103 - Lizards (w/ Aaron Griffing!)
103. Lizards
After a couple of weeks of virology and immunology, it’s time to step back into the world of organismal biology. What is a lizard? What is a squamate? What is some of their evolutionary history? Let’s learn to be scientifically conversational.
Aaron took this picture!
General Learning Concepts
1) Discussion questions:
a. What is a lizard / what are some differences between reptiles and amphibians?
b. What is the evolutionary history of reptiles/lizards?
c. What are some unique / divergent traits of lizards?
d. What are some things that lizards contribute to our self-serving human culture (eg. eating bugs, whatever)
e. What are some reasons to study lizards and reptiles?
f. What is an example of research you do to study lizards?