| Course Title: Comparative Animal Physiology with Laboratory |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: Animals share needs such as eating, breathing, moving and reproducing. Yet their solutions to meeting these needs are incredibly diverse, constrained as they are by each group's evolutionary history and by the specific demands of the environment in which they live. By looking at the range of solutions animals have devised to navigate life on Earth, we will explore fundamental themes in physiology including homeostasis and the relationship between structure and function. Using lectures, readings and discussions, students will gain an appreciation for the remarkably diverse ways in which animals have evolved to overcome the fundamental challenges of life. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Gary Gillis | 413-538-2215 | ggillis@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: BIOL-145, BIOL-160, or NEURO-100, and BIOL-200. | Take previously | Required |
| Coreq: BIOL-241L. | Take concurrently | Required |
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| Cross-listed Sections |
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| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 36 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 17 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |