ZL1001:03
The Diversity of Animal Life
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
37 hours lectures, 6 hours tutorials, 39 hours practicals. Semester 1.
Staff: Professor R Pearson.
Introduction to the diversity of animal life, investigating invertebrate and vertebrate animals by comparing their form, function and behaviour. Examination of the animals that use specific local habitats such as rainforest, tropical savanna, freshwater streams and marine environments.
Learning Objectives:
- to understand the diversity and organisation of the animal kingdom;
- to learn practical techniques for studying animals;
- to understand how animals cope with various environmental conditions.
Assessment by final examination (50%); practical assessment (50%).