BIO-100C Explorations in Biology: Animal Coloration

A thematic course exploring five fundamental features of all biological systems, including structure and function, information flow, energy and matter, interactions, and evolution. This course examines the integrative biology of coloration, a feature shared by nearly all animals on earth that can be critical to survival and reproduction. Topics discussed in this class include the genetic and cellular underpinnings of coloration, the functions of coloration, how coloration interacts with other traits and processes (e.g., physiology, behavior, and morphology), and the evolutionary reasons why colors may arise, persist, and/or vary across space and time.

Maximum Enrollment

Standard Course (40)

(Social Structural and Institutional Hierarchies, Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.)

Credits

1

Corequisite

Students must concurrently enroll in a BIO 100L lab section. Not open to students who have taken any other Explorations in Biology course.

Notes

Students must concurrently enroll in a BIO 100L lab section. Not open to students who have taken any other Explorations in Biology course.