Biology 311 /311L - Comparative Environmental Physiology

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Colgate University

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N. Pruitt All animals are faced with similar fundamental problems, namely, acquiring and using energy, exchanging nutrients and wastes with the environment, balancing water and electrolytes, and reproducing. This course is about how animals address these problems in the context of the varied (and sometimes extreme) environments in which they live. With evolution as a unifying theme, both the general principles of animal function (the similarities among different animals) and the exceptions to the general rules are investigated. Topics include size and scaling, energy metabolism, temperature tolerance and regulation, gas exchange, water and osmotic regulation, and animal communication. General principles of animal physiology are also explored using examples of animals that live in extreme environments. The credit-bearing laboratory BIOL 311L must be taken concurrently with BIOL 311. The laboratory involves hypothesis-guided experimentation with quantitative analysis of data. Prerequisites: BIOL 211 and 212.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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