BIOL167 KS - Sensory Evolution

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 basics of sensory perception, structure and function of major sensory systems (vision, mechanoreception, chemoreception, electroreception), and macroevolutionary concepts (coevolution, adaptation).

Prerequisites: BIOL 043L KS and BIOL 044L KS, or BIOL 040L KS and BIOL 044L KS.

Offered: Every Year

Credit: 1

Course Number: BIOL167 KS