1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Practicum	30
Seminar	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Animal ecophysiology covers anatomical/physiological/behavioural adaptations of animals to the extreme environmental conditions.

Syllabus:

Physiology and environment, thermal physiology, physiology of animals in deserts and dry savannas, physiology of animals in polar regions, hibernation and torpor, mechanisms of orientation and navigation in animals, functional anatomy and physiology of terrestrial movement, functional anatomy and physiology of flying, physiology of diving mammals and birds, biological clocks, physiology of humans in extreme environments

1. Koriste se poglavlja 11 (Život životinja u polarnim krajevima), 18 (Orijentacija i navigacija u životinja), 21 (Plastičnost mišićnog rada), 26 (Fiziologija ronjenja morskih sisavaca) i 30 (Fiziološke adaptacije na život u pustinjama i suhim savanama).
2. Knjiga daje integrativni pristup fiziologiji životinja u ekstremnim uvjetima okoliša.
3. Evolucijski pristup objašnjenju kako su se životinje fiziološki prilagodile okolišu u kojem žive.

Izborni predmeti - Regular module - Physiology and Immunobiology
Izborni predmeti - Regular module - Zoology