BIOL 428 - PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY-ANIMALS

Institution:

Old Dominion University

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Description:

Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Corequisite: BIOL 292. Prerequisite: BIOL 293. An integrative approach to understanding how animals function in and respond to their natural environment. Adaptations by a variety of invertebrate and vertebrates to marine, coastal/estuarine, freshwater, terrestrial, and parasitic environments will be covered. Responses of intertidal organisms to periodic aerial and aquatic exposure, osmotic stress on crustaceans in brackish waters, sensory adaptations in freshwater fish, thermal regulation by reptiles in desert climates, and respiratory adaptation by parasites are among the topics that will be discussed.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.odu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 683-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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