES R., Professor. PhD, Oregon State University, 1972. Aquatic Ecology.
BAUMANN, RICHARD W., Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1970. Aquatic Insect Systematics; Biology; Distribution.
BELK, MARK C., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Georgia, 1992. Evolutionary Ecology.
BELL, JOHN D., Associate Professor. PhD, University of California, San Diego, 1987. Pharmacology; Membrane Physiology.
BENNETT, RANDY L., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1993. Oncology; Molecular Developmental Biology; Genetics.
BLACK, HAL L., Professor. PhD, University of New Mexico, 1972. Ecology; Mammalogy.
BOOTH, GARY M., Professor. PhD, University of California, Riverside, 1969. Insect Physiology; Toxicology.
BRADSHAW, WILLIAM S., Professor. PhD, University of Illinois, 1968. Developmental Biology.
BRAITHWAITE, LEE F., Associate Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1970. Marine Biology.
BUSATH, DAVID D., Associate Professor. MD, University of Utah, 1978. Electrophysiology; Molecular Modeling; Molecular Biophysics.
CRANDALL, KEITH A., Assistant Professor. PhD, Washington University, 1993. Population Genetics; Molecular Evolution; Conservation Biology.
EVANS, R. PAUL, Assistant Professor. PhD, Medical College of Virginia, 1983. Molecular Biology.
FARMER, JAMES L., Professor. PhD, Brown University, 1966. Molecular Genetics.
HECKMANN, RICHARD A., Professor. PhD, Montana State University, 1970. Fish Diseases; Parasitology.
HENINGER, RICHARD W., Professor. PhD, Oklahoma State University, 1961. Physiology; Endocrinology.
JEFFERY, DUANE E., Professor. PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1972. Ecological, Evolutionary Genetics.
JUDD, ALLAN M., Assistant Professor. PhD, West Virginia University, 1981. Physiology; Neuroendocrinology.
LEPHART, EDWIN D., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, 1989. Neuroendocrinology.
MAURER, BRIAN A., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Arizona, 1984. Population and Community Ecology.
RHEES, REUBEN WARD, Professor. PhD, Colorado State University, 1971. Neuroendocrinology; Physiology.
ROGERS, DUKE S., Associate Professor. PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1986. Phylogenetic Systematics—Mammalogy.
SEEGMILLER, ROBERT E., Professor. PhD, McGill University, Canada, 1970. Developmental Biology; Teratology.
SHIOZAWA, DENNIS KENJI, Associate Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1978. Aquatic Ecology; Ichthyology.
SITES, JACK W., JR., Professor. PhD, Texas A&M University, 1980. Evolutionary Genetics; Herpetology.
SMITH, H. DUANE, Professor. PhD, University of Illinois, 1969. Mammalian Ecology; Wildlife Management.
TOLMAN, RICHARD R., Professor. PhD, Oregon State University, 1969. Science Education.
WHITE, CLAYTON M., Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1968. Raptor Biology; Ornithology; Avian Systematics and Evolution.
WHITEHEAD, ARMAND T., Associate Professor. PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1969. Entomology; Insect Physiology.
WHITING, MICHAEL F., Assistant Professor. PhD, Cornell University, 1994. Entomology; Phylogenetic Theory and Practice.
WINDER, WILLIAM W., Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1971. Exercise Physiology and Endocrinology.
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