Emphasis on laboratory investigation. ZOOL 420L - Developmental Biology Lab Laboratory experiments to accompany ZOOL 420. Topics include neurophysiology, cardiac, kidney, and gut physiology, thermoregulation, endocrinology, and respiration. Examples are generally chosen from the vertebrates. Topics include membrane structure, membrane carrier mechanisms, epithelial electrophysiology, water transport, and regulatory mechanisms of membrane function.
Laboratories are independent research projects involving membrane biology.
Registration with consent of instructor. ZOOL 435 - Endocrinology Anatomy and physiology of the organs of internal secretion, role of hormones in metabolism and development. For students in biological sciences. One semester of statistics is strongly suggested. ZOOL 44l - Revolutions in Biology Development of Zoology as a specialized field.