This is an integrated approach to vertebrate embryology and comparative anatomy, relating their characteristics phylogenetically. Laboratory includes microscopic examination of various representative vertebrate embryos and the dissection of a variety of representative vertebrates. This course emphasizes field identification, plant systematics, and ecological analysis of plant communities. It is a useful course for those interested in environmental impact analysis or any postgraduate training in a botany, ecology, or environmental field. The second half of the course emphasizes lab analysis of plants and ecosystems.
Laboratory consists of research projects examining current physiological questions and techniques.
Includes 3 lab hrs. If a course is full please do not ask to be signed into the course if other courses in the category are not also full. These are alternate-year courses. They will not be offered during academic year 2002-2003 .