Biology Courses (BIOLOGY)

taught in Beaufort

253L. Physiology of Marine Animals. Comparative physiology of estuarine and marine animals. Physics and chemistry of estuarine and marine environments and physiological adaptations of animal residents. Focus on theory, behavioral, and physiological responses of animals to the major environmental drivers of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and light. Lectures and laboratories illustrating the approaches and methodology, analysis techniques, and written reporting of classical environmental physiology research. One course (fall); one and one-half courses (summer). Prerequisites: Biology 25L and Chemistry 12L or 22L. Instructor: Forward. 6 units in Summer Term I, 4 units in spring and fall