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Dr. Robert L. Curry
Dept. of Biology
Villanova University
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In Fall 2008, I will be offering Bio 7105 in autumn for
the first time. One of the most important reasons for switching the course
from the spring semester is to include a major emphasis on field activities,
many of which become difficult or impossible in the "spring" because of
inclement weather (or just normal winter conditions!).
Activities for F08 may include:
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Day trips to regional biodiversity hotspots for
training in field identification and observation, and for learning about
monitoring and management programs
- Bombay Hook (shorebird migration; waterfowl management; upland game
management)
- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (hawk migration; sanctuary management and
monitoring programs)
- Cape May (hawk migration)
- Saw-whet Owl banding program (Second Mountain, PA)
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Day trips with emphasis on demonstration of field
methods used in current research projects or in vertebrate ecology more
widely
- Nolde Forest Environmental Center (chickadee hybridization field
study)
- Great Marsh, Chester Co. (Carolina Chickadee field studies; marsh
management and land preservation)
- Small mammal trapping (Villanova West Campus or local parks)
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Individual student projects involving field data
collection
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