BIOL 464 - Vertebrate Zoology

Credits: (4)

Instructional Method: Two hours lecture; four hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or better in BIOL 229, BIOL 132, BIOL 231, and BIOL 232; or a grade of “C” or better in in BIOL 111 and BIOL 112; or permission of instructor.
An introduction to vertebrate zoology including an examination of origin; class characteristics; evolution; and adaptations of body form, locomotion, feeding, protective, spacing, social, reproductive, activity cycles and special adaptations for various types of habitats. Emphasis on collection, preservation and identification of vertebrates.