BIOL 361 - Animal Diversity

An introduction to the science of zoology. Students will become familiar with the major groups of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater animals such as sponges, corals, crustaceans, molluscs, insects, and echinoderms. Through lectures, discussions, field trips, dissections, and laboratory observations of live specimens students will learn to identify animals and understand their anatomy and evolutionary history. Students will complete independent projects involving field collection and identification of local invertebrates. Prerequisite: BIOL 270 (Biodiversity and Evolution). Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab each week. Offered every other year. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 270. (4 Credits)