BIOL 167 KS -Sensory Evolution

Institution: Pitzer/Scripps

Description: This course provides an integrative perspective on the evolution of sensory systems, bridging the fields of organismal biology, macroevolution, and sensory biology. Topics include metazoan phylogenetics, molecular and physiological basis of sensory perception, structure and function of major sensory systems (vision, mechanoreception, chemoreception, electroreception) and macroevolutionary concepts (coevolution adaption). Prerequisites: BIOL 43L/44L, or BIOL 40L/44L, or BIOL 42L/44l; or both semesters of the AISS course. Offered annually.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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