Course search
2022 unit information
Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates.
Last updated: 4 March 2022
One of SLE204, SLE211, SLE219, SLE238, SLE265, SLE232, SLE255 or SLE221
SLE010
Nil
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
3 x 1 hour classes per week, 3 x 2 hour seminars per trimester, 4 x 3 hour practicals per trimester (Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre).
The overarching team of this unit is the physiology of marine animals in the context of their environment. The unit focuses on the physiological adaptations of a range of aquatic animals to the demands of their environment, including in challenging environments such as polar regions, deep oceans, estuaries and the tropics. There is an emphasis not only on physiological adaptations to live in extreme environment, but also on how animals react when suddenly exposed to stressful environments. In addition to addressing the fundamental principles of physiology and the endpoints used for studying physiology, there is a significant emphasis on the integration of this knowledge, and its application to short- and long-term stressful situations. Therefore, this unit gives students an opportunity to develop an integrative view that is required to understand how different physiological systems can be variably affected during environmental perturbations. Topics will include: respiration, circulation, thermal physiology, sensory systems, ion and water balance, digestion and metabolism, and locomotion.
Compare and contrast the general physiological principles of aquatic and terrestrial animals.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
Discriminate the physiological characteristics that enable various animals to live in various extreme environments.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO3
Use online digital information and technology to create an audio-visual communication report.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO7: Teamwork
ULO4
Design and execute a physiological experiment and present a scientific style report.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinking
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Prescribed text(s): Moyes & Schulte, 2015, Principles of Animal Physiology, 3rd edition, Pearson Education.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE315 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Click on the fee link below which describes you:
