Invertebrate Biodiversity

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Field course in the natural history and classification of invertebrates as they are encountered in their natural habitat. Course material will include: techniques for collection and identification of major groups of invertebrates; aspects of behaviour and ecology of local species; use of invertebrates as indicators of environmental change; censusing/monitoring invertebrates populations. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Zoology 375, 401 or 435.