BIOL 446Physiological Ecology
This course introduces students to the study of interactions between physiological capabilities of organisms, their ecology and, more broadly, their environment. This course looks at how organisms work and what it is about their environment that has led them to work that way. Both abiotic and biotic components of the environment are considered as sources of important variation to which organisms must adapt. Plants and microbes are covered to some extent, but the primary focus will be on animals (both vertebrates and invertebrates). The primary goal is to gain an appreciation for the flexibility of physiological systems and the powers of evolutionary processes to shape the physiology of an organism in response to its environment.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “( BIOL 220W or BIOL 220M ) and ( BIOL 222 or BIOL 230W or BIOL 230M or BMB 251 or BMB 251H or BIOL 240W or BIOL 240M )”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (1 program).
One of the options in (1)
- Entomology, Minor