COURSE NUMBER: | BIOL 399 | ||||||||||||||||||
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COURSE TITLE: | Special Topics in Biology - 2015/16 Winter: Integrated Zoology | ||||||||||||||||||
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: | Dr Darcy Visscher | ||||||||||||||||||
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: | credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) | ||||||||||||||||||
COURSE DESCRIPTION: | A course on a topic of figure of special interest to a
member of the biology faculty and offered on a non-recurring basis.
Prerequisites: BIOL 210, 211; some topics may have more specific pre-requisites 2015/16 Winter Integrated Zoology takes a systems based approach to understanding the connection between organismal form and function of animals within a phylogenetic context. Students consider the selective pressures of changing environmental conditions that present organisms with the challenge of continuous modification. Laboratory exercises are designed to expose students to the diversity of living animals and demonstrate the basic morphological specializations of representative organisms. |
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: | This course examines the process of becoming adapted to
fill the endless niches found on earth throughout geological time.
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Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions
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from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult
the course instructor for up to date details.
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