BIO 453

• Course Description:

  The course aims to cover the second part of Animal Physiology which is taken in BIO 354. It focuses on introducing the remaining of topics of organ normal functioning of the respiratory system in different animals, as well the circulatory, muscular and nervous systems.

   

• Course Main Objective:

1. To familiarize students with basic animal physiological knowledge.  
2. To develop the student’s understanding and appreciation of the nature of structure and function of animal systems.

    

• Learning Resources

1. Eckert, R., & Randall, D. (2005). Animal physiology: Mechanisms and adaptations. New Delhi, India: CBS Publishers & Distributors.
2.  Schmidt-Nielsen, K. (2010). Animal physiology: Adaptation and environment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3.  Withers, P.C. (1992). Comparative Animal Physiology, Cambridge, U.K
4.  Prosser, C.L. (1991). Comparative Animal Physiology. WileyLiss, Inc. New York.
5.  Eckert, R. (1988). Animal Physiology, Mechanisms and Adaptations, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, USA.