BIO 315 Natural History of the Vertebrates

4 Credit(s) DII

A study of the vertebrate animals, with emphasis on their ecology and life histories. Lab and fieldwork will include identification of vertebrates, museum techniques used in specimen preparation and storage, and field methods used in vertebrate studies. Several weekend field trips will be required. Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIO101-102 or BIO103, or BIO 105, or BIO107H-108H, or BIO 115H-BIO 116H, or BIO 121-BIO 122, or BIO 122-BIO 123, or BIO 122-BIO 124, or BIO 131-BIO 132, or permission of Department Chairperson.