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654-201 "Invertebrate Zoology (Lectures and Practical)" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Zoology, Faculty of Science (v4, p238) : Next:654-211
Note: Credit cannot be granted for both 654-201 and 654-211. Experiments involving the use of animals are an essential part of this subject; exemption is not possible.
Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Dr D L Macmillan
Prerequisite: Biology 600-141 and 600-142 (Before 1996: 600-101 Biology)
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 39 hours practical work; seven hours demonstration work and six hours excursions
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Upon completion of this subject students should have:
- an appreciation of the range and diversity of invertebrate animals;
- an understanding of current views about the phylogenetic relationships between the groups.
In the practical component students should:
- develop the ability to recognize and classify invertebrate organisms, particularly those found in south-eastern Australia;
- combine such ability with an understanding of the morphological, physiological and behavioural characteristics of taxa.
Content:
Characteristics of all major and many minor invertebrate groups. Structural, physiological, behavioural and evolutionary responses to environmental and biological demands. The practical component will cover the taxonomy and morphology of all major and many minor invertebrate groups, with special emphasis on local marine and intertidal organisms.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination and a 2-hour end-of-semester practical examination; essay work and excursion reports of up to 1,000 words in total. Practical notebooks may be assessed.
Prescribed texts:
1. Zoology, Faculty of Science (v4, p238) : Next:654-211
2. Zoology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p180) : Next:654-211
Note: Credit cannot be granted for both 654-201 and 654-211. Experiments involving the use of animals are an essential part of this subject; exemption is not possible.
Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Dr DL Macmillan.
Prerequisite: Biology 600-141 and 600-142 (Before 1996: 600-101 or 600-112 Biology)
Contact: 26 lectures (two each week) and 39 hours practical work; seven hours demonstration work and six hours excursions
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this subject students should have:
- an appreciation of the range and diversity of invertebrate animals;
- an understanding of current views about the phylogenetic relationships between the groups.
In the practical component students should:
- develop the ability to recognize and classify invertebrate organisms, particularly those found in south-eastern Australia;
- combine such ability with an understanding of the morphological, physiological and behavioural characteristics of taxa.
Content:
Characteristics of all major and many minor invertebrate groups. Structural, physiological, behavioural and evolutionary responses to environmental and biological demands. The practical component will cover the taxonomy and morphology of all major and many minor invertebrate groups, with special emphasis on local marine and intertidal organisms.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination and a 2-hour end-of-semester practical examination; essay work and excursion reports of up to 1,000 words in total. Practical notebooks may be assessed.
Prescribed texts:
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2. Zoology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p180) : Next:654-211
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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