Animal Physiology. Academic Program Description

(NEW) A program that focuses on the scientific study of function, morphology, regulation, and intercellular communications and dynamics within vertebrate and invertebrate in animal species, with comparative applications to homo sapiens and its relatives and antecedents. Includes instruction in reproduction, growth, lactation, digestion, performance, behavioral adaptation, sensory perception, motor action, phylogenetics, biotic and abiotic function, membrane biology, and related aspects of biochemistry and biophysics.

Related Occupations

• Biological Science Teachers
• Natural Sciences Managers
• Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Baylor College of Medicine
• Clemson University
• Colorado State University
• Cornell University
• Iowa State University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Kent State University-Kent Campus
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Mississippi State University
• New York University
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hershey College of Medicine
• Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
• Stony Brook University
• SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse
• The University of Tennessee
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Tulane University of Louisiana
• University of Akron Main Campus
• University of Arizona
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• University of California-San Diego
• University of Connecticut
• University of Idaho
• University of North Texas