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SLE315 - Marine Animal Physiology

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Luis Afonso
Prerequisite:

One of SLE204, SLE211, SLE219, SLE238, SLE265, SLE232, SLE255 or SLE221

Corequisite:

SLE010

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

3 x 1 hour class per week, 3 x 2 hour seminar per trimester, 4 x 3 hour practicals per trimester (Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre).

Content

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.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Compare and contrast the general physiological principles of aquatic and terrestrial animals

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: 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 capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Design and execute a physiological experiment and present a scientific style report

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Weighting (% total mark for unit) Indicative due week
Group oral presentation 10-minute PowerPoint presentation 40% Week 5
Online tests  Four 30-minute online tests 20% (4 x 5%) Weeks 5, 8, 10 and 11
Practical report Report 40% Week 9

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.

Learning Resource

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.

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