COLLEGE: | Arts and Sciences | |
DEPARTMENT: | Biology - Integrative | |
PREFIX: | ZOO | |
NUMBER: | 2303 | |
TITLE: | Vertebrate Zoology | |
CREDIT HOURS: | 3 | COURSE ATTR: | N/A | COREQUISITES: | N/A | PREREQUISITES: | BSC 1010 Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 2010 Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 1010C Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 2010C Minimum Grade: C- or Biology Minimum Score: 5 and BSC 1010L Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 2010L Minimum Grade: C- or Biology Minimum Score: 5 and BSC 1011 Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 2011 Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 1011C Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 2011C Minimum Grade: C- or Biology Minimum Score: 5 and BSC 1011L Minimum Grade: C- or BSC 2011L Minimum Grade: C- or Biology Minimum Score: 5 and CHM 1045 Minimum Grade: C- or CHM 1045C Minimum Grade: C- or CHM 2045 Minimum Grade: C- or CHM 2045C Minimum Grade: C- or Chemistry Minimum Score: 4 and CHM 1046 Minimum Grade: C- or CHM 1046C Minimum Grade: C- or CHM 2046 Minimum Grade: C- or CHM 2046C Minimum Grade: C- or Chemistry Minimum Score: 5 |
COURSE DESCRIPTION: | The origin, diversity, and adaptations of vertebrates. Phylogenetic systematics (clasistics) will be used as the basis for determining evolutionary relationships of orga- nisms. Monophyletic groupings provide a framework for examining behavior, physiology, and ecology in an explicit evolutionary context. Vertebrates common to Florida and the southeastern United States will be emphasized. |