BIOL 323 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

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SP, alternate years. A comparative study of vertebrate structure and the functional significance of anatomical variations, including some histology and developmental biology. Variations in the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, respiratory, digestive, circulatory, urogenital, endocrine, and nervous systems are explored in an explicit phylogenetic framework. The laboratory includes dissection of multiple representative vertebrates. Credit cannot be applied toward a biology major for both BIOL 205 and 323. Lectures and laboratories. Prerequisite: BIOL 160. Lab fee: $70.