BIOL 506 - Ornithology

(4 credits)

Structure, classification, behavior, distribution, and identification of birds. Lectures emphasize bird evolution, anatomy, physiology, and reproductive behaviors. Labs focus on local bird identification and taxonomy and methods and techniques of gathering and analyzing data. Lecture, fieldwork, and laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 308, BIOL 310, BIOL 312, and BIOL 313, or instructor’s permission. Grade only. Offered alternate years.

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