This course will study vertebrate zoology: origin, comparative account of skeleton, circulatory, excretory and nervous systems; development (egg types, cleavage , blastula and gastrula, germ layer/formation, embryonic membranes, placenta, and more). The course will examine the structure and function of animal organ systems in the framework of the evolution of adaptations.

Prerequisite: BIOL2310

Co-requisite: BIOL2580