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Undergraduate Record 2016-2017 
    
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Undergraduate Record 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

BIOL 4754 - Field Herpetology

We will focus on the ecology and evolution of reptiles and amphibians, leveraging their diversity in the southeastern US. In both the field and laboratory, we will study 1) the evolutionary relationships among reptiles and amphibians, 2) key evolutionary innovations that characterize each major lineage, 3) reptile and amphibian systems in ecological and evolutionary research, and 4) location and identification of reptiles and amphibians.



Credits: 3