Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

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What features do you share with fish? Birds are dinosaurs? When and how did mammals evolve? In this course, these and other questions are addressed using a multidisciplinary approach incorporating anatomy, physiology, development, ecology and environment to trace the evolution of vertebrate life. Through this approach, students gain a deeper understanding of the basis of human anatomical form and function. Prerequisite(s): BIO1022 , BIO1026 , Corequisite: BIO3626 . Offered at Providence 3 Semester Credits