BI 325 - Ornithology (SR)

This is a Sustainability-Related (SR)  course.

Prerequisite/Corequisite
Introductory Biology (BI 120 and BI 121)

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• List the anatomical modifications that have taken place in birds.
• List the major physiological adjustments birds have made to take to the air.
• Identify the major taxonomic groups and be familiar with the overall classification arrangement of birds.
• Articulate the evidence for why birds are considered descendants of dinosaurs.
• Articulate how natural selection has shaped not only anatomy, but both behavior and ecology, of birds.
• Discuss the how and why of bird migration.
• Identify major environmental threats birds experience.
• Articulate how birds are unique among other vertebrates.