BIOL 324 - Vertebrate Zoology

(4 units)

Prerequisites: BIOL 211, BIOL 212, BIOL 213 all with grade of “C” or better.
Phylogenetic survey of vertebrates (craniates). Lecture concentrates on origin and radiation of vertebrates and their functional morphology. Laboratory concentrates on skeletal and internal anatomy and taxonomy to the ordinal and familial level of living vertebrates.

Letter grade only (A-F). Course fee may be required. (Lecture 2 hrs., laboratory 6 hrs.)