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Physiological Ecology of Animals

How animal physiology meets the challenges of temperature, water, oxygen and food in the wild.

ZOOL-410 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Zoology

Course content

  1. 1Physiology in an ecological contextComing
  2. 2Energy budgetsComing
  3. 3Metabolic rate and body sizeComing
  4. 4Temperature and thermoregulationComing
  5. 5Life in the coldComing
  6. 6Life in the heatComing
  7. 7Water and salt balanceComing
  8. 8Breathing in air and waterComing
  9. 9Diving and altitudeComing
  10. 10Locomotion and energeticsComing
  11. 11Physiology and climate changeComing
  12. 12A physiological field studyComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

How animal physiology meets the challenges of temperature, water, oxygen and food in the wild.

Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.