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BIO-377 Physiology of Extremes3 credits
Prerequisites: BIO-202 and BIO-330
Corequisites: BIO-377L
An in depth coverage of how organisms survive under extreme environmental conditions. Topics will include physiological adaptations to life in environments with extreme temperatures, oxygen concentrations, salinities, and limited water availability, such as deserts, high altitudes, and arctic or alpine tundra. Three lectures/discussions and one three-hour laboratory weekly.
BIO-377L Physiology of Extremes Laboratory1 credit
Prerequisites: BIO-202 and BIO-330
Corequisites: BIO-377
This is the laboratory course for BIO-377.
