MB5380:03
Marine Invertebrate Biology
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
26 hours lectures, 5 hours tutorials, 33 hours practicals, 8 hours field work. Semester 2.
Available to GDipResMeth, GCertResMeth, GDipSc, MAppSc and MSc students.
Staff: Ms G Brodie.
This subject covers the biology and taxonomy of those invertebrate groups that have a significant representation and diversity in the marine environment. Field and laboratory techniques for identifying difficult groups will be included and there is a strong focus on tropical fauna. A diversity of marine invertebrate phyla will be studied through an integrated series of lectures, practicals, tutorials and field trips. Students will be required to attend lectures, practicals, tutorials and field trips in MB2080 .
Learning Objectives:
- become familiar with a wide range of marine invertebrate phyla and their tropical representatives;
- develop a working knowledge of the features used to identify marine invertebrate groups;
- recognise the biological and environmental significance of invertebrates;
- develop a high level of information retrieval and oral discussion skills.
Assessment by a practical/field book, group discussion tutorials and course project.