Life Sciences

Animals in Their World: From Physiology to Behaviour

Module code: C7144
Level 5
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Practical, Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework, Unseen examination

On this module, you’ll examine how an animal’s morphology and physiology adapt to their environment and ecology.

You’ll discover how vertebrates and invertebrates:

• overcome problems of energy supply

• regulate water balance and temperature

• sense their environment and move through it.

You’ll explore:

• morphological features and physiological systems

• how solutions can be similar in distantly related animals

• how they diverge in closely related species.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of scientific enquiry as applied to comparative animal physiology
• Demonstrate an understanding of the major concepts of comparative animal physiology
• Apply an understanding of comparative animal physiology to novel observations or data
• Synthesise existing knowledge and use it to construct a critical argument of theories on evolution and physiology.