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ENV BIOL 2503 - Zoology II

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3910
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 6 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assumed Knowledge: BIOLOGY 1101 or BIOLOGY 1401 & BIOLOGY 1201 or BIOLOGY 1202 or BIOLOGY 1001
Incompatible: ENV BIOL 2530
Assessment: Practical work, essay, online assessments
Syllabus:

This course will introduce you to the diversity of invertebrate and vertebrate animals that inhabit marine, freshwater terrestrial environments. Concepts of phylogeny will be introduced and the enormous diversity of animals will be examined in a phylogenetic framework. Major events in animal evolution will be provided with a strong focus on how animal form matches function at all levels. We will discuss the features of the major groups of invertebrates and focus on their origins and diversification. The biology of the vertebrates will follow groups from fishes to terrestrial vertebrates, including the amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. We will flavour these with interesting lectures on animal adaptations and some of the major evolutionary hurdles in vertebrate evolution. Topics in animal physiology relevant to both vertebrates and invertebrates will include the flow of energy through organisms, the process of respiration and the function of the nervous and sensory systems as well as functional morphology.

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Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3910 Mon 18/03/2019 Sun 31/03/2019 Fri 10/05/2019 Fri 14/06/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10826 LE01 145 37 4 Mar - 8 Apr Monday 12pm - 1pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
6 Mar - 10 Apr Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
7 Mar - 11 Apr Thursday 1pm - 2pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
29 Apr - 3 Jun Monday 12pm - 1pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
1 May - 12 Jun Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
2 May - 13 Jun Thursday 1pm - 2pm Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10827 PR01 52 1 4 Mar - 4 Mar Monday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
18 Mar - 18 Mar Monday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
1 Apr - 1 Apr Monday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
6 May - 6 May Monday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
20 May - 20 May Monday 2pm - 5pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
10828 PR02 72 15 5 Mar - 5 Mar Tuesday 10am - 1pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
19 Mar - 19 Mar Tuesday 10am - 1pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
2 Apr - 2 Apr Tuesday 10am - 1pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
7 May - 7 May Tuesday 10am - 1pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory
21 May - 21 May Tuesday 10am - 1pm The Braggs, 340, Laboratory