Studying mammals: A winning design

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Studying mammals: A winning design provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 10 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.

Overview
  • The term mammal encompasses a huge variety of animals, including humans. But what makes a mammal a mammal? This free course, Studying mammals: A winning design, explores some of the features, such ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Overview
    • 1 Overview
    • 2 How should we think of monotremes?
    • 2 How should we think of monotremes?
    • 3 Reproduction in marsupials
    • 3 Reproduction in marsupials
    • 4 Milk production (lactation)
    • 4 Milk production (lactation)
    • 5 Metabolism and body temperature
    • 5 Metabolism and body temperature
    • 5.1 Warm-blooded vs cold-blooded
    • 5.2 Metabolism
    • 5.3 Heat production
    • 5.4 Coping with heat
    • 6 Thermoregulation and mammalian fur
    • 6 Thermoregulation and mammalian fur
    • 7 What's special about placental mammals?
    • 7 What's special about placental mammals?
    • Conclusion
    • Acknowledgements