Travel to Costa Rica
BIO 450: Tropical Rainforest Biology
This unique course focuses on tropical rainforest ecology and natural history, and current biological research in tropical rainforests. There is a traditional lecture component which meets throughout the fall semester and the field component is a trip to Costa Rica during our three week January term.
The photo on the right shows a student measuring bromeliad diversity in 1° vs 2° forests for his senior project. |
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Measuring Monstera leaves for a senior thesis project. |
| Birdwatching in the cloud forest. |
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Biology professor Dr. Pam Lopez leads students on a hike through Corcovado National Park |




