ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF
MARINE VERTEBRATES: BIOSM 3210/MEFB (ZOOL) 754
dates: JULY 23 - AUGUST 6, 2012
credit hours: 3 semester credits
total cost for CU/UNH students: $5,104 (includes room, board and tuition)
total cost for others: $5,932 (includes room, board and tuition)
Prerequisite: One semester of college level biology or equivalent.
CORNELL students; this course fulfills the following requirements:
"Biology Foundation, Biological Diversity" requirement for Biology & Society majors
CORNELL students; this course fulfills the following requirements:
"Biology Foundation, Biological Diversity" requirement for Biology & Society majors
All students: This course is the prerequisite for the Shoals Marine Mammal Internship.
Course description: 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; Director, Shoals Marine Laboratory
Teaching Assistants:
Stacy Farina, Cornell University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
