PCB 4723C COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY WITH LAB 4 credits

Prerequisites: BSC 2010/2010L, BSC 2011/2011L, CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/2046L, BCH 3023 or BCH 4024. This course is designed to teach animal physiology from a comparative perspective that focuses on the interplay between environmental conditions and physiological adaptation and highlights the many similarities and differences seen among different types of organisms. It also stresses the significance of homeostasis and addresses the interdependency between structure and function. This course emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach in which concepts from physics and chemistry are merged with concepts from biology and is a combined lecture and lab class. 92 contact hours.