Course Description
Course Name
Life on Land: Animals
Session: VCPS3125
Hours & Credits
24 Host University Units
Prerequisites & Language Level
Course entry requirements: BIO1000F or BIO1000H, BIO1004F/S.
Taught In English
- There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.
Overview
Course outline:
This course will familiarise students with the evolution, functional biology and physiology of invertebrates and vertebrate animals living in terrestrial environments. It covers the diversity and life styles of land animals (particularly myriapods, arachnids, insects and tetrapod vertebrates), paying special attention to the major adaptations required for life on land.
This course will familiarise students with the evolution, functional biology and physiology of invertebrates and vertebrate animals living in terrestrial environments. It covers the diversity and life styles of land animals (particularly myriapods, arachnids, insects and tetrapod vertebrates), paying special attention to the major adaptations required for life on land.
*Course content subject to change