BIO 3416 - Vertebrate Zoology

Institution:

Kentucky Wesleyan College

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Description:

This course will provide the opportunity for students to survey the classes and major orders of an extremely "successful" group of animals. Wewill study the evolutionary history, morphological /physiological /behavioral adaptations, habitats, and conservation of these organisms, as well as techniques that are commonly employed to capture live vertebrates. In addition, students will gain experience using a dichotomous key to identify classify those species that they are most likely to encounter in western Kentucky. Three lectures and one 3 hr laboratory. Prerequisite: Biology 2305 and 2306. Offered during the spring semester of odd-numbered years.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.KWC.EDU

Phone Number:

(270) 926-3111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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