BIOL 317 - Parasitology
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Hours: Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week Prerequisites: BIOL 200 This course surveys the diversity of parasitic animals and protists. The parasitic life mode is found in a broad range of animal and protistan phyla, as well as some plant groups. Parasite-host relationships are often tightly co-evolved. Parasites have remarkable and complex adaptations to allow survival and successful reproduction and dispersal. Topics examined will include evolution and life histories of representative parasites, along with medical and epidemiological factors of those that affect humans or domestic animals.
Units: 4.00
Grading: Letter Grade
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