BIOLOGY 121 - Evolution of Animal Form

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

A survey of the history of animal life focusing on major revolutions in design such as the Cambrian explosion, the Mesozoic radiation of dinosaurs, and the Cenozoic radiation of mammals. Exploration of three views of form: the Darwinian view which stresses function; the historicist view which emphasizes historical accident; and the structuralist view that form is mainly the result of fixed mathematical relationships. The different ways in which each view applies the comparative method. Prerequisite: Biology 19 or 25L or 102L. Instructor: McShea

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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