Function and adaptation of the marine and freshwater invertebrate groups emphasizing the evolutionary linkage between taxa.




          Substrate-water interface ecology with accent on marine and freshwater invertebrates. Both lotic and lentic ecosystems are studied with a field oriented hands-on approach.








Jerry Lee Kaster, Ph.D.





          Function and adaptation of the marine and freshwater invertebrate groups emphasizing the evolutionary linkage between taxa.




          Substrate-water interface ecology with accent on marine and freshwater invertebrates. Both lotic and lentic ecosystems are studied with a field oriented hands-on approach.








It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
                                                                                Albert Einstein
          Emphasizes function and adaptation of the Arthropoda from arachnids to crustaceans through insects.
          Some original thinking required. Time to move beyond 'textbook and professor chatter' or succumb to imitation.
Orphic Egg, Bryant 1775
The egg represents the cosmos; The snake the innate human curiosity and quest to understand.
Academic Year Calendar
Marine Sciences at Sea, Geosciences 250
          Coral Reefs
          Estuaries
          Tides                        
          Bahamas Geology

Bahamas History and Culture
So you want to be a scientist for 2 weeks?
Go to the eye of the hurricane!
Syllabus