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50.252 Field Zoology (3 credits) Summer 2003 (Session VI: 7-25 July)

Class meets Monday - Thursday  from 9:50 am to 4:00 pm.  Field studies of animals (emphasis on vertebrates) as an introduction to taxonomy, field identification, natural history, and field observation techniques.  We will take daily field trips to numerous in-state and out-of-state natural areas, featuring a four-day field trip to Wallops Island (an additional student cost).  As a part of field activities, students will research three topics in field techniques and share the results with the class.  The first topic area requires sharing the techniques for field identification of a chosen taxonomic group.  The two field-technique topic areas require that students use two different field research techniques to study an animal of their choice and report the experience to the class.

Books Required for the Course

Tinbergen, N. 1990.  Curious Naturalists.  University of Massachusetts Press

Burr, B.M., L.M. Page, R.T. Peterson, J.P. Sherrod, and E.C. Beckman.  1997.  A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes: North America North of Mexico. Houghton-Mifflin Publ.

Conant, R;, J.T. Collins, R.T. Peterson, T.R. Johnson, and I.H. Conant.  1998.  A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Houghton-Mifflin Publ.

Peterson, R.T.M and R.T. Peterson.  2002.   A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America.  Houghton-Mifflin Publ.

Burt, W.H., R.T. Peterson, and R.P. Grossenheider.  1998.  A Field Guide to Mammals: North America North of Mexico.  Houghton-Mifflin Publ.

White, R.E., D.J. Borror, and R.T. Peterson.  1998.  A Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico. Houghton-Mifflin Publ. 

Recommended Books for the Course

Ray, C., C.R. Robins, R.T. Peterson, and J. Douglass.  1999.  A Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes. Houghton-Mifflin Publ. 

Gosner, K.L., and R.T. Peterson.  1999.  A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore.   Houghton-Mifflin Publ.

Total Estimated Cost of Books = $117

Wallops Island Field Trip

Additional Estimated Cost for Wallops Island Field Trip (including transportation, boat trips, lodging, and meals) = $70 (based on previous trips, subject to current pricing and number of students enrolled).

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09/13/2005