BMS 322 Comparative Animal Physiology

Basic animal physiology course comparing strategies used by different organisms. Topics may include: respiration, oxygen delivery, metabolism, excretion of wastes, motion, temperature regulation and osmotic balance. Topics will be studied on tissue, cellular and molecular levels. The laboratory component (3 hours, one day per week) will be student designed experiments assisted by faculty. In addition, there will be several longer experiments that will be done over the entire semester.