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| Course ID: | WILD 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Physiology and Nutrition | Course
Description: | An advanced course relating animal physiology and nutrition to wildlife ecology and management. | | Oasis Title: | Wildlife Physiology Nutrition | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain physiological mechanisms involved in the adaptation
of wildlife species to their environment.
2. Explain the usefulness and application of physiological
principles and techniques in the management of wildlife
populations.
3. Critically evaluate published literature on wildlife
physiology and nutrition. | | Topical Outline: | I. Introduction
A. Introduction to physiology and nutrition
B. Photoperiodism
II. Reproduction in mammals
A. Reproductive physiology of males
B. Reproductive physiology of females
C. Fetal development, parturition, and lactation
D. Fertility control in mammals
III. Reproduction in birds
A. Reproductive physiology of males
B. Reproductive physiology of females
C. Eggs
D. Fertility control in birds
IV. Nervous system
A. Vision
B. Hearing
C. Chemical senses
V. Physiological stress
A. Adrenal physiology
B. General adaptation syndrome
C. Density stress and population regulation
D. Genetic/behavioral population regulation
E. Physiological indices
VI. Nutrition
A. Digestive anatomy and physiology of mammals
B. Digestive anatomy and physiology of birds
C. Nutrient requirements
D. Assessing nutrition and mammalian populations
E. Assessing nutrition and bird populations
VII. Seasonal metabolism, hibernation, and molt
A. Seasonal metabolism
B. Hibernation
C. Molt
VIII. Physiology and nutrition of reptiles and amphibians
A. Reproduction
B. Respiration, circulation, and thermoregulation
C. Feeding and digestion
D. Senses
IX. Animal care and use in research and management
A. Capture and handling
B. Sampling
C. Marking
D. Rehabilitation
E. Euthanasia | |
| Course ID: | WILD 4400/6400. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Wildlife Physiology and Nutrition |
Course
Description: | An advanced course relating animal physiology and nutrition to wildlife ecology and management. |
| Oasis Title: | Wildlife Physiology Nutrition |
| Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E |
| Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
|
| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Explain physiological mechanisms involved in the adaptation
of wildlife species to their environment.
2. Explain the usefulness and application of physiological
principles and techniques in the management of wildlife
populations.
3. Critically evaluate published literature on wildlife
physiology and nutrition. |
| Topical Outline: | I. Introduction
A. Introduction to physiology and nutrition
B. Photoperiodism
II. Reproduction in mammals
A. Reproductive physiology of males
B. Reproductive physiology of females
C. Fetal development, parturition, and lactation
D. Fertility control in mammals
III. Reproduction in birds
A. Reproductive physiology of males
B. Reproductive physiology of females
C. Eggs
D. Fertility control in birds
IV. Nervous system
A. Vision
B. Hearing
C. Chemical senses
V. Physiological stress
A. Adrenal physiology
B. General adaptation syndrome
C. Density stress and population regulation
D. Genetic/behavioral population regulation
E. Physiological indices
VI. Nutrition
A. Digestive anatomy and physiology of mammals
B. Digestive anatomy and physiology of birds
C. Nutrient requirements
D. Assessing nutrition and mammalian populations
E. Assessing nutrition and bird populations
VII. Seasonal metabolism, hibernation, and molt
A. Seasonal metabolism
B. Hibernation
C. Molt
VIII. Physiology and nutrition of reptiles and amphibians
A. Reproduction
B. Respiration, circulation, and thermoregulation
C. Feeding and digestion
D. Senses
IX. Animal care and use in research and management
A. Capture and handling
B. Sampling
C. Marking
D. Rehabilitation
E. Euthanasia |
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