Biology

BIOL3776Physiology of Marine Vertebrates (A)4 ch (3C 3L*)
A course about the patterns and processes of physiological adaptation to the marine environment among vertebrates. Emphasis will be placed on diving physiology, respiratory physiology and coping with environmental hypoxia, osmoregulation physiology and coping with excess salt; consequences of heat exchange in cold and hot marine habitats; and the challenges of living in the deep-sea.

Prerequisite: BIOL 3055.