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AQ3007 - Aquatic Animal Ecophysiology
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
The course teaches the principles of aquatic animal physiology and provides insight into the mechanisms involved in the stress, health, growth and reproduction of aquatic animals. A key focus is on how physiological systems respond to important environmental factors and the significance of animal adaptations in their ability to cope with environment stressors, whether it is a managed environment, such as in aquaculture, or in the natural environment.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the functional relationship between important environmental variables and the physiological systems of aquatic animals;
- investigate the physiological adaptations of aquatic animals that allow them to cope with environmental extremes;
- apply experimental techniques of aquatic animal physiology to characterise thermal response, metabolic rate and stress to changing environments.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (50%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Individual
- Written > Project report - (20%) - Individual.
| Assumed Knowledge: |
Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of basic biology, particularly zoology, and should have completed SC2202 or SC2209 or AQ2001 or equivalent. |
| Prerequisites: | At least 12 Credit Points of level 2 science subjects including at least 3 Credit Points of Aquaculture subjects |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
AQ5007 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Jan Strugnell |
| Lecturers: | Professor Jodie Rummer, Professor Jan Strugnell. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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