Introduction to Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoology

ZOGY1450

  • Requisites: This course is available to students in the Biological Sciences program with a plan of Environmental Sciences.
  • Course Equivalencies:
  • Open Studies: Not Available
  • Credits: 3.00

This course examines the diversity of Alberta invertebrate and vertebrate taxa including methods for collection and classification of these organisms. Students will have the opportunity to conduct biodiversity surveys of aquatic and soil invertebrates and learn to recognize communities of species as indicators of ecosystem health and biological integrity. Students will compare key features of these organisms including structure and function of parts, in relation to their ecological role and how they respond to environmental impacts. Strategies for mitigation will be discussed.

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