BIO 411 Animal Physiological Ecology

A lecture, laboratory and discussion course covering thermoregulation, metabolic rate, torpor, water flux, and specific adaptations for life in the cold, deserts, high altitude and great depths. Laboratory work emphasizes computerized data acquisition.

Often cross-listed with

BIO 511

Credit 4 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Winter (odd yrs.)

Prerequisites - BIO 305 with a “C” or higher or BIO 310 with a “C” or higher
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Undergraduate standing

Equivalent Course(s) - BIO 511, ZOOL 439
Course History -
Change to credit hours 1/2018, effective Fall 2018; Graduate Credit rescinded 2/2015, effective Fall 2015; Course Rotation added 8/2014; Change to prerequisites 7/2014, effective Winter 2015; Graduate Credit added 7/2011

biology, zoology

Winter 2025 Course Sections

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