BIO 523 - Field Mycology

(M-O)Emphasis on field and laboratory techniques used in identifying macro fungi (mushrooms, polypores, stinkhorns, coral fungi, jelly fungi, cup fungi, etc.). Skills involving microscopic preparations and interpretation of cells and tissues, microchemical reactions, and tissue sectioning will be developed. Lecture and laboratory topics will cover morphology, taxonomy, ecology and economic importance of macro fungi. Project and paper required.Prerequisite: Year of college-level biology.(3 cr. hr.)

Frequency Code Descriptor
A = Every semester
B = At least once per year
C = At least once every two years
F = Fall
M = Summer
O = Occasionally
S = Spring
W = Winter