MAMMALOGY

Catalog description

(Slashed with BSCI 50558 and BSCI 70558 ) This course will explore the biology of mammals. The course is organized into three sections. Section 1 will define what a mammal is and explore their origin, evolution, and modern distribution. Section 2 will survey modern mammal taxonomic diversity. Section 3 will explore the environmental physiology and various ecological roles that mammals play using specific case studies of mammalian ecological interactions in the world’s major biomes.