Organismal Biology

Select one of the following courses:

BY 255 Invertebrate Zoology
Invertebrate phyla, emphasizing evolutionary relationships, biological principles demonstrated by invertebrates, and significance of invertebrates in total ecology. Lecture and laboratory..
Prerequisites: BY 124
Credit Hours: 4

BY 255L - Invertebrate Zoology Lab
Invertebrate Zoology Lab required with BY 255 lecture.
Credit Hours: 0

BY 256 Vertebrate Zoology
Comparative approach to the structure, function, ecology, life history, and conservation of vertebrates. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites: BY 124 and CH 115 and CH 116
Credit Hours: 4

BY 256L - Vertebrate Zoology Lab
Vertebrate Zoology Lab required with BY 256 lecture.
Credit Hours: 0

BY 260 Botany
Development, structure, physiology, and diversity of plants, emphasizing vascular plants. Lecture and laboratory. 4 hours.

Prerequisite: BY 124
Credit Hours: 4

BY 260L Botany Lab
Botany Lab required with BY 260 lecture.
Credit Hours: 0

BY 442 Experimental Phycology
Algae as model systems; experimental approaches to assessing productivity. Lecture and laboratory.

Prerequisites: BY 124 and CH 117 and CH 118
Credit Hours: 4

BY 442L Experimental Phycology Lab
Experimental Phycology Lab required with BY 442 lecture.
Credit Hours: 0

MESC 402 Marine Vertebrate Zoology
Marine fishes, reptiles, and mammals (systematics, zoogeography, and ecology). Lecture, laboratory, and field work.
Prerequisite: 12 semester hours biology.

Credit Hours: 4

MESC 407 Marine Botany
Marine algae and vascular and non-vascular plants (distribution, identification, structure, ecology, and reproduction). Lecture,
laboratory, and field work.

Prerequisite: 12 semester hours biology

Credit Hours: 4

MESC 413 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
Natural history, systematics, and morphology of marine invertebrates. Lecture, laboratory and field work.

Prerequisites: BY 124

Credit Hours: 4