The ecological and physiological challenges posed to animal communities of marine (including intertidal, benthic, planktonic, coral reef and deep-sea) environments. Topics include: feeding, movement, defence, developmental and life cycle strategies of animals in these environments. Invertebrate examples dominate discussion but a previous course in invertebrate zoology is not a prerequisite. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Completion of at least 1.5 Biology courses at the 3000 level or above. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 3 lecture/tutorial hours, 0.5 course. back to top
