| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | No 2022 2021 2020 Open to first-years only |
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| Core Area | Sciences |
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| Liberal Arts Practices |
Faculty Profile for Professor McHugh
Discovering Biology: Invasive Species
Provides students with an introduction to biological processes through the lens of biological invasions. The practice of science and how we communicate science are considered through explorations of invasive plants and animals in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Biological invasions are considered in the framework of broad ecological and evolutionary concepts, and in the context of global change. Students deliberate in written reports and class presentations on specific ways in which invasive species affect biodiversity, how they adapt to new environments, and how humans play a role in homogenizing biodiversity. Students who successfully complete this seminar will receive course credit for CORE 110S and satisfy the Scientific Perspectives core requirement.
Professor Damhnait McHugh is a marine biologist who studies the evolution of animal diversity, both ancient and recent. Recently she has become very interested in the ecology and evolution of animals and plants that humans introduce to new habitats, in the sea or on land.