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Note: Credit cannot be granted for both 654-202 and 654-212. Experiments involving the use of animals are an essential part of this subject; exemption is not possible.
Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Dr D Young
Prerequisite: Biology 600-141 and 600-142 (Before 1996: 600-101 Biology)
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week) and 36 hours practical work; 16 hours demonstrations/excursions
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Upon completion of this subject students should have:
- an appreciation of the range and diversity of vertebrate animals;
- an insight into the evolutionary history and relationships of the vertebrate groups;
- an understanding of the anatomy and functional organization of the vertebrate body.
In the laboratory component students should:
- gain a practical knowledge of the structural diversity and relationships of the vertebrates;
- acquire skills in the anatomical and microscopical methods relevant to the study of vertebrate animals.
Content:
Basic vertebrate anatomy and functional organisation; the diversity and relationships of living vertebrates; aspects of vertebrate phylogeny; principal organ systems of the vertebrate body. The practical component will cover the microscopic anatomy of vertebrates; comparative studies of the vertebrate skeleton; and the gross anatomy of selected vertebrates.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination and a 2-hour end-of-semester practical examination; laboratory notebooks and excursion reports (up to 1,200 words in total).
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2. Zoology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p180) : Next:654-212 | Prev:654-211
Note: Credit cannot be granted for both 654-202 and 654-212. Experiments involving the use of animals are an essential part of this subject; exemption is not possible.
Credit points: 14.0
Coordinator: Dr D Young.
Prerequisite: Biology 600-141 and 600-142 (Before 1996: 600-101 or 600-112 Biology)
Contact: 26 lectures (two each week) and 36 hours practical work; 16 hours demonstrations/excursions
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this subject students should have:
- an appreciation of the range and diversity of vertebrate animals;
- an insight into the evolutionary history and relationships of the vertebrate groups;
- an understanding of the anatomy and functional organization of the vertebrate body.
In the laboratory component students should:
- gain a practical knowledge of the structural diversity and relationships of the vertebrates;
- acquire skills in the anatomical and microscopical methods relevant to the study of vertebrate animals.
Content:
Basic vertebrate anatomy and functional organisation; the diversity and relationships of living vertebrates; aspects of vertebrate phylogeny; principal organ systems of the vertebrate body. The practical component will cover the microscopic anatomy of vertebrates; comparative studies of the vertebrate skeleton; and the gross anatomy of selected vertebrates.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination and a 2-hour end-of-semester practical examination; laboratory notebooks and excursion reports (up to 1,200 words in total).
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