The ecology, anatomy, pathology, and public health importance of these parasites are emphasized. Laboratories include both live and prepared material. Offered every other year. Emphasis is on the basic anatomical patterns of vertebrate structure. Morphogenesis and structure function relationships are discussed in terms of adaptive significance.
Laboratory includes dissections of aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates.
Offered every other year. Examines profound ubiquitous influences of the external environment on the body, the physiological responses to environmental challenges, and ways in which these responses contribute to either health or disease. Offered every other year. Examines the aging process on the molecular, cellular, and organismic levels. Emphasizes alterations during the aging process in cells whose life span is identical to that of the entire organism.