The following textbook will be on reserve.  There will be assigned readings from the reserve texts.

Randall, et al. Animal Physiology, 8th ed. (2001)

This is a comparative animal physiology text.  There will be assignments from this book dealing with specific animal adaptations not covered in the Vander text.

Laboratories (the laboratory schedule is here).

The schedule of laboratories is given below. You can buy a copy of the lab manual in the Biology office. You will need a 3-ring binder to hold the manual and you will also need additional blank sheets to take notes and record data during lab. You MUST come prepared to lab each week!! Be sure to read the handout prior to the laboratory. There will be a short quiz at the beginning of each lab (4-5 pts each). If you read the handout prior to coming to lab, you will get full credit. Thus, reading the labs ahead of time will result in the accumulation of extra points towards your lab grade. Failure to read the labs will result in a lower lab grade. Included in each lab is a series of questions or analyses. These must be completed in the laboratory period. Three of the labs will require a formal lab report (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References). The final lab exercise will be designed by you. You will plan these labs during the week of November 1st and then perform the labs during two lab periods. The final lab period will be used for presentations from each group on the results of your final lab project. Each group will also submit a full write up of the final project. Please note: BOTH laboratory sections begin at 1:00 pm, NOT 1:10! If you are late, you will miss any quizzes for that day and they cannot be made up!

Grading The final course grade will be determined from the following:

Quizzes:	10% of total (4 quizzes) Quizzes will be given at the beginning of the lecture hour as indicated on the syllabus. The quizzes will cover the preceding lectures only and are expected to take approximately 10 min to complete. I will drop the lowest quiz grade at the end of the semester, however I will not drop a zero for a missed quiz.
Exams:	15% each (3 hour exams + final exam) Exams will also be given on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 pm on the dates indicated on the syllabus. The class period that day will be used for review. If you are unable to make the evening exam time, you must arrange an alternate time at least a week prior to the exam. Exams are normally a combination of multiple choice, short answer and an essay question. The essay portion of the exam will be given as a take home. The questions will be handed out one week prior to the exam and the typed answers will be due at the beginning of the exam. The final exam will be cumulative, but the majority of the emphasis will be on the last section of the course.
Laboratories:	30% of total Labs grades are determined from quizzes, laboratory reports, class participation, and the presentations at the end of the semester

Articles for Animal Physiology

Copies of the following articles will be available from the course web page. The schedule for these reading assignments is indicated in your syllabus. The material covered in these articles will be covered on the exams.

1. Johansen, K. (1968). Air-breathing fishes. Scientific American 219: 102-111.

2. Warren, J.V. (1974). The physiology of the giraffe. Sci. Am. 231: 96-100.

3. McClanahan, L.L., Ruibal, R. & Shoemaker, V.H. (1994). Frogs and toads in the desert. Sci. Am. 270: 82-88.

4. Carey, F.G. (1973). Fishes with warm bodies. Sci. Am. 228: 36-44.

5. Frisch, R.E. (1988). Fatness and fertility. Sci Am. 258: 88-95.