BIOL 443 Details

Course:	Biology 443
Title:	Ecological Animal Physiology
Description:	Study of the physiological adaptations of animals to environmental variation. The focus will be on how physiological responses to environmental factors determine the geographic distribution of animals. The course will cover the physiological and biochemical mechanisms that permit animals to adapt to potentially stressful environmental conditions, and topics will include food acquisition and digestion, energy allocation, thermal energetics, respiratory gas exchange, activity metabolism, and osmoregulation.
Credit Hours:	3
Frequency:	Yearly
Prerequisite(s):	Biol 270, 281, 357, 380, and concurrent registration in Biol 443L