BIO 230 - Invertebrate Zoology

1 semester,4 Credits

More than 95 percent of the animals on the planet earth do not have backbones – they are invertebrates. This course investigates principles of animal design and patterns of phylogenetic relationships among the major animal phyla. The course will combine field and laboratory studies of animal structure and function.Prerequisites: BIO 103-104 or permission of the instructor.