Graduate Field Course in Rainforest Research
(BIO384K)
Permission to take the course
must be obtained from L.E. Gilbert.
Types of Students Admitted A diversity of graduate students have taken
this course in the past from several departments (Anthropology, Biology, Botany,
Science Education, Geography, Zoology). In terms of what the course means for
any particular individual there are several categories:
- Ph.D. students looking
for a dissertation project. This category generally has included students
early in their careers, with interests in particular problems and/or organisms,
but with no particular system to study. While 7 dissertation projects have
grown out of such course projects at Corcovado, more often the practical experience
at Sirena has simply helped students focus interests more realistically.
- Ph.D. students part
way through dissertation work in another region who want to conduct comparative
studies in rainforest habitats, or who simply wish to achieve a broader perspective
on their organisms or experimental systems.
- Masters students who
develop their course project into a master's thesis
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