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Courses: Kiswahili ... Human Evolution ... Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem ... Methods course and Field project

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On the Serengeti Plain

Ecology of the Maasai Ecosytem

Fall 2008
Instructor: Dr. Jonathan Kabigumila (Department of Zoology, University of Dar es Salaam)
Required, 4 credits

Above: On the Serengeti Plain.

This course, taught by zoology faculty at the University of Dar es Salaam, examines the fundamental elements of ecology, drawing its examples from Tanzanian ecosystems, especially those of the Serengeti Plain and Ngorongoro Crater.
In Ngorongoro Crater

Above: A lion at rest. (Photo courtesy of Genevieve Werner)

Left: Flamingoes in Ngorongoro Crater. (Photo courtesy of Rachel Sandler)
Students study ecosystems, biological communities, species interactions, organismal varieties and development, biodiversity and human ecology. In the field, students survey habitats and organisms of the Northern Region. The course concludes with papers and written examinations.

Below: Wildebeests and zebras on the Serengeti Plain.

On the Serengeti Plain

The photo album has more pictures of wildlife in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.

Go to courses: Kiswahili ... Human Evolution ... Ecology of the Maasai Ecosystem... Methods Course ... Field Project
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updated 9/4/07