Courses
ZOOL 110: Animal Physiology
(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Animal function - "how animals work." Investigates animals' physiological systems, perception of and responses to external stimuli, integration of activities, maintenance of the internal environment, locomotion and reproduction.
ZOOL 122: Animal Diversity(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Introduction to zoology. Animal diversity, anatomy and physiology, adaptations and evolution. Principles of ecology. Satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Natural Sciences when combined with ZOOL 123.
ZOOL 123: Animal Diversity Laboratory(1) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Co-requisites: ZOOL 122
Laboratory and field investigations of animals. Animal diversity, anatomy and physiology, principles of ecology and evolution. Satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Natural Sciences when combined with ZOOL 122.
ZOOL 124: Insect Biology(4) F and/or S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Introduction to anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior and diversity of insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Laboratory and field excursions emphasize identification, close-up photography and collection.
ZOOL 133: The Natural History Of Insects(1.5) S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
Six-week short course. Introduction to the natural history and identification of insects. Laboratory and field excursions emphasize identification, close-up photography and collection. May be taken four times for credit.
ZOOL 137: Ornithology(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or ENG 110GB
3.3 hours lecture weekly Systematics, distribution, physiology, behavior, and ecology of birds. Emphasis on diversity, functional morphology and evolutionary history.
ZOOL 138: Biology Of Birds(1.5) F, S - CSU
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or 110GB
Eight-week short course. Anatomy, physiology, evolution and behavior of birds. Field trips are timed to coincide with migratory periods and emphasize identification and classification. May be taken four times for credit.
ZOOL 140: Animal Behavior(3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H or 110GB
Introduction to animal behavior; methods and results of studies of invertebrate and vertebrate behavior; foraging strategies, social competition, sexual selection, mating systems, cooperation and social organization.
