Animal Physiology 354

Objectives of the course:

A comparative study of physiological processes in different species of animals and their integration in different organs of animals.

Course Description:

Nutrition: Nutrients, Feeding methods in animals, Digestion and absorption, Metabolism and energy. Temperature regulation, Body temperature of animals, Temperature tolerance, Mechanisms of temperature regulation, Temperature adaptation.

Excretion: Organs of excretion in animals and their functions, Excretory products and nitrogen excretion.

Reproduction: Reproduction strategies in animals, Sexual organs, Sexual cycles , Pregnancy and Parturition.