{"id":798,"date":"2022-05-23T15:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T15:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/timberlakeranch\/?page_id=798"},"modified":"2022-12-22T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T22:00:30","slug":"field-based-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/field-based-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Field-Based Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following courses routinely use TBFS as an outdoor laboratory to supplement material covered during lecture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ecology (BIOL 4401) &#8211; the study of the abiotic factors and biotic interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms.<\/li><li>Ornithology (BIOL 4430) &#8211; the study of birds, including origins, systematics, ecology, biogeography, physiology, anatomy, and reproductive biology.<\/li><li>Herpetology (BIOL 4440) &#8211; the study of amphibians and reptiles with emphasis on phylogenetics, ecology, physiology, morphology, zoogeography, conservation, and taxonomy.<\/li><li>Limnology (BIOL 4441) &#8211; the study of aquatic communities and the physiochemical factors affecting the productivity of ponds, reservoirs, and streams.<\/li><li>Mammology (BIOL 4451) &#8211; the study of mammals, including the evolution, anatomy, behavior, ecology, systematics, and basic biology of mammals.<\/li><li>Ichthyology (BIOL 4462) &#8211; the study of fishes, including anatomy, behavior, ecology, evolution, taxonomy, and zoogeography.<\/li><li>Environmental and Restoration Biology (BIOL 5320) &#8211; the study of human interactions with plants and animals within ecosystems with an emphasis on conservation and restoration ecology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized advgb-dyn-993fcefa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-1024x565.jpeg\" alt=\"Collage of people handling wildlife, including a snake, lizard, frog, tarantula, and fish.\" class=\"wp-image-800\" width=\"512\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-1024x565.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-600x331.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-768x424.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-1536x848.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-1600x883.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students-1568x865.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/timberlake-field-station\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2022\/05\/Students.jpeg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following courses routinely use TBFS as an outdoor laboratory to supplement material covered during lecture: Ecology (BIOL 4401) &#8211; 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