Biology - Ecology & Evolution

The evidence, the mode, and the implications of organic evolution treated in such a manner as to emphasize the function of evolution as the greatest general unifying principle in biology.  Special attention is paid to the many recent contributions of research to this field.

A study of the interactions between organisms and their environment and among organisms of the same and other species. Emphasis is on organismal, population, community, and ecosystems ecology. Course includes laboratory.

A study of vertebrate structure in relation to phylogeny, ontogeny, and function, emphasizing morphological adaptation for function. The laboratory investigation compares the detailed anatomy of a fish (shark), an amphibian (Necturus), and a mammal (cat).