Topics in ecophysiology
BIOL 4000/5000, FALL 2007
Important dates:
September 24 , Mon - test
October 22, 24, 29 - presentations (GUIDE)
November 12, Mon - test
December 10, Mon - Final exam
Course Outline
| Topic # | Theme | Power Point Presentation | Required additional reading |
| Introduction | |||
| Ecological Energetics | |||
| 1 | Energy budgets | Energy budgets | |
| 2 | Size and Scaling | Size and Scaling | |
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3 |
Energy Acquisition |
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| 4 | Growth | Growth | |
| 5 | Reproduction | Reproduction | |
| 6 | Energy dissipation | ||
| 7 | Excretion | ||
| Adaptations | |||
| 8 | Historical perspective | ||
| 9 |
General concepts of adaptations |
General concepts | |
| 10 | Temperature | ||
| 11 | Salinity | ||
| 12 |
Oxygen concentration |
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| Oxidative Stress and Aging | |||
| 13 | Oxidative Stress | ||
| 14 | Aging in animals | ||