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ZOOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOLOGY

University College

A. D. ROBERTSON, M.A., F.A.A.A.S., F.R.S.A., Professor JOHN D. DETWILER, PH.D., F.A.A.A.S., Professor HELEN BATTLE, PH.D., F.A.A.A.S., Associate Professor W. H. JOHNSON, B.Sc., PH.D., Assistant Professor ADELE LEWIS, B.A., Demonstrator MRS. J. H. SCOTT, M.A., Demonstrator Assumption College ROBERT CUMMINGS, M.S., Professor SISTER M. RAPHAILDA, M.A., Associate Professor SISTER CLAIRE MAITRE, B.A., B.Sc., Instructor J. D. MCCOLL, Demons'trator R. LICATA, Demonstrator Waterloo College Roy J. E. HIRTLE, M.Sc., Professor

Students taking work in this department will be required to make a deposit of two dollars with the Bursar to cover breakages. A refund of any surplus will be made at the end of the college year. -

' 10. Elementary Zoology: the principles of Biology, illustrated by typical anima! forms. First term, Invertebrate; second term, Vertebrate. To qualify for the Honor Courses in Biology a student must obtain 60% in Zoology 10. 2 lectures and 3 laboratory hours a week: 3 credits. Prerequisite: complete college entrance requirements. Text-book: Holmes. Biology of the Frog. lIN. General: for students in the B.Sc. course for nurses and in Home Economics. 2 lectures and 2 laboratory hours a week, one term: 1Yz credits. 20. Human Biology: a course dealing with tissues, organs and systems from the structural, functional and developmental points of view. Protoplasm and the cell and genetics, with its relationship to evolution and to society, will be emphasized. 20a may be elected for 2 credits, but 20b cannot be taken without 20a. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours a week: 4 credits. Prerequisites: BioI. Sc, 11 (60%) or Zool. 10. Textbook: Bait.ell. Ham",. BWIogy. FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, 1945-46 93

21iN. Mammalian Zoology: the evolutionary development of structure and function in the Mammals. For students in. the B.Sc. course for nurses and in Home Economics. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours a week: 2 credits. Prerequisites: Zoology IlN or Biological Science 11 (60%).

Text.book: Baiteel), H ..mon Biology.

26. Elementary Principles of Genetics: inheritance. 26a may be taken for 2 credits, but it is a prerequisite for 26b. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours a week: 4 credits. Prerequisite: Zoology 10 or BioI. Sc. 11 (60%). Text-book: Sinnott Bnd Dunn, Principles oj G",,,,iu.

Honor Courses 250. : supplements the study of inverte­ brate begun in Zoology lOa. Two primary objectives will be kept in mind.: the evolutionary as revealed by comparative anatomy. and the applied as shown by a consideration of the human relationships of a few outstanding economic forms. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week, one term: 27!i credits. Prerequisite: Junior Group 1. Text-book: Storer, General Zoology. 350a. Comparative Anatomy: the anatomy of the Chordates exclusive of the Mammalia, from the functional and evolutionary points of view. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2.7!i credits Prerequisite: Zoology 250.

Text-booke: Kingsley, ComfJarali.t A notomy oj Ihe V .,Ie"'ales. Adams, I nlroduclian 10lhe V.,'ebrale•• Neal and Rand,Compara i •• Anatomy. Hyman.Comparali.e Vert brate Analomy.

354b. Elementary Hist logy, Embryology and Experimen­ tal Biology: an introduction to the microscopic structure, the func­ tioning and the development f vertebrate tissues and organs as exem­ plified in the frog. 2 lectures and 6 laborato y hours a week: 27!i credits. Prerequisites: Zoology 350a.

Text-books: Huettner, Comparative Em"'yology of Ihe Verle"'ales. Holme., Biology of Ihe Frog. Scott and Kendall, M i

357. Historical Biology: the history, theory and problems of Biology. 2 lectures a week: 2 credits. Prerequisites: Zoology 250 and Botany 250 Text·books: Newman. Readings in Evolution. Ge ..etics " ..d Eugenics. Lindsey. Text-book of Euol"tion and Genetics. Locy. Biology and Its Makers. Locy. The Growth oj Biology. Nordenskiold.A History oj Biology. Sinnott and Dunn. PrinciPles oj Genetirs. 450b. Mammalian Zoology: a continuation of Zoology 350a. extending the basic concepts of comparative chordate anatomy into the field of mammalian anatomy. 21ectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2% credits. Prerequisites: Zoology 350a. Text-books: Neal and Rand, Comparatire Anatomy. Bensley, A nalomy oj Ihe R"bbil. Hyman, Comparative Vertebrate A'la/omy. 452a. Experimental Zoology: application of general physical and chemical principles to biological phenomena, to elementary cellular physiology, to regeneration, to tropisms, and to metabolic processes as illustrated by selected invertebrate and vertebrate types. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2% credits. Prerequisites: Zoology 354b. Text-books: Rogers. Comparative Physiology. Barnes. Te:JCt..book at General Physiology. Heilbrunn. An Out/ine oj General PhysialoC'!/. 452b. Mammalian Physiology: the functions of the mam- malian organ systems. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2Y2 credits. Prerequisi te: Zoology 452a. Reference.: Best and Taylor. The Living Body. Carlson and Johnson, Machinery of the Body, Starling. Human Physiology. 454b. Microscopical Anatomy of Animals: the structure, de­ velopment and evolution of animal tissues and organs, including the fundamental principles of embryology, as exemplified in typical inver­ tebrates and vertebrates. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2% credits. Prerequisite: Zoology 354b. Text-books: Scott and Kendall. M iaDscopic A nalOm? oj V.,lebra/es. Dahlgren and Kepner. Principles of A ,,,mal H islalogy. McEwen. T.:JCI-book oj V.,leb,ale Embryology. Richards. Ouaine ot Compa,ativ. Embryolog,·. Patten, The E",ly Embryology oj the Chick. 456a. Laboratory Technique: for Honor Zoology students and other students who may be qualified to take training in laboratory technique: the preparation of materials for study in the Zoological laboratory, the preparation of specimens for the teaching museum, FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, 1945-46 , 95 photography as it pertains to the teaching and practice of Zoology, the preparation of Zoological demonstrations and illustrations. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 272 credits. Prerequisites: Third year Honor Biology or the approval of the Dean and of the Head of the Department. Text·books, Galigher. Essentials of Practical Microtechnique. Guyer: A'tim"l Micrology,

APPLIED BIOLOGY

23. Biological Field-Studies: a course designed to provide an understanding contact with Nature. Field observations and collec­ tions from field trips will form the background of the course. Common Ontario trees, shrubs and birds, local fur-bearers, water-life and repre­ sentative and their relatives will be studied from the point of view of life-history, economic importance, conservation possibilities an,d scientific identification. 4 class hours a week: 3 credits. Prerequisite: Biological Science 11 (60%) or its equivalent. 40a. Arthropoda: comparative morphology, postembryonic development and economic importance of typical representatives of the main groups. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours a week: 2 credits. Prerequisite: Zoology 20. 40b. Hexapoda: 'morphology, organ systems and elementary classification of insects; life-history studies of insects of major econo­ mic importance. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours a week: 2 credits. Prerequisi te: Zoology 20.

Honor Courses 460a. General Arthropodology: the phylogenetic relationships of deduced from a study of their morphology and organ systems: life-histories and economic features. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2 Yz credits. Prerequisite: Zoology 350a. 460b. General : morphology, function and general classification of insects: organ systems, biologies and developmental studies. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2Yz credits. Prerequisite: Zoology 350a. Text-book: Comstock. A n Introduction 10 Entomology. 463b. Fresh-Water Biology: an environmental study of inland waters, and the fitness of forms to their environment; problems of con- 96 UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO servation and of aquatic wildlife. The environmental study will be broadened out into the wider concept of general animal ecology. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours a week: 2Y2 credits. Prerequisites: Botany 360a, Zoology 250. Text-books: Welch, Limnology. Needham and Needham, Guide to the Study of Fresh Water Biology.

Courses Leading to the Degree of M.A. or M.Sc.

A selection from the following courses will be offered from time to time to suit the qualifications and objectives of the candidates: 544. Embryology. 550. Comparative Anatomy. 55l. Phylogeny. 552a. Experimental Zoology. 552b. Mammalian Physiology. 553. Ecology. 554. Histology. 555. Genetics. 556. Laboratory Technique. 557. History and Theories of Biology. 558. Seminar. 559. Research. 560a. Morphology. 560b. Insect Taxonomy. 561a. Medical Arthropodology. 561b. Economic Entomology. 562. Arthropod Morphology: exclusive of the Insecta 563. Statistical Methods: application to biological problems. May also he taken for credit in the third or fourth years.