BIOL 364 - Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology

This course integrates physiological mechanisms, behavior, ecological processes, and evolutionary history to understand how and why animals work the way they do and why they are distributed the way they are. We will examine the diverse mechanisms by which animals exchange material and energy with their environments (e.g. thermal relations, gas exchange, water balance); how the rates of exchange may limit a species’ distribution and behavior; the causes and consequences of variation in physiological and behavioral performance; how and why physiological and behavioral capacity can acclimate; and how animal form, function and behavior evolve. Projects in both the lab and field will focus on temperature and physiology, and will involve significant independent work.

BIOL 285 - Ecology

Offered occasionally. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 367 - Human Physiology and

BIOL 285 - Ecology

(5 Credits)