Platz A field course designed to allow students to study the flora and fauna of the southwest. Also involves collecting, identifying and preserving study specimens. Side trips include the Boyce Thompson Arboretum at Superior, Arizona, the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum at Tucson, Zion National Park, and Mesa Verde, Colorado. Cullum A study of the functions of vertebrates from the cellular to the whole-organism level. The course covers general principles and mechanisms applying to all vertebrates, as well as the specific physiology of mammals.
Emphasis is on systems related to metabolism and exercise.
Staff Animal development with emphasis on the higher vertebrates. Gametogenesis, cleavagepatterns and basic body plans, organ system formation, embryo-matemal relationships. Control of growth, differentiation, and morphogenesis. Vinton Introduction to the interactions of organisms and the environment, especially the biology of populations, communities, and ecosystems. Individual adaptations, the nature of the environment, population dynamics, and community organization are stressed.