Module code | ZEN 704 |
Qualification | Postgraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | Photoperiodism and chronobiology – the ability of animals to measure daylength, the concept of circadian rhythm and the nature of the clock which drives such processes. Water availability and temperature – physiological responses of animals to changing water availability and temperature in the context of global climate change. Regulation of reproduction – physiological mechanisms which couple reproduction to external and internal environmental factors. |
Module credits | 13.00 |
Programmes | |
Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
Contact time | 4 discussion classes per week |
Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
Academic organisation | Zoology and Entomology |
Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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