Canisius College, Buffalo, New York

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Dr. Sara R. Morris

Associate Professor of Biology
Office: Health Science 317-D
Phone: (716) 888-2567
Email : morriss@canisius.edu

Fall 2006 Office Hours:

 M 10:30-11:30  

 

 M 2:30-4:30  

 

  W 2:00-4:00  

 

 Or by appointment

Students are free to stop by whenever I am in my office, but students with appointments will have precedence

 

Teaching

Brief descriptions of my courses are available below, but students in these courses should use Blackboard for course announcements and updates.

Courses offered Fall 2006            

Ø      BIO201--Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology   (taught with Dr. Hull-Sanders)
BIO201 is the third semester of the introductory sequence for biology majors.  The course covers ecology from the organismal to the ecosystem level, an introduction to animal behavior, and evolution from both historical and mechanistic perspectives.

Ø      BIO320--Field Ecology (offered Fall 2006)

Courses offered in other semesters

Ø      BIO102--Organismal Biology (taught with Drs. Aronica and Hogan)
This course is the second semester of the majors biology sequence and covers the anatomy and physiology of animals and plants.

Ø      BIO166--Biology of Birds
This course is a non-majors (AS I) course about bird biology.  Students will learn to identify local species, learn about feathers and flight, learn about behavior including courtship, nesting, and raising the young.

Ø      BIO365--Vertebrate Zoology (offered Fall 2007)

Ø      BIO166--Ornithology (offered spring 2007)

I also teach outside of Canisius College.  My other courses include:

Ø      Introduction to Field Ornithology--a two-week, four-credit course taught at the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, Maine.

Ø      One week workshops in ornithology at the Audubon Ecology Workshop in Maine.

Research

I am part of the Computational Ecology Research Group at Canisius.  My primary research interest is in songbird migration. I have been studying the stopover ecology of migrant songbirds on Appledore Island, Maine, during the spring and the fall since 1990. These short stopovers are used by migrants to rest, eat, and avoid predators before continuing on their migration. I am also interested in mortality of migrants caused by collisions with communications towers.

Other Interests

 I coordinate the Environmental Science Program and advise most environmental science majors.

Environmental Biology Minor is offered through the biology department. If you want to declare and environmental biology minor, please declare your intentions with me.

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This page last updated on September 5, 2006, by Sara R. Morris
Department of Biology, Canisius College, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14208

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