45 courses in the 1968–69 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
H.B.N. Hynes, Ph.D.,, D.Sc. (London), A.R.C.S. Professor and Chairman of Department
C.H. Fernando, B.Sc. (Ceylon), D.Phil (Oxford), F.R.E.S. Professor A.D. Harrison, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Cape Town) Professor J.K. Morton, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Durham) Professor E.B. Dumbroff, M Forestry, Ph.D. (Georgia) Associate Professor H.R.N. Eydt, M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster) Associate Professor W.E. Inniss, M.S.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Michigan State) Associate Professor A.G. Kempton, M.S.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Michigan State) Associate Professor W.B. Kendrick, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Liverpool) Associate Professor P.E. Morrison, M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. {McMaster} Associate Professor J.J. Pasternak, M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Indiana) Associate Professor G. Power, B.Sc (Durham), Ph.D. (McGill) Associate Professor J.C.H. Carter, B.A. (Toronto), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill) Assistant Professor A.M. Charles, M. Sc., Ph.D. (Manitoba) Assistant Professor H.C. Duthie, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Wales) Assistant Professor J.E. Thompson, B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Alberta) Assistant Professor
K. Zachariah, B.Sc. (Madras), B.A. Hons. (Oxon), M.A., Ph.D. (Princeton) Assistant Professor J.W. Moule, B.S. (Michigan), M.Sc. (McMaster), M.D.C.M. (McGill) Research Associate
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
A survey of the types of animals illustrating evolution and those types which are of special interest to man.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
(This is a terminal course and it is not available to students in the Faculty of Science, except in Optometry. Similarly it is not suitable for students of Physical Education who wish to proceed to a minor in Biology.)
Cellular processes and cooperation. The structure and functioning of flowering plants and mammals. A survey of the types of animal illustrating evolutionary sequence, The role of microorganisms in nature.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Department of Biology
The implications of genetics in the modern evolutionary theory.
3 lectures.
(Primarily for students in the General programme and those from other departments. Not available for students whose major field is Biology except as an extra course)
both living and fossil members of the group. Laboratory dissections form an integral part of the course.
Prerequisite: Biology 131 or 132
2 lectures, 4 hours laboratory (20 laboratory periods}
234, Comparative Plant Morphology: The anatomy, morphology and taxonomy of the plant kingdom with life histories of typical examples. Emphasis on morphogenetic and evolutionary aspects.
Prerequisite: Biology 131 or 132
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
methods of general microbiology. Structure, systematics, growth and functions of microorganisms.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
The fopics discussed include circulation, respiration, digestion and nutrition, metabolism, muscle, nervous system, special senses, and the endocrine system.
Prerequisites: Biology 101 or 131 or 132.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory
Primarily for students of Optometry but available to others whose major or minor field is not Biology.)
on the anatomy, taxonomy, and ecology of selected representatives.
Prerequisite: Biology 131 or 132
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: Biology 234.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
The cultural, morphological, structural and biochemical characteristics of bacteria.
Prerequisite: Biology 235.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
{By special arrangement these courses can be taken in 2 sequential halves by students in co-operative programs.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 236.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
The distribution and numbers of plants and animals. Animal movements and migrations.
Prerequisites: Biology 233, 234 and 333.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Biology 235, Chemistry 337.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: Biology 333.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: Biology 337 or 335.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Structure-function inter-relationships: biosynthetic processes, cellular regulatory mechanisms, quantitative experimental methodology.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Biology 235, Chemistry 337.
Prerequisite: Biology 301 or 337.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: Biology 234.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: Biology 234.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Department of Biology
Cell morphogenesis. Cytological methods. Brief survey of cell division. Nuclear division. Prerequisites: Biology 337, Chemistry 337.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Biology 337, Chemistry 337.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: Biology 337, Chemistry 337.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
Prerequisite Biology 235.
2 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
The results of this will be presented in thesis form and this will be critically examined by members of this and, where pertinent, other departments. Before selecting this course students must obtain approval for doing so from both the professor under whose direction they wish to work and the chairman of Biology.
Graduate and Research Programmes There are at present several major areas of study in the department in which graduate students may specialize. These include biochemical microbiology, freshwater algology, palaeobotany of the Pleistocene, ecology of freshwater invertebrates, invertebrate physiology, fisheries and water pollution. It is hoped that others will have been added by the time this calendar is published.
Fields in which research is in progress in the department are as follows.
The transport mechanisms across the cellular membranes of bacteria and of the mode of action of chemical inhibitors of microorganisms.
Fungi in the root region of crop plants with special reference to root development and nutrient uptake.
The ecology of the algae in lakes and streams, the dynamics of their growth and the mechanisms of their distribution and flotation.
The ecology of peat bogs tegether with their palynology and the plant composition of the peat.
The invertebrate fauna of running water and the fate of organic matter in streams.
Reproduction in invertebrates with special reference to the physiological inter-relationships of nutrition, food reserves, hormones and maturation of the gonads.
Biology of salmonid fishes and fluviatile forage fishes.
Developmental genetics of Protozoa and Nematodes.
Taxonomy and ecology of microfungi.
Comparative studies of numerical phenetics (computer toxonomy) and phylogenetically based taxonomy in selected groups of plants and animals. Developmental studies in Fungi Imperfecti.
Comparative neurophysiology.
Carbon metabolism in facultative bacteria and their control mechanisms.
Properties of microorganisms related to the food and fermentation industries.
Colonization of smal] aquatic habitats.
Ontogeny of bottom fauna and plankton of lakes.
Helminths of freshwater fishes.
Fauna and flora of Pleistocene ponds of the Toronto area.
Mineral nutrition of higher plants and mechanisms of seed dormancy.
Cytology and development of lower plants.
A lecture and seminar course dealing with the basic techniques of fisheries biology and reviewing the significant literature in the field.
A course dealing with the evolution of the plant kingdom with emphasis upon the Fern-Pteridosperm complex and microfossils in the Pleistocene. Aspects of Phylogeny and Paleobotany are studied.
Methods of quantitative plant ecology, plant distribution and plant sociology.
An advanced discussion of the fresh water environments and current limnological literature.
An advanced discussion of the algae.
A discussion of selected topics in Microbiology.
Discussion of selected topics in modern genetics.
Parasitism in the animal kingdom. Classification, ecology, physiology, immunology and vectors. Discussion of selected topics.
Analysis and synthesis. Special and general classifications. Artificial and natural classifications. Numerical phenetics and the phylogenetic approach. New sources of taxonomic information.
Critical discussion of selected topics in animal physiology.
Critical discussion of selected topics in plant physiology.
Critical discussions of selected mycological topics--- taxonomy, ecology, plant pathology.
1 term.
Department of Biology
A study of the terrestrial environment with special reference to the effects of modern man. | term.
Discussion of selected topics pertaining to structure and function in the neurosystems.
Discussion of selected topics in microbial physiology.
Critical discussion of selected topics in animal physiology.
Critical discussion of selected topics in plant physiology.
Selected topics in molecular biology will be presented at an advanced level with the aim of evaluating recent work and developments. Basic con-
cepts and interrelationships will be enphasized.