SHARKS: The Biology, Evolution and Conservation
of Sharks and Their Allies: BIOSM 465
credit hours: 2 semester credits
total cost: $1,884 (includes room, board and tuition)
Prerequisites:
Vertebrates or comparative anatomy and ichthyology or permission of instructor.
The last 30 years have produced an explosion of new information on the biology of the approximately 1000 living species of sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras, which collectively make up the group Chondrichthyes. This course will cover advanced topics in the evolution, diversity, anatomy, functional morphology, neurobiology, sensory systems, behavior, reproduction, development, and conservation of cartilaginous fishes.
Faculty: Dr. Willy Bemis Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
AND Director, Shoals Marine Laboratory
Dr. Dominique Dagit, Millersville University
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