BIOL 305. Animal Diversity.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Biology (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2026
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Description
The characteristics of the major groups of animals, their ancestry, history and relationship to one another. The processes of speciation, adaptive radiation and extinction responsible for diversity. Methods for constructing of phylogenies, for comparing phenotypes, and for estimating and analyzing diversity.
- Winter
- 2 hours lecture and 1 three-hour laboratory
- Prerequisite: BIOL 215 or both ENVR 200 and ENVR 202