Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

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Animals at the extremes: the desert environment provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 14 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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14 hours worth of material

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Animal life has adapted to survive in the most unlikely and inhospitable habitats. This free course, Animals at the extremes: the desert environment, looks at the surprisingly diverse desert ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The desert climate: An introduction
- 1 The desert climate: An introduction
- 2 Environments and populations
- 2 Environments and populations
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 How animals interact with the environment is affected by their body size
- 2.3 Behavioural strategies of evaders
- 2.4 Behavioural strategies of evaporators
- 2.5 Behavioural strategies of endurers
- 2.5.1 Summary of Section 2
- 3 Integrating across levels of analysis
- 3 Integrating across levels of analysis
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Integration of anatomy and behaviour with biochemical and physiological strategies in evaders
- 3.3 Integration of anatomical features and biochemical and physiological strategies in evaporators
- 3.4 Integration of anatomical features and biochemical and physiological strategies in endurers
- 3.5 Summary of Section 3
- 4 Integrating across disciplines
- 4 Integrating across disciplines
- 4.1 Heat-shock proteins
- 4.1.1 Summary of Section 4
- 5 Integrating across species
- 5 Integrating across species
- 6 Phylogeny and cladistic analysis
- 6 Phylogeny and cladistic analysis
- 7 Conclusion
- 7 Conclusion
- 8 Questions
- 8 Questions
- References
- Acknowledgements

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English
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Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free Certificate
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