Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Invertebrate Zoology

BIOL 2836  Invertebrate Zoology

Prerequisites:

BIOL 1007

Antirequisites:

BIOL 2736

Hours:

Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory work per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course will survey the major invertebrate taxa, including protists and non-vertebrate chordates, by examining and comparing life cycles, ecology, anatomy, and physiology of representative species. Emphasis will be placed on invertebrate groups with regional, evolutionary, ecological, or economic importance. Laboratory work will include specimen collection, identification, and preservation.