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BIOE 134LComparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory

2 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Course focuses on the gross dissections all major clades of vertebrates: development, form, and diversity of organ systems and basic principles of evolution; vertebrate classification; and functional morphology, with emphasis on feeding and locomotion. Anatomical dissections integrated with the associated lecture material focusing on biomechanics, form, and function.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20A and BIOE 20B and BIOE 20C. Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 134 is required.

  • Concurrent enrollment in BIOE 134 is required.

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When it runs

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Laboratory
Tue 12:25pm–3:25pm
CoastBio 115R. MehtaClosed 29/29
02Laboratory
Wed 8:30am–11:30am
CoastBio 115R. MehtaClosed 22/22
03Laboratory
Wed 12:00pm–3:00pm
CoastBio 115R. MehtaClosed 26/26
04Laboratory
Thu 12:25pm–3:25pm
CoastBio 115R. MehtaClosed 28/28

Who teaches it

InstructorRatingDifficultyWould take againReviews
Rita Mehta3.7 / 53.2 / 559%41

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