ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF

MARINE VERTEBRATES: BIOSM 3210/ZOOL 754

dates:              JUNE 8 – 22, 2009

credit hours:    4 semester credits

total cost:        $4,812 (includes room, board and tuition) 

Prerequisite: One full year of college level introductory biology or equivalent.

 
The course is designed to introduce students to a comparative study of the principal organ systems of vertebrates  (i.e., fishes, sea turtles, marine birds, marine mammals) that are specifically adapted to the marine environment. Rather than focusing only on description of anatomical structure, the anatomy of structures will be integrated with function, biological role, and evolutionary relationships. Laboratory exercises cover osteology, dissection, behavior and biomechanics. 

Faculty:
Dr. Frank Fish       Department of Biology, West Chester University

Dr. Willy Bemis     Cornell University, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
                           AND Director, Shoals Marine Laboratory