Individual research projects are undertaken. A seminar course dealing with recent research in selected areas of neurobiology. 26P Computer-assisted methods for constructing and testing phylogenetic hypotheses are introduced through lectures and laboratories. Molecular, biochemical, and morphological data are compared and contrasted as indicators of relationships. Character coding, parsimony, compatibility, and congruence are discussed.
Students prepare a comprehensive term paper based on analysis of individual data sets.
T A class directed seminar analyzing the major problems in developmental biology from cellular, genetic, and molecular perspectives. I TBA A research project requiring the prior consent of a member of the Department to supervise the project. This course is normally open only to Fourth Year students with adequate background in Zoology. All students are required to make written and, perhaps, oral presentations of the results of their projects and participate in a poster session. A copy of a written report must be submitted to the Undergraduate Office.