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| ZOOL0222-1 | Physiology and biochemistry of the marine animals
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Compère |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The various following items are developped:
A.Introduction, definitions and general statements.
B. Physical parameters: effects of temperature, effects of hydrostatic pressure.
C. Chemical parameters: effects of salinity, oxygen and respiration, effects of pollutants.
D. Perception: chemical perception (including fish migration), physical perception (vibration perception, fish lateral line, electric organs, ...), light perception (including bioelectricity). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To better understand how animals perceive their environment and how they adapt to physical and chemical parameters of the marine medium. If the basic approach is mainly cellular and molecular, the organismic aspects are not neglected. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledges in general biology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Experiments are focused on various aspects of the life in fluctuating salinity environments and on the effects of temperature and pollutants.
- osmolarity and ions content of body fluids of fish and/or crustaceans exposed to various salinities
- ionic exchanges acros isolated epithelia
- evaluation of filtration activity of mussels as a function of temperature, salinity, presence of pollutants,... |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The Course integrates, as much as possible, theory and practice.
It may be adapted according to special requests of the students. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Selected reprints and review articles are offered to the students. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Evaluation is based on oral exchanges, on the quality of a personnal written investigation on a subject receiving agreement and on the quality of a seminar on that work. |
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Contacts :
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| André Péqueux, Chargé de Cours adjoint
Department of Sciences and Maintenance of the Environment - Ecophysiology Unit
22, Quai Van Beneden, B-4020 LIEGE, Belgium.
Phone: +32 - (0)4 366 50 46
Fax: +32 - (0)4 366 50 20
e-mail: A.Pequeux@ulg.ac.be |
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