A survey of the plant kingdom with emphasis on the flowering plants. The structure, reproduction, evolution, adaptations, and economic significance of the major plant groups will be covered. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory or field work. An introduction to the study of the invertebrate groups, excluding insects.
Emphasis is placed on phylogenetic relationships, functional morphology, and natural history.
Offered alternate years. Click Course details . An introduction to the causes, development, evolution, and function of behavior. Labs will emphasize the observation, description, and experimental analysis of the behavior of invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans, in natural and controlled conditions. Three hours lecture and three hours lab.