LATEST   CHANGES: 16 November 2009

University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill

Vertebrate Field Zoology Lab -- BIOL 277L

[A FRIENDLY 'MANDER!]

Check the vertzo wiki site!

PREPARE FOR OUR TRIPS TO THE COAST
13-15 November (Group 1) and 20-22 November (Group 2)

We leave from BELL TOWER DRIVE at 1:00 PM promptly
driveway between the Bell Tower and the Stone Center
(between the ram statue at the west end of Kenan Stadium and South Road)
Please arrive 10 minutes early (or notify an instructor)

The ocean was wild last weekend ... and so was the sorority from some place in Virginia!   We found lots of interesting vertebrates.   This coming weekend will be a whole new ballgame!

INFORMATION about what to bring, what to expect!

SATELLITE PHOTO OF OUR DESTINATION

ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS FOR THE COAST TRIP

Target species for the coast trip

CONTACT INSTRUCTORS WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE!

[A MEAN SWAN!]

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ...

Lab and field trip schedule 2009

What to expect on field trips

Contact instructors

Names and faces! Now complete!

Use our wiki site for discussion!

DATA FROM FIELD TRIPS IN 2009

DATA FROM FIELD TRIPS IN PREVIOUS YEARS
2008   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003   2002   2001   2000

SALAMANDER POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
A contribution of Biology 277L (formerly 72L) field trips!

ADULT AND YOUNG TUNDRA SWANS
Lake Mattamuskeet, November, 1998-2007

AMBYSTOMA PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
Mason Farm Biological Reserve, Chapel Hill, 2004-2008

PHOTO GALLERY
2008   2007
Thanks to Emily, Jonathan, Caitlin, Jamie

OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION . . .

Places we will visit! Vertebrates we might see!

Field assistantships / Internships!

This laboratory is for students who want to learn about biology outdoors.

We will do our best to . . .

[A FRIENDLY 'MANDER!]

find some of the animals discussed in the lectures

witness one of North America's great vertebrate spectacles

discuss evolution ... ecology ... behavior ... conservation

Fridays, 1:00-3:50 ... plus a weekend trip to the coast ... fall semesters only!