BIOLOGY 461 - Vertebrate Collections Mgmnt

Institution:

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Description:

This course focuses on the creation, maintenance and utlitiy of vbertebrate collections. Students learn to legally obtain, prepre, catalogue and store specimens in the University's collections. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission required to enroll. Grades of C or higher in Biology 100 & 101. In addition it is preferable that the student has recieved a C or higher in a 500 level Biology Lab such as Comp. Vert. Anat., Ichthoyology, Mammalogy, Herpetology, Vert. Fossils and Evol. or Ornithology.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 545-0111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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