Center personnel teach several courses related to conservation biology within the Department of Biological Sciences and the Program in Human Biology. These courses include:
Biology 13N. Stanford Introductory Seminar: Environmental Problems and Solutions. Paul Ehrlich. Students do independent investigations of current environmental problems, analyzing differing views of them and discussing possible solutions. Each student gives two seminar presentations and leads two seminar discussions. Short, documented position papers are written for policy makers.
Biology 139. Biology of Birds. Paul Ehrlich. Ways birds interact with their environments and each other, emphasizing studies that had impact in the fields of population biology, community ecology and evolution. Students become familiar with local bird communities; emphasis is on field research.
Biology 140. Population Biology of Butterflies. Paul Ehrlich. Field work on Euphydryas populations.
Biology 312. Ethical Issues in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Paul Ehrlich. Discussions led by faculty and outside guests.
Human Biology 2A. Genetics, Evolution and Ecology. staff includes Carol Boggs. Introduction to basic principles of classical and modern genetics, evolutionary theory and population biology. Topics: micro- and macro-evolution, population and molecular genetics, population dynamics, and community ecology, emphasizing the genetics of the evolutionary process and applications to human populations.
Human Biology 119/ Biology 144. Conservation Biology. Carol Boggs and Alan Launer. Introduction to the science of preserving biological diversity, its principles, policy and application. Topics: biology of small populations, extinction, minimum viable population analysis, habitat fragmentation, reserve design and management, and the Endangered Species Act. Case studies and local field trips illustrate topics.
