654-201 Animal Diversity

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654-201 Animal Diversity
Note	Previously known as: 654-201 Invertebrate Biology - Lectures and Prac. Credit cannot be granted for both 654-201 and 654-212. Experiments involving the use of animals are an essential part of this subject; exemption is not possible.
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	2
Coordinator	Prof D L Macmillan
Prerequisites	Biology 600-141 and 600-142; or 600-131 and 600-132.
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	24 lectures (two a week) and 27 hours practical work; and up to 6 hours of excursions, tutorials and demonstrations
Subject Description	Upon completion of this subject students should have: an appreciation of the range and diversity of the main groups of invertebrate animals; and an understanding of current views about the phylogenetic relationships between the groups. In the practical component students should develop the ability to recognise and classify the main groups of invertebrate organisms and an understanding of their morphological, physiological and behavioural characteristics. The subject provides an introduction to the characteristics of the major invertebrate groups. Structural, physiological, behavioural and evolutionary aspects of their biology are covered. The practical component will cover the taxonomy and morphology of the major invertebrate groups.
Assessment	A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination and a 2-hour end-of-semester practical examination; essay work, progress tests and excursion reports of up to 1000 words in total. Practical notebooks may be assessed.

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