An evolutionary survey of protist, fungi, and plant kingdoms. Topics include the origins and ordering of biological diversity, the structure of plant communities, anatomy, morphology, and reproductive biology. Field work provides the opportunity to learn the use of taxonomic keys for identification of vascular plants. Laboratory and field work required. BIO 236 Invertebrate Zoology.
Emphasis is on the evolution and organization of animal diversity.
Laboratory includes study of as much living material as possible and field studies of representative faunal groups from Central Florida and the Florida Keys. Laboratory and field work required. Bio 237 Vertebrate Zoology. A systematic survey of the vertebrate Chordates from the jawless lampreys and hagfish through the fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Emphasis is on the structural and functional characteristics of these groups, their evolutionary relationships, ecology, behavior, and distributions.