Students conduct individual ethogram project. Field trip to mammal collection at Field Museum of Natural History. Topics include taxonomy, evolution, anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of mammals of the world. Laboratory emphasis on recognition and characteristics of 61 species of Illinois mammals. Field trips to Niabi Zoo and Field Museum of Natural History.
Graduate students conduct individual research project.
Course describes chemical and biological evolution, providing evidence from fossil record,comparative anatomy, physiology, behavior, genetics, and molecular biology. Methods of developing classification schemes are discussed. Bioacoustics , Zool 583, taught at Shedd Aquarium, Quad City and Macomb campuses. Topics include survey of animals that produce sounds, types of sounds produced, hearing, sound transmission, equipment considerations, recording methods, and analysis techniques. Students are issued a cassette recorder, collect, and analyze sounds from biological and non-biological sources.