BIO 421 - Mammalogy

BIO 111, 113, 327; or consent of instructor(4)n

Study of the major groups of mammals; natural history, physiology, anatomy, and systematics of all living orders; North American mammals classified to family. Students are responsible for species identification from field and skull characters of most Michigan mammals. Lecture and laboratory. Laboratories in the field encompassing techniques commonly used in mammalogy; required trip to Detroit Zoo.