Category: Biology Third Year
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Biology 3VV3: Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology
A laboratory course providing hands-on experience in basic molecular biology techniques. [3 units]
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Biology 3HD3: Human Disasters
Examines a range of human and biologically based disasters, such as antibiotic resistance, DDT, the Great Sparrow Massacre, the Kansas Dustbowl and Agent Orange, by contextualising the circumstances and examining the science involved. [3 units]
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Biology 3XL3: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology
Major organ systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, skeletal, muscle, gastrointestinal) form and function compared across taxa (within vertebrates) and environments (heat, cold, salt, and oxygen stress). [3 units]
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Biology 3UU3: Animal Physiology – Regulatory Systems
Regulation associated with major features and functions of organisms (e.g. feeding, reproduction, thermoregulation, growth, stress, sleep, aging). Emphasis on endocrinology, evolution, vertebrates and ecology. Material will include selected readings. [3 units]
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Biology 3U03: Animal Physiology – Homeostasis
Respiration, circulation, acid-base balance and renal function. [3 units]
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Biology 3SS3: Population Ecology
Population structure and dynamics. Natural selection and regulation of organisms by environmental and biological factors. An evolutionary view of predation, competition, life history schedules. [3 units]
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Biology 3SA3: Applied Statistics for Biology
Theory and practice for statistical analysis in Biology. Using R, students will explore and analyze large data sets. [3 units]
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Biology 3PG3: Population Genetics
Conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory and principles of population genetics. [3 units]
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Biology 3P03: Cell Physiology
Analysis of cell function with an emphasis on electrical properties, ion transport proteins, signalling via second messengers, and mechanisms of cell homeostasis. [3 units]
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Biology 3MM3: Invertebrate Form and Function
Analysis of sensory reception, nervous control systems, feeding, skeletal support, locomotion, excretion, respiration, and reproduction in selected invertebrates. [3 units]
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