Environmental Animal Physiology

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course considers physiological adaptations of animals, primarily non-mammalian vertebrates and invertebrates, to their environments. It examines short term adaptations to specific environmental stressors, and physiological strategies associated with long term adaptation to particular ecological niches. Requisite Courses: CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112, and any one of the following: BIOL-2116, or BIOL-3602 and BIOL-3603, or CHEM-3502 and CHEM-3503 [prerequisite(s)].