Laboratory examines representative specimens from the groups discussed in lecture. Students are expected to identify specimens for the lab quizzes. 39P Introduction to the natural history, evolution, and diversity of amphibians. Bird Diversity 13L, 39P Systematics, seasonal distribution, zoogeography and evolution of modern birds. Laboratories use the comprehensive world-wide collections of birds at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Laboratory includes a survey of Ontario mammals.
Laboratory surveys mammalian orders, their characteristics, identification, and systematic relationships. See page 42 for details. ZOO426H1 Regeneration in Vertebrates 26L, 39P Essentially all phenomena associated with growth and developmental processes, particularly those related to vertebrate embryos, are intrinsic to the regeneration of amputated amphibian limbs. This course deals with the mechanisms controlling the various stages of epimorphic as well as tissue regeneration of limbs and the reconstruction of organs in vertebrates, as well as the causality of the morphogenetic events. Individual research projects are undertaken.