BIOL 202 Vertebrate Zoology

Introduction to the chordates, in particular the Subphylum Vertebrata. It provides an overview of the structure, function, evolution, diversity and ecology of vertebrate animals. The increasing complexity in structure and function o f tissue and organ systems and the relationships between the various levels of vertebrate complexity will be discussed. Laboratories include comparative examination of functional systems amongst the major groups of vertebrates, with dissection of representative forms (3,3,0)