The Summer Session 49

ZOOLOGY

Professors; LANE, TAYLOR
Instructor: McNAIR

50. GenerAL ZodLocy. Five hours credit. An extensive study of the struc-
ture, development, behavior, relationships, and history of a series of type forms,
both vertebrate and invertebrate. Lectures and laboratory. Not open to stu-
dents who have had course 1 or 3. Intended for upper college students who
major in biology with a view to teaching in high school. Fee, $3.50. Lectures,
7:30-8:20; laboratory, 8:30-10:20. Lane, McNair.

56. ANIMALS oF THE Past. Two hours credit. A nontechnical account of
the more striking and interesting backboned animals of the past—when, where,
and under what conditions they lived. Lectures, assigned readings, and fre-
quent museum demonstrations. Particular stress is laid on North American
forms, with special reference to those occurring in Kansas. 11 ee

ane.

Norp.—One of the following two courses will be offered, choice to be made on the basis
of requests for the individual courses. Early indication of choice, by mail or personally, to
the department is requested.

3. ComparaTIve ANATOMY. Five hours credit. Structure and relations of

the higher vertebrates. Lectures, assigned readings, and laboratory study of

types. A course designed for premedical students, teachers and for those de-
siring general culture. Prerequisite, course 1 or equivalent. Not open to stu-
dents who have credit in Zodlogy 103. Fee, $7.50. Lectures, 9:30-10:20; lab-
oratory, 7:30-9:20. Taylor.

103. Vertesrate MorpuHouocy. Five hours credit. A course in comparative
morphology for juniors, seniors, and graduates, in which a graded series of
vertebrate forms is studied in detail, with the view of determining the origin
and development of the organs and structures of the human body. Special
attention is given to theoretical as well as practical problems. Readings, lec-
tures and laboratory work. Prerequisite, ten hours of biology, including course
1, Not open to students who have credit for course 3. Fee, $7.50. Lectures,
9 :30-10:20; laboratory, 7:30-9:20. Taylor.

159. Animau DistripuTIon. Two hours credit. A study of the geographical
distribution of animals, the factors determining the range of species, life zones,
barriers, zodlogical realms, and the relation of distribution to the origin of
species and varieties. Prerequisite, 10 hours of zoology. 10:30-11:20.

Taylor.

300. TueEsis. One to five hours credit. Students working for a degree with
a major in the Department of Zodlogy will register in this course for credit in
work done in preparation of their thesis. Credit will be given only-upon a
satisfactory presentation of the subject matter of the thesis before the de-

partment faculty. By appointment. Lane or Taylor.
_305. GrapuaTe Seminar. One to five hours credit. Open only to students
with graduate standing in zodlogy. By appointment. Lane or Taylor.

325. GRADUATE ReszarcH. One to eight hours credit. Problems in (a)
Morphology; (b) systematic and descriptive zoology; (c) animal histology;
(d) vertebrate paleontology; (e) embryology; (f) genetics; (g) parasitology ;
(h) cytology; (7) ecology; (J) ornithology; (k) mammalogy. Fee, $1.50 per
hour. By appointment. Lane or Taylor. °

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