Course Description

BI203* Comparative Zoology I - Chordates 1.0

A study of the major systems of the vertebrate classes from an evolutionary point of view. In the laboratory, the following representative specimens will be dissected: three protochordates, a shark, an amphibian and a mammal. Demonstrations of the anatomy of representatives of other classes will be examined in the laboratory.

Prerequisite: BI100*.

Exclusion: BI221, BI222, BI253*, KP221, KP222, Honours Biology programs.

2 lecture hours, 4 lab. hours

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor