This unit builds on fundamental aspects of structure and function to examine how animals work across the diversity of environments, from deserts to rainforests and polar regions, and from ponds to salt lakes. It examines the physical environment in which animals live, and the fundamental importance of physiological processes in integrating animal systems with respect to especially energy, thermal and water balance. There is a strong comparative approach for both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. These essential physiological processes are studied using homeostasis as an organising principle, and the actions of the nervous system and hormones in controlling and modulating them. An... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Phil Withers
Prerequisites: any Level 2 ANIM unit
