Short Course Description
Course objective: Hands on study of Zoology in the Garden for Zoological Research with emphasis on observations and "field" (in the garden) work when working on wild animals.
Descriptions: the Couse includes 9 field-trips in the garden. Each field trip has a different topic and includes exposure to the research systems in the garden. In the remaining time the students will plan, execute and present a small research project in the garden.
Credit: 2 semester hours credit
Grade: attendance in the tours (20%), research proposal (30%), Research presentation (20%), final project report (30%).
Prerequisites: Biology 2, Biology 3
Schedule:
Week 1 - Communication and the handicap principle
Week 2 - Animal locomotion - Terrestrial
Week 3 - Animal locomotion - Swimming
Week 4 - Animal locomotion - Flying
Week 5 - Aquatic biology
Week 6 - Rodents and Owls
Week 7 - Insects
Week 8 - Reptiles
Week 9 - Conservation and Species abundance
Week 10 - Project work 1
Week 11 - Project work 2
Week 12 - Project presentation 1
Week 13 - Project presentation 2
Full Syllabus
