BIO209: Vertebrate Evolution and Adaptation

Classification and phylogeny of Vertebrata, with emphasis upon mammals and fish. In addition to structure and function, life histories of selected groups will be explored. An in-depth literature review and research project will cater for students' explicit aquatic or terrestrial interests. Practicals provide exposure to the groups covered in the lectures and can be used to study a group or topic of particular interest in more detail (project) and develop specific skills, e.g. clearing and staining, dissection, biological drawing.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 4 hours per week; practicals/workshops: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisites	BIO103 Environmental Biology or ANS102 Introduction to the Animal Body or permission of the Unit Coordinator.
School	School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Unit Coordinator	Dr Howard Gill Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: H.Gill@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 1.010 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2282
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Howard Gill Senior Lecturer (H.Gill@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2282 Murdoch Campus Biological Sciences Room 1.010 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)