R. H. Wiley: Teaching

BIOLOGY 277L
VERTEBRATE FIELD ZOOLOGY LABORATORY

FALL SEMESTERS, 1:00-3:50 FRIDAY, 218 WILSON HALL
PLUS FIELD TRIPS (INCLUDING TWO WEEKENDS)

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COURSE AIMS

This lab provides direct experience with a variety of vertebrates in the field. The aim is to learn about the study and conservation of living vertebrates in natural circumstances.

This lab also provides a chance to experience two world-class vertebrate spectacles, the salamanders of the southern Appalachians and the migratory waterfowl of coastal North Carolina.

WEEKEND FIELD TRIPS

This lab offers two weekend field trips -- one in mid-September and one in mid-November. Students must plan ahead to fit these trips into their schedules.

Transportation for these trips is provided by Biology Department vehicles.

The costs of rooms and most meals are shared by the participants (in recent years not more than $90 per person for the two week-ends combined).

LIMITATIONS ON ENROLLMENT

Enrollment is limited to two sections of 15 students each, so everyone can see (and hold) the animals.

These labs often fill quickly during registration.   If you have a special interest in this lab, please
send me a note before seniors register in March (briefly explain your interest in the lab).

You may send me a note by . . .

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