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OCEANS 262H

Marine Animal Physiology (BIO 162H, BIO 262H, OCEANS 162H)

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

How animals work. Topics: physiology of respiration, circulation, energy metabolism, thermal regulation, osmotic regulation, muscle physiology, and locomotion. Evolutionary and ecological physiology. Lectures, lab, and field research. An option to combine the course work with a more intensive research focus, with more units, is available. Instructor Consent Required. Graduate students register for OCEANS262H A limited travel stipend may be available for students traveling to Hopkins Marine Station - located approximately OCEANS 80 miles south of Stanford's main campus in Pacific Grove, CA. For information about spending a quarter in residence at Hopkins Marine Station please see here: https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/stanford-hopkins-residence.

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1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 25082
0 / 75 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:1:30 PM – 4:20 PM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Block, Barbara
3units

OCEANS 262H: Marine Animal Physiology (BIO 162H, BIO 262H, OCEANS 162H)

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

How animals work. Topics: physiology of respiration, circulation, energy metabolism, thermal regulation, osmotic regulation, muscle physiology, and locomotion. Evolutionary and ecological physiology. Lectures, lab, and field research. An option to combine the course work with a more intensive research focus, with more units, is available. Instructor Consent Required. Graduate students register for OCEANS262H A limited travel stipend may be available for students traveling to Hopkins Marine Station - located approximately 80 miles south of Stanford's main campus in Pacific Grove, CA. For information about spending a quarter in residence at Hopkins Marine Station please see here: https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu/stanford-hopkins-residence.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Thursday 1:30 PM – 4:20 PM — Departmental Room — Block, Barbara (Graduate)

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