K Students classify and identify mammalian species, especially those of North America. Evolutionary adaptations of various mammalian taxonomic groups are compared and related to habitats and life histories of selected examples of mammalian species. Students learn to describe the distribution of mammalian species and relate these distributions to environmental constraints. K Students understand the systematic relationships among fishes, especially freshwater species. They compare the physiology and habits of freshwater fish to those of marine fish.
Students become knowledgeable of the distributions, evolution and adaptations of fishes.
K Students study viral, bacterial, non-infectious, and parasitic diseases. Selected diseases will be discussed and emphasis will be placed on etiology, transmission, signs, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis, immunity, treatment, and control. K Students study the basic principles of parasites and their emphasis on human parasites are studied by students. K Students undertake an in-depth study of vertebrate systems with special emphasis on nervous responses, endocrine control, circulation, respiration, digestion, excretion, and reproduction in man. Students study the classification and life histories of birds with an emphasis on North American species.