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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 449 - Fish Physiology and Endocrinology


(3 units)

Prerequisite: BIOL 345  with grade of “C” or better.
(Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 449; graduates enroll in BIOL 549 .) Fundamentals of physiological systems and strategies in fishes, with emphasis on endocrine regulatory mechanisms. Adaptations in endocrine physiology of fishes considered from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. Impacts of human activities, particularly in context of Southern California’s marine environment addressed.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.) BIOL 549