BIOL 5070 - Ornithology

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3 lecture hours per week. Field trips to observe native birds in natural surroundings required. P: 8 s.h. in BIOL; C:

BIOL 5071

. Survey of birds of the world. Emphasis on ecology, evolution, and behavior: adaptive radiation, migration, flight mechanics, morphology, taxonomy, bird song, reproduction, population biology, and conservation of birds.