BIOL 423 - Mammalogy

(3 units)

Prerequisites: At least one of BIOL 312, BIOL 324, or BIOL 350, with a grade of “C” or better.
Explores the biology and diversity of the world’s living mammals. Lecture emphasizes radiation of orders; their morphology, physiology, evolutionary history, ecology and behavior. Laboratory emphasizes external and skeletal morphology of these same taxa, identification of California species, and a focus on techniques in mammalogy.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 2 hrs., laboratory 3 hrs.)