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Class Schedule - Vertebrate Zoology

Date TopicChapters
 Introduction
Evolution and speciation
 
 Phylogenetic sytematics
Chordate origins and diversity
Vertebrates: "fish"
 
 Aquatic vs. terrestrial life
Amphibians and synapsids
 
 Endothermy and ectothermy
Sauropsids: "reptiles"
 
 Mid-term exam - In class
Ontogeny
 
 Integument
..and derivatives (teeth)
 
 The cranium
Axial skeleton
 
 Appendicular skeleton
Vertebrate flight
 
 Vertebrate Migration
Sense organs
 
 The brain
Digestive system
 
 Respiratory system
Circulatory system
 
 Immune system
Excretory system
Sex I: How
Sex II: What, why and so what
Summary
 
 FINAL EXAM 

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