BIO2011S - Life On Land: Animals

24 credits at NQF level 6

Entry Requirements:

BIO1000F or BIO1000H, BIO1004F/S.

Course Outline:

This course familiarises students with the evolution, functional biology and physiology of invertebrates and vertebrate animals living in terrestrial environments. It covers the diversity and life styles of land animals (particularly myriapods, arachnids, insects and tetrapod vertebrates), and pays special attention to the major adaptations required for life on land.