BIOL 461 - Ornithology

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

(3)(Prereq: BIOL 121 and BIOL 122 or permission of instructor) (Coreq: BIOL 461L) The study of birds with emphasis on morphological and behavioral adaptations exhibited by birds in response to their environment. Laboratory exercises introduce the student to the diversity of birds with emphasis on the avifauna of North America. Topics include field identification of species, morphological and behaviorial adaptations for feeding and locomotion, bird assemblages of the southeastern United States, and censusing procedures for estimating population densities. Three lecture hours per week. S.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take BIOL*121 BIOL*122;

Corequisites:

Take BIOL*461L;

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Department: Biology; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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