(1.25 units)

Examines the interactions between organisms and their environments from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Emphasizes allometry and scaling, metabolism and locomotion, heat and water exchange, evolution of endothermy, and artificial selection experiments. Major animal organ systems covered include: neural, endocrine, cardiovascular, digestive, and renal. Laboratory component focuses on experimental design and data analysis. This course may be taken before or after BIOL 325 . Prerequisites: BIOL 122 and BIOL 120 .