INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION LAB
Introduction to invertebrate diversity and biology, with emphasis on anatomy, development, and systematic relationships of the main animal phyla. Phyla are discussed in the context of major themes in animal evolution, such as the origin of tissue layers, the diversity of feeding mechanisms, the evolution of terrestrialization, patterns of diversification through time, and the conservation of transcriptional circuitry. Focus on animal diversity from a phylogenetic and developmental perspective.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Concurrent enrollment in ZOOLOGY 300 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the differences between animal phyla. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify key morphological structures and/or developmental phenomena that distinguish major divisions of the animal tree of life. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe early development in study species. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Generate image data from biological samples. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the differences between animal phyla. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify key morphological structures and/or developmental phenomena that distinguish major divisions of the animal tree of life. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe early development in study species. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Generate image data from biological samples. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027