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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIOL 442 - Physiology at the Limit (3 units)
Prerequisites: BIOL 342 or BIOL 345 with a grade of “C” or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 442; graduates enroll in BIOL 542 .) Survey of biochemical and physiological adaptations of organisms under extreme environmental conditions or performance. Topics include adaptive responses to hypoxia, high-altitude, deep-sea diving, outer space, micro-gravity, exercise, flight, swimming, salt stress, and extreme temperatures. Examples from vertebrates and invertebrates.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.) Double Numbered with: BIOL 542
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