BIOL 433 - Environmental Physiology of Animals

A study of the physiological adaptations of animals, principally vertebrates, to their physical environment and the influence of these adaptations on animal distributions. Topics include energy use, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, temperature, water and ion balance, and digestion and nutrition.

Prerequisites and Corequisites
Prerequisite: 1 biology sequence (either BIOL 151 + 153 or BIOL 161 + 162 + 163 + 164); grades for all prerequisites must be C or better.

Note
The course includes both lecture and class discussion components.

Credits: 3

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