Laboratory includes the dissection of the shark and cat. Offered annually-Spring semester. Students will learn how to design field and laboratory studies, collect and process field and laboratory samples, and interpret ecological data. The specific content is indicated when the course is listed in the schedule of classes. An introduction to representative types of invertebrate animals through laboratory dissections, observations and experiments with occasional field trips.
Lectures emphasize morphology and progressive specialization in morphological development.
A study of the biology of parasites of man and other vertebrates. Discussion will include types of parasites, life cycles, pathology caused by parasitism, cure and treatment and the social and economic impact of parasitism. Laboratory work will study the parasite from slide preparations. Offered every Spring. A study of the principles of growth and development in vertebrates.