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ZOOL327 Ecological and Comparative Physiology

Updated: 06 March 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
21 August 2013 24 August 2013 Mandatory Intensive school held only when unit is offered off-campus.
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites (ZOOL203 or ZOOL230 or PSIO210 or PSIO210A) and (PSIO220 or PSIO220A); or (96cp and candidature in BZool); or (for Arts students only: CHEM110 and CHEM120 and ZOOL203 or ZOOL230 or PSIO210 and PSIO220); or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes

Offered on campus each year and off-campus in odd numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Shannon Currie (scurrie4@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Physiological adaptations of animals to their environment will be covered. The emphasis is on Australian vertebrates. This unit requires animal experimentation and/or dissection during some mandatory practical classes. Topics include energetics and thermoregulation of ectotherms and endotherms, osmoregulation in terrestrial, freshwater, marine and extreme environments. Practical work will be both laboratory and field based.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. provide a good understanding of the functional adaptations of animals to environmental extremes;
  2. understand thermal biology of ectotherms and endotherms;
  3. understand energetics of ectotherms and endotherms; and
  4. demonstrate an understanding of how animals osmoregulate in terrestrial, freshwater, marine and extreme environments.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be required to display a good understanding of the functional allocations of animals to environmental extremes. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills will be taught and practised throughout the unit and assessed via an essay. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global Perspectives will be referred to worldwide throughout lectures and practicals. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be instructed and expected to demonstrate Information Literacy in written assignments using a wide range of resources throughout the unit. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Life-long learning skills will be demonstrated through the unit with an emphasis of displaying these Graduate Atttributes beyond the unit. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be provided with situations where they will be required to use problem solving skills. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Information will be gathered by groups and assembled by teams resilting in individual work being assessed. 		True True True
   

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