BIOL 546 - Biochemical and Physiological Responses to Climate Change

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Department of Biological Sciences. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 446; graduates enroll in BIOL 546.)
Study basic data on climate change and its biological consequences. Emphasis on the role of biochemical, physiological and molecular responses through evolutionary adaptation and/or organismal acclimatization. Climate variables to be discussed include temperature, pH, oxygen and salinity.

Letter grade only (A-F). Not repeatable for credit. Double Numbered with: BIOL 446.