BIOL 215 - Ornithology

Next Offered: Second Semester 2014/2015
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full
Credits: 4 hours
Attribute: 4NS, QFR

This course will present birds both as a unique group and as representative of vertebrates. The course will emphasize adaptation, ecology, and behavior of birds, and introduce students to methods used in modern ornithology. We also will consider current views of the systematic relationships among living birds, and the evolutionary history of birds, including the debate regarding their origin in relation to dinosaurs.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: K. Tarvin
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites Any one of the following: Bio 100, Bio 102, or an AP score of 5.