Section Info: BIOL-337-01

Course Title: Symbiotic Interactions

Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025

Term: Spring Semester 2025

Description: From mutualism to parasitism, symbiotic interactions are a universal feature of life. In this seminar we will study the mechanisms underlying symbiotic interactions and consider their significance for the ecology and evolution of organisms. Through foundational texts and current scientific literature, we will explore some of the most spectacular and important examples of contemporary symbioses - from infectious diseases to coral reefs, to infectious diseases, to the vast communities of microbes that live on and in our bodies - and we will learn how symbiosis is responsible for major milestones in the history of life, such as the origin of the eukaryotic cell, the emergence of land plants, and the evolution of sex.

Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Jason Andras		jandras@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025	Seminar	Tuesday and Thursday	10:30AM - 11:45AM	KNDD - Kendade	203	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: BIOL-223 or BIOL-226.	Take previously	Required

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Cross-listed Sections

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Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 18	Enrollment: 18	Available: 0	Waitlist: 5

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.