Marine Vertebrate Zoology- MSC 276
Lectures
All Lectures are in pdf. format.
- Vertebrate Ancestry
- Fish Evolution
- Hagfish & Lampreys
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Squaliformes, etc.
- Coelacanth, etc.
- Anguilliformes, etc.
- Salmonidae, etc.
- Gadidae, etc.
- Atherinopsidae, etc.
- Moronidae, etc.
- Priacanthidae, etc.
- Carangidae, etc.
- Gerridae, etc.
- Sciaenidae, etc.
- Labridae, etc.
- Sphyraenidae, etc.
- Scombridae, etc.
- Stromateidae, etc.
- Pleuronectiformes
- Tetradontiformes
- Turtles, Mammals & Birds
- Marine Turtles
- Turtle Behavior & Conservation
- Mammals
- Pinnipeds & Cetaceans
- Swimming, Diving & Echolocation
- Bird Intro.
- Order Gaviiformes to Pelecaniiformes
- Order Falconiformes to Order Charadriiformes
LABS
- External Anatomy
- Vernier Caliper
- Qualitative Characteristics
- Internal Anatomy
- Basic Statistics
- Otoliths - Position and Morphology
- Otoliths - Removal Techniques
HANDOUTS
- Instructions for Species Profiles
- Example Species Profile
- Links for Scientific Articles
- Finding articles
- NC Live
- Science Full Text Select
- You will need to use your myCFCC login to access NC Live and Science Full Text Select from any off-campus computer
- Google Scholar
- Finding articles
- Avoiding Plagarism
- Citation Resources (online generators, manuals, etc.)
- Links for Scientific Articles
- RUBRIC for Species Profiles
- Practical Exam Info
- MIDTERM SPECIMENS
- FINAL SPECIMENS
- Lecture Taxonomy Outline
READINGS
- Skate or Ray?
- Migrations Reading
- Migrations Reading Study Guide
