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Lecturer: Bo-Kai Liao (廖柏凱)
Email: liaobk@mail.ntou.edu.tw
Phone: 02-24622192 ＃ 5242
Course ID: M33013AF
Credits: 3
Course Prerequisites: Biology
Course Description and Goals:
Physiology is the study of the scientific methods to determine how biological units and systems carry out the chemical or physical functions that they have in a living system. This course will provide students with an introduction to the environmental physiology, especially in aquatic animals. During the first half of the semester, students will be introduced to different physiological systems in lecture sessions. During the second half of the semester, selected topics on the correlations between environmental factors and physiological responses will be focus. Each week, we will read and discuss one or several related literatures together.
1. Concepts of comparative physiology
2. Introduction to physiology researches
3. Physiology systems and environmental stimuli
4. Discussion on evolutionary and environmental physiology
Schedule Type: Lecture and literature discussion
Course Schedule (subject to change):
Week 1: Introduction to comparative physiology
Week 2: Introduction to research in physiology
Week 3: Biological units, systems and stimuli
Week 4: Nervous system and locomotion
Week 5: Digestion system: feeding and nutrition
Week 6: Circulation and respiration systems
Week 7: Endocrine system
Week 8: Reproduction system
Week 9: Mid-term oral
Week 10: Sensory system
Week 11: Excretion and osmoregulation
Week 12: Temperature regulation
Week 13: Globe warming and aquatic life
Week 14: Symbiosis, parasites, and pathogens
Week 15: Sex determination
Week 16: Behavior and communication
Week 17: Global catastrophic risk
Week 18: Final-term exam
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