Some weekend field trips are included. One course credit, fall semester. A course presenting a broad evolutionary theme of the vertebrates using the facts of comparative anatomy, embryology, and paleobiology. Biology 101 or 112 . One course credit, fall semester.
Emphasis is placed on structure, functional morphology, physiology, ecology, and evolution.
A field trip to the Gulf Coast has been included in the past few years. Biology 101 or 102 . One course credit, spring semester. The structure, function, and life histories of algae and fungi will be considered. The uses of these organisms as experimental tools also will be emphasized.